Tell the Truth and Run - Jim Stalker

The Easiest Person to Fool

What almost became a retirement listicle taught me about thoughts, fictions, and who actually checks your story.

Sep 22 • Jim Stalker

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August 2026

Oliver - What Dogs Know

What a dog's grief can teach you about your own

Aug 4 • Jim Stalker

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May 2026

Deciding to Calm Down

Trying to mind my own mindlessness.

May 14 • Jim Stalker

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February 2026

Most People Don't Hear the Solo

Learning to hear the melody under the words

Feb 14 • Jim Stalker

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January 2026

Developing a Deeper Sense of Letting Go

Letting go isn’t an event. It’s a practice.

Jan 13 • Jim Stalker

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January 2025

The Clubhouse Turn

Reflections on a Milestone Birthday

Jan 30, 2025 • Jim Stalker

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October 2024

The Wisdom of Silence: Transforming Advice Giving

New on my Substack: 'The Wisdom of Silence: Lessons Learned from a Lifetime of Unsolicited Advice.' In this personal essay, I explore the pitfalls of…

Oct 8, 2024 • Jim Stalker

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April 2024

Columbia House Record Club

My "free taste" of what became music addiction.

Apr 19, 2024 • Jim Stalker

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The Curious Case of the 26.2 Sticker

A Marathon of Vanity?

Apr 12, 2024 • Jim Stalker

February 2023

Tell the Truth and Run - Jim Stalker

No advice. No paywall. Just writing that zeros in on what matters.

Feb 14, 2023 • Jim Stalker