You're Here to Hold You Substack by Amy Botula (she/her) | Insights from Sidestack

You're Here to Hold You

About the Substack

Dispatches from the intersection of love and grief - otherwise known as Midlife. Music, food, pop culture, dead parents, aging bodies, and a great love story.

About Amy Botula (she/her)

Advocate, teacher. Words in Creative Nonfiction, The Rumpus, and elsewhere. Former FoodNerd and comics reviewer. Recovering problem-solver.

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