HeyJaredLaura’s Substack
I write about the random weirdness, challenges, and rewards of going through middle age today. Serving up uncut Gen X realness with a side of TMI.
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Gerbil (Yes, THAT Gerbil) (opens the original)
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Howdy friends! Apologies to those getting this twice (via this and Geezer’s Substack). Alas, there’s no easy way to merge the two. If you’re sick of getting both, please unsubscribe to the one. Onto the fun stuff: A Canadian mag ran this spicy profile of Geezer (and me) and I also had a ball talking all things magazine on the Under the Covers podcast. I’m thrilled to be serving this
Come for the Orgy, Stay for the Personal Growth (opens the original)
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Howdy! I posted this to my Geezer Substack yesterday and it also appears in issue No. 3 of the Geezer print mag.To friends and family: Don’t worry! I remain fully clothed through the duration of this essay. To the 77 of you who are duplicate subscribers, my apologies. I will be consolidating these two Substacks under Geezer at the end of the week. If you don’t want to migrate, please let me know or simply unsubscribe. Now, onto the main event! Click below to read the whole th
Jane Says (opens the original)
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Happy Monday, all! For those who subscribe to both this and my Geezer magazine Substack, this post will be a duplicate. Apologies! Would you mind if I migrated your Laura’s Substack subscription over to Geezer? This would eliminate the double-posts and consolidate my efforts. If you have thoughts one way or another, please post in the comments.Now, onward! Here’s how I got to know Jane Pratt: Last April, she published an article I wrote about <a href="https://www.anotherjaneprattthing.com/p/it-h
Let’s Not Lie to Ourselves (opens the original)
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Happy Sunday, y’all! I’m publishing this here and on my Geezer Substack. If this is a duplicate, my apologies. I’d love to hear about your “midlife transformation” story if you care to share—my guess is that we’ve all got something going on these days. (Some messier than others. See below.)I can’t stop thinking about this article I read by Robin Levine Shobin on middle-aged women who don’t ex
This Might Not Work (opens the original)
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Sending to my personal Substack for those who may be interested. Apologies for duplicate for those who also subscribe to Geezer! The second in a series on how Geezer came to be. Have a question about what it takes to launch and run an independent print mag? Leave it in the comments! But first…Go to Geezermagazine.com and use the code SUMMER15 by midnight tonight for 15% off your annual subscription!It’s 9:27am on Wednesday, July 15.I’m two lattes in and just finished th
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