Cathi Harris
@cathiharris.bsky.social
Writer, editor, and opinionated human.
I write a blog and weekly email newsletter, Alte Frau - New Life, about life in Berlin. You can find it at www.diealtefrau.com.
And I natter on about everything else at cathiharris.com.
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I write a blog and weekly email newsletter, Alte Frau - New Life, about life in Berlin. You can find it at www.diealtefrau.com.
And I natter on about everything else at cathiharris.com.
She/hers
+introverts. I cannot imagine a more unpleasant shopping experience than total strangers repeatedly trying to make small talk.
November 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
+introverts. I cannot imagine a more unpleasant shopping experience than total strangers repeatedly trying to make small talk.
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I appreciate the shout out, but nothing in my article mentions trans kids or the ability to change your gender identity at the Bürgeramt.
October 31, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I appreciate the shout out, but nothing in my article mentions trans kids or the ability to change your gender identity at the Bürgeramt.
I hear you, but I definitely like the 'vastly fewer tornadoes' tradeoff.
October 31, 2025 at 10:29 AM
I hear you, but I definitely like the 'vastly fewer tornadoes' tradeoff.
But Substack is a publishing and (now) a social media platform. It's not a cult, your personal writing guru, or your mama. They are a business and free to operate like one. But so are the writers.
October 31, 2025 at 9:27 AM
But Substack is a publishing and (now) a social media platform. It's not a cult, your personal writing guru, or your mama. They are a business and free to operate like one. But so are the writers.
And I have made it work for me, for now. (I wrote about it on Medium, if anyone is curious, bored or just wants to fall asleep quickly ....)
medium.com/double-space
medium.com/double-space
Double Space
Old-school creatives navigating new media
medium.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:27 AM
And I have made it work for me, for now. (I wrote about it on Medium, if anyone is curious, bored or just wants to fall asleep quickly ....)
medium.com/double-space
medium.com/double-space