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From his home's porch, writer Martin J. Smith confronts mortality, grief, old dogs, regrettable choices, late-life eccentricities, deteriorating fitness, double-wide burial urns, and the absurdist dilemma of tooth whitening at age seventy.

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Indexed issues, last 90 days
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Latest publication
Sep 30, 2026
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Jul 15, 2026

Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 30, 2026

    The Remarkable Resurgence of Competitive Duck Painting (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Neutral tone

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="562" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!74Ge!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff603b3ac-c455-4ada-903a-0121a3d078c2_800x562.jpeg"

  2. Issue · Sep 23, 2026

    Did I Just Peak? (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="610.4517271922055" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hpvA!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F48951061-fd59-4013-9e7c-cdf3572daa

  3. Issue · Sep 16, 2026

    Charisma on the Hoof (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1258" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!RabR!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6ced5772-fb3b-4de1-8377-91459b29e338_2771x2394.

  4. Issue · Sep 9, 2026

    Make It Stop! (opens the original)

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  5. Issue · Sep 2, 2026

    The Value of Public Shaming in an Uncivil World (opens the original)

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