Sari Botton
@saribotton.bsky.social
Bestselling Author/Editor/Teacher/Oldster Memoir: And You May Find Yourself… Anthologies: Goodbye to All That and Never Can Say Goodbye Newsletters: @oldstermag.bsky.social, @memoirland.bsky.social, Adventures in *Journalism* http://saribotton.com
Team Personal Essays, obviously. (That's me, circa July 2019, wearing a gift from a houseguest.)
October 28, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Team Personal Essays, obviously. (That's me, circa July 2019, wearing a gift from a houseguest.)
Get ready for the 1st @oldstermag.bsky.social event at Unicorn Bar in Kingston, NY Weds., 10/1, the night before my 60th birthday. Featuring: Amy Rigby, Chris Wells, Joan Juliet Buck, Carolita Johnson, Brian Macaluso, Francesca Hoffman, and, of course, me! Get tix:
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September 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Get ready for the 1st @oldstermag.bsky.social event at Unicorn Bar in Kingston, NY Weds., 10/1, the night before my 60th birthday. Featuring: Amy Rigby, Chris Wells, Joan Juliet Buck, Carolita Johnson, Brian Macaluso, Francesca Hoffman, and, of course, me! Get tix:
www.viewcy.com/event/oldste...
www.viewcy.com/event/oldste...
What my husband lovingly calls my "media empire." substack.com/@saribotton
July 16, 2025 at 5:59 PM
What my husband lovingly calls my "media empire." substack.com/@saribotton
At @memoirland.bsky.social I spoke with the one and only @melissafebos.bsky.social AND she took The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire. memoirland.substack.com/p/the-memoir...
June 6, 2025 at 6:42 PM
At @memoirland.bsky.social I spoke with the one and only @melissafebos.bsky.social AND she took The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire. memoirland.substack.com/p/the-memoir...
Antidote to existential despair right here. ⬇️
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May 14, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Antidote to existential despair right here. ⬇️
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Everyone go to an indie bookstore today and buy some books!
April 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Everyone go to an indie bookstore today and buy some books!
A sweet clip from my @oldstermag.bsky.social interview with @rosieodonell.bsky.social!!! oldster.substack.com/p/the-oldste...
April 7, 2025 at 5:58 PM
A sweet clip from my @oldstermag.bsky.social interview with @rosieodonell.bsky.social!!! oldster.substack.com/p/the-oldste...
Had a fun chat with A.J. Daulerio, editor of The Small Bow, an amazing newsletter about recovery and mental health. Here's a little clip. Check it out.
oldster.substack.com/p/the-oldste...
oldster.substack.com/p/the-oldste...
March 17, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Had a fun chat with A.J. Daulerio, editor of The Small Bow, an amazing newsletter about recovery and mental health. Here's a little clip. Check it out.
oldster.substack.com/p/the-oldste...
oldster.substack.com/p/the-oldste...
Five years ago today, when we began spraying our mail with alcohol and letting it air out on the porch before bringing it into the house. Early Covid times. 😵💫
March 16, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Five years ago today, when we began spraying our mail with alcohol and letting it air out on the porch before bringing it into the house. Early Covid times. 😵💫
What my husband lovingly calls my "media empire," aka Botton, Ink. substack.com/@saribotton
March 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
What my husband lovingly calls my "media empire," aka Botton, Ink. substack.com/@saribotton
a group of planets is called “a parade”?
February 26, 2025 at 11:42 AM
a group of planets is called “a parade”?
How about this?? 🤦
February 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
How about this?? 🤦
Special place in Heck for NYT headline writers.
February 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Special place in Heck for NYT headline writers.
A thrill to see Goodbye to All That in this @nytimes.com piece on readers' favorite New York Books. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/b...
February 20, 2025 at 1:15 PM
A thrill to see Goodbye to All That in this @nytimes.com piece on readers' favorite New York Books. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/b...
Tune in at 3pm TODAY, Thursday, 2/13/25, when I’ll interview Ricki Lake on Substack Live! We’ll use The Oldster Questionnaire as a springboard. Subscribers will receive an email when it starts. Otherwise, stop by my Substack profile at 3pm tomorrow: substack.com/@saribotton. This is going to be fun!
February 13, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Tune in at 3pm TODAY, Thursday, 2/13/25, when I’ll interview Ricki Lake on Substack Live! We’ll use The Oldster Questionnaire as a springboard. Subscribers will receive an email when it starts. Otherwise, stop by my Substack profile at 3pm tomorrow: substack.com/@saribotton. This is going to be fun!
At 3pm tomorrow, Thursday, 2/13/25, I’ll interview Ricki Lake on Substack Live! We’ll use The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire as a springboard. Subscribers will receive an email when it starts. Otherwise, stop by my Substack profile at 3pm: substack.com/@saribotton This is going to be fun!
February 13, 2025 at 3:14 AM
At 3pm tomorrow, Thursday, 2/13/25, I’ll interview Ricki Lake on Substack Live! We’ll use The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire as a springboard. Subscribers will receive an email when it starts. Otherwise, stop by my Substack profile at 3pm: substack.com/@saribotton This is going to be fun!
I happen to be in the market for vintage overalls myself. A very Gen X impulse I believe! P.S. Take your pick…
January 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I happen to be in the market for vintage overalls myself. A very Gen X impulse I believe! P.S. Take your pick…
Don't tempt me with a good time. (Will we even make it to 2032?)
January 30, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Don't tempt me with a good time. (Will we even make it to 2032?)
Do you know about The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire series that I publish? It’s a great resource for memoir writers, and lovers of first-person work. The whole ongoing series can be found here: memoirland.substack.com/t/the-memoir...
January 14, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Do you know about The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire series that I publish? It’s a great resource for memoir writers, and lovers of first-person work. The whole ongoing series can be found here: memoirland.substack.com/t/the-memoir...
Who mailed me this gift? (And how did you know I needed it?)
December 24, 2024 at 2:37 PM
Who mailed me this gift? (And how did you know I needed it?)
Editorial calendar for Oldster, Memoir Land, and Adventures in *Journalism* for this December—a typical month here at Botton, Ink. Perhaps you’d like to support my work by becoming a paid subscriber to one of my three newsletters…? substack.com/@saribotton
December 22, 2024 at 4:09 PM
Editorial calendar for Oldster, Memoir Land, and Adventures in *Journalism* for this December—a typical month here at Botton, Ink. Perhaps you’d like to support my work by becoming a paid subscriber to one of my three newsletters…? substack.com/@saribotton
For 5 years I was an editor at Longreads; a contributor, editor + teacher at Catapult; and taught in a few MFA programs. I also edited two bestselling anthologies, Goodbye to All That, and Never Can Say Goodbye. And I published a memoir, And You May Find Yourself. bookshop.org/contributor_...
November 26, 2024 at 7:03 PM
For 5 years I was an editor at Longreads; a contributor, editor + teacher at Catapult; and taught in a few MFA programs. I also edited two bestselling anthologies, Goodbye to All That, and Never Can Say Goodbye. And I published a memoir, And You May Find Yourself. bookshop.org/contributor_...
For those I'm just meeting here for the first time (hi!), a little primer thread on who I am and what I do... Right now I do the greater part of my work on Substack, editing/publishing/contributing to two magazines (Oldster and Memoir Land) and writing a personal blog (Adventures in *Journalism*).
November 26, 2024 at 7:03 PM
For those I'm just meeting here for the first time (hi!), a little primer thread on who I am and what I do... Right now I do the greater part of my work on Substack, editing/publishing/contributing to two magazines (Oldster and Memoir Land) and writing a personal blog (Adventures in *Journalism*).
For old time’s sake, my most viral tweet.
November 23, 2024 at 3:55 PM
For old time’s sake, my most viral tweet.