A new essay collection
Introducing — Hollie Grimaldi
Writer · Author · Columnist · Speaker · Podcaster
They Aren’t Even Trying Anymore: The A’s, B’s and DD’s of Getting Older.
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About
About Hollie Grimaldi
Hollie Grimaldi-Flores is a Storyteller
With a gift for finding humor in life’s challenges. As the youngest of seven, she experienced both poverty and middle-class life, shaping her unique perspective. After several failed attempts to write her memoir, focusing on her failed marriage to a bipolar professional roadie set in the 1980s music scene, Hollie found inspiration in another form on her 60th birthday. Her humorous reflection on aging sparked the idea for her debut book, They Aren’t Even Trying Anymore: The A’s, B’s and DD’s of Getting Older.
Hollie has also been writing columns for her local newspaper since 2015, sharing her relatable, witty take on aging, family, and life. You can also listen to Hollie’s wit and wisdom in her podcasts, aptly named HollieGrams.
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My Eyes Are Up Here: The Blog
Welcome to My Eyes Are Up Here: The Blog, where humor, honesty, and a dash of wit come together to explore the ups and downs of getting older. Authored by Hollie Grimaldi-Flores, this blog dives into life’s quirks with a playful, relatable take on aging — offering laughter, insight, and stories that will make you feel a little less alone on the journey.
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Youth and Adulthood
A reflection on the strange, sudden slide from one to the other — and what we miss when we’re not looking.
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What’s In a Name?
A Social Security story you might relate to.
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Welcome to “My Eyes Are Up Here!”
An introduction to the blog, the voice, and what it is (and isn’t) trying to do.
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Book Release
On finally holding it in her hands — and what the long road to release actually looked like.
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That time there was a fire
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A short one about smoke, timing and the way small emergencies rearrange a whole afternoon.
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That time it was time to go back to school
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The strange ritual of first-day-of-school shoes, and what the whole thing is actually about.
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That time I rode the bus to school
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A bus, a seat, a lesson that stuck. Small, funny, honest.
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That time I tried to make friends with money.
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An old story about the difference between having enough and feeling like you do.
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That time I realized I am too tired to be retired.
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Retirement isn’t the finish line she was told it was. A quick, dry read on why.
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