The One Who Knows

The lullaby that came true.

Today’s column is a bonus for my paid subscribers—you can upgrade your subscription below for just $30/year or $5/month to receive all the extras, good karma, and the delight in knowing you are supporting my work while I try to get my memoir published!

But! Before I dive into the bonus content, I have such an exciting announcement! My super amazing friend

Pam Moore

and I are teaming up to co-produce Listen To Your Mother Boulder this year—we have a show coming up in November!!—and we are expanding our efforts to encompass our other creative endeavors (so many e words, you guys) in a brand new Substack newsletter!

Word to Your Mother

will feature local storytelling and comedy opportunities in our little corner of CO; we’ll share opportunities to submit work, audition for shows, attend performances, and get connected with other midlife women in the arts in our area.

We want Word To Your Mother to be a creative hub for women in the Denver/Boulder area who want to attend programming that speaks to THEM, hone their own creativity and craft through workshops, and boldly take the stage to share their words. Listen To Your Mother Boulder shows will always be a cornerstone of our mission.

We would love for you to become a free subscriber here and stay in the loop about local opportunities as well as have a front row seat to whatever hare-brained (read: totally inspired and amazing) ideas we have for our Substack community in the weeks and months to come! If you’re a local resident who’s been dreaming about taking the stage for a LTYM show, we even have a call for auditions NOW for a November show and a personal essay writing workshop coming up next week!

Now for one more weepy “My baby turned eighteen and went to college” column.

Maybe this will be my last one. Maybe. Paid subscribers can read the story of my favorite lullaby to my oldest child, one I didn’t fully understand until the day I left her at college. Bonus bonus: You can listen to a video of me singing my birthday lullaby to my girl last week and trying (and almost succeeding) not to bawl my eyes out the whole time.