Deep Cuts

Introducing a new Q&A opportunity. Because the B-sides were always the best part...

Why yes, these were just sitting on a shelf in the living room (I kid you not)

Every Gen-Xer has an archive. Not just published books or bylines. I’m talking about the old diaries and photo albums gathering dust in a storage space, the unsent letters (or the ones we wish we’d never sent), the mix tapes that somehow survived three moves and multiple breakups … all the things that make us want to give our younger selves a hug, or a high-five, or both.

We kept everything, and that doesn’t make us hoarders — it makes us Gen-X!

That’s why I’m introducing Deep Cuts, a Q&A series where we dive into what’s gloriously over, what’s just beginning, and what — against all odds — still holds.

You’re the only one who really knew me at all

With each installment, I’ll sit down with a writer, artist, or other creative (which, honestly, includes all of us … yes, I’m talking to YOU!) from our generation and ask them to pull up something from the archive. A yearbook photo. A diary entry. An excerpt from a book or article or poem or song they wrote. A piece of art. A version of themselves they haven’t introduced in a while.

Then, we’ll talk about things like who they were back in the day, which versions of themselves they miss (and don’t miss), what they love(d) most about being Gen-X, and so much more!

It’s a chance for us to say: “Take a look at me then…” and: “Take a look at me now.”

If you’re a Gen-Xer and would like to participate, please don’t be shy! Just message me and/or comment below with a bit about you and what you’re currently working on or where readers can find you, and I’ll send you the questionnaire!*

That’s it! That’s the post.

Can’t wait for you to join the party — and feel free to forward this to others who might be interested.

xx

* For now, I will be running these Q&As as regular written posts, but I may turn it into something more life-like and podcast-y down the road…

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