# What are the Chances?

GenX essayist chasing creative entrepreneurship, raising teens, and trying to like kale. We're on this odyssey together.

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## [The Trouble with Perfect Neighborhoods](https://whatarethechances.substack.com/p/the-trouble-with-perfect-neighborhoods)

_2026-08-06 · Andrea Hoffmann_

I'm all for shorter commutes. I'm not sold on curated lives.

## [Are You Dumber Than Your Dad?](https://whatarethechances.substack.com/p/are-you-dumber-than-your-dad)

_2026-08-04 · Andrea Hoffmann_

The Flynn Effect has reversed—and no one can quite explain why.

## [Can Dancing Improve Parkinson’s?](https://whatarethechances.substack.com/p/can-dancing-improve-parkinsons)

_2026-08-03 · Andrea Hoffmann_

Getting Parkinson's patients on the dance floor may be just what the doctor ordered.

## [The Boys Were Temporary; The Mix Tapes Were Forever](https://whatarethechances.substack.com/p/the-boys-were-temporary-the-mix-tapes)

_2026-07-30 · Andrea Hoffmann_

My love language was PLAY + RECORD––and could Casey Kasem please stop talking through the intro!?

## [Mania for Creativity’s Sake](https://whatarethechances.substack.com/p/mania-for-creativitys-sake)

_2026-07-28 · Andrea Hoffmann_

Inspiration, obsession, and the mysterious origin of the best ideas

## [Hero... or zero?](https://whatarethechances.substack.com/p/hero-or-zero)

_2026-07-23 · Andrea Hoffmann_

This is the place to start.

## [Everyone Said I’d Miss This…](https://whatarethechances.substack.com/p/everyone-said-id-miss-this)

_2026-07-22 · Andrea Hoffmann_

Clearly everyone’s not me. An honest reflection on parenthood from a mom who's nearing the finish line.

## [A Week of Plot Twists](https://whatarethechances.substack.com/p/a-week-of-plot-twists)

_2026-07-21 · Andrea Hoffmann_

The terrible, horrible, no good, very bad trip...and all the good that came with it.

## [How Many Firefighters Does It Take?](https://whatarethechances.substack.com/p/how-many-firefighters-does-it-take)

_2026-07-14 · Andrea Hoffmann_

How many you got?

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_2026-07-14 · **Sponsored**_

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## [There’s Something About Decay](https://whatarethechances.substack.com/p/theres-something-about-decay)

_2026-07-13 · Andrea Hoffmann_

When choosing between sparkling new and pristine or decrepit and nearly destroyed, I gravitate toward the latter.