Share this postYour First BylineMy First Byline: Sari BottonCopy linkFacebookEmailNotesMoreMy First Byline: Sari BottonEditor-in-chief, Oldster MagazineRyan Teague BeckwithApr 28, 2025∙ Paid14Share this postYour First BylineMy First Byline: Sari BottonCopy linkFacebookEmailNotesMore41ShareWhat is your current job?After I left Longreads in 2020, where I'd been the personal essays editor for five years, I struggled to get hired. I was 55, and the jobs I applied for went to people 20 or …This post is for paid subscribersSubscribeAlready a paid subscriber? Sign in