How My Substack Bridged a Communication Gap With My Mother
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When writer M. Tamara Cutler launched her Substack That Place You Love to build a community of truth-tellers, she didn’t expect her biggest surprise subscriber to be her 84-year-old mother. What began as a personal experiment in flash nonfiction quickly evolved into an unexpected collaboration between mother and daughter—one a lifelong visual artist, the other a writer—bridging creative disciplines and opening conversations long left unspoken. From experimenting with storytelling prompts to navigating physical challenges with voice-to-text tools, their shared journey reveals how writing can foster connection, trust, and healing across generations.
