# Old Man Still Got Stories

Funny, honest letters from a 78-year-old writer making one last run at finding his readers. Plus: dead people comment on his life.

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## [Famous Authors Who Started Writing After 60](https://chetday.substack.com/p/famous-authors-who-started-writing)

_2026-08-25 · Old Man Still Got Stories_

... it’s never too late

## [She Wept Over My Dead Wife at 9:04 AM](https://chetday.substack.com/p/she-wept-over-my-dead-wife-at-904)

_2026-08-18 · Old Man Still Got Stories_

... by 9:05, I knew it was a scam

## [I Liked It Better When I Didn't Know This Answer](https://chetday.substack.com/p/i-liked-it-better-when-i-didnt-know)

_2026-08-11 · Old Man Still Got Stories_

...we take a breath and put the darn thing to rest

## [The Bean Counters Give Me 9.6 Years](https://chetday.substack.com/p/my-hard-boiled-egg-near-disaster)

_2026-08-04 · Old Man Still Got Stories_

... assuming I remember to turn off the stove

## [A Dead Man Was Using My Laptop at Five in the Morning](https://chetday.substack.com/p/a-dead-man-was-using-my-laptop-at)

_2026-07-30 · Old Man Still Got Stories_

P.T. Barnum came back for the numbers, as promised. We ended up nine short of a thousand.

## [P.T. Barnum Materialized in My Back Bedroom, and He Is Not Impressed](https://chetday.substack.com/p/pt-barnum-materialized-in-my-back)

_2026-07-28 · Old Man Still Got Stories_

...in which a dead showman reviews my marketing plan and finds it wanting

## [Wanted: a Few Irregulars.](https://chetday.substack.com/p/wanted-a-few-irregulars)

_2026-07-21 · Old Man Still Got Stories_

... No experience necessary. Dead people involved.

## [Reddit Poisoners Outwit DuckDuckGo's AI](https://chetday.substack.com/p/reddit-poisoners-outwit-duckduckgos)

_2026-07-14 · Old Man Still Got Stories_

... educating the oracles in the men’s room stalls

## [Carl Jung Instead of Tarzan Novels](https://chetday.substack.com/p/carl-jung-instead-of-tarzan-novels)

_2026-07-07 · Old Man Still Got Stories_

... let's see what Jung can tell us about aging

## [The Genius Who Couldn’t Count to Four](https://chetday.substack.com/p/the-genius-who-couldnt-count-to-four)

_2026-06-30 · Old Man Still Got Stories_

... but he gave us E=mc^2!

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_2026-06-30 · **Sponsored**_

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## [The 4:28 AM Phone Call That Almost Empty-Nested My Bank Account](https://chetday.substack.com/p/the-428-am-phone-call-that-almost)

_2026-06-23 · Old Man Still Got Stories_

... how a robotic ghost from my past tried to save me.