When the World is No Longer Future

Musings on middle age while I'm on deadline

Accept these paltry musings on middle age while I’m on a deadline. Back in college I used to write poetry instead of writing my essays, now I write Substack thoughts instead of edits. Here we go…

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Twenty years ago, we sat in the shadow of an ancient castle, looking down on Princes Street while holding our cups of Starbucks tea (with a stroopwaffel pre…