Archive - Squished

Do you have a death response plan?

A topic for a summer's day.

Jul 6 •

June 2025

A Few Words About Beach Wheelchairs

Squished rides the waves of accessibility and aging...

Jun 24 •

Chronicle of a Death Prepaid

We were sitting outside on my mom’s tiny patio, when my aunt called.

Jun 16 •

May 2025

Squished: For Mom, With Love and —

When I was in college, in some small, intimate and embarrassing creative writing seminar, we had to read our work out loud.

May 11 •

Squished: A Cautionary Tale About Caregivers' Retirement

It's not just the expense of taking care of an older parent, it's the timing.

May 5 •

January 2025

The writing on the wall

It's not what you think.

Jan 29 •

December 2024

2-3 Useful Things to Know About Estate Planning

A family crisis, a podcast, and 2 good takeaways

Dec 3, 2024 •

November 2024

Squished: 1 Thing That Eases Caregiver Stress

Nov 15, 2024 •

September 2024

I do want your money

Apologies for the payment hook-up hiccup ;-)

Sep 23, 2024 •

Squished: Like a penny on a train track

After the Substack People read THIS one, they surely will add a content category for "aging" or "retirement" or "eldercare."

Sep 22, 2024 •

June 2024

Squished: By Death

A random tour of Grief, the New Continent, in 4 Acts.

Jun 17, 2024 •

March 2024

My dad fell. And then —

And btw, Substack still doesn't have a category for Aging

Mar 4, 2024 •

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