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April 2024

If you don’t already know Carmen Maria Machado
• Interview with Machado from last fall (conducted by a high-school junior — well done!)
 • Karen Templer
How and why to grow wild
My first foray into gardening was when I was in my mid-thirties (c.
 • Karen Templer
Please don’t miss these
“My parents didn’t let us watch much television.
 • Karen Templer
Not that I expect it to change my life, but …
Speaking of collective experiences, I’ll be in a car today headed toward one, whether barreling or crawling, with my fingers crossed.
 • Karen Templer
The collective close reading of ‘Cowboy Carter’
There was a period of time when I absolutely loved Monday mornings — my favorite part of the week.
 • Karen Templer
Even more to the powerful ‘American Symphony’ story
Hands down the most moving thing I’ve watched lately is the documentary American Symphony, about musician Jon Batiste and his partner (now wife), writer…
 • Karen Templer

March 2024

March link digest
It’s that time again, where I turn the month’s posts upside down, shake out all the links, and organize them into neat piles for you by type.
 • Karen Templer
The Bold and the Beautiful
After I had finished and scheduled the two parts below, IG fed me a post by a silver-haired 53-y-o model and anti-ageism advocate that just said (under…
 • Karen Templer
Virginia Woolf’s diaries, lost and found
Years after having dramatically downsized my library (which I’ll talk more about some other time), I’m finding myself frequently looking at what remains…
 • Karen Templer
In Praise of Oldster Magazine
“Ultimately, I’m my best self in the outdoors—curious, brave, and present.
 • Karen Templer
Trees are good for you — and a matter of public health
• 5 Ways Walking Can Boost Your Brain Health
 • Karen Templer
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