Do the Thing

This isn’t a gap year. It’s your life, and it counts.

Maggie Smith
Forge
Published in
3 min readOct 27, 2020

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This year, at age 43, I decided to take up roller-skating. My neighbor and I put on disco music and skate in her alley as part of what we’ve called Quarantine Skate Club. I’m getting pretty good at turning, and even skating backwards, while laughing very hard at myself.

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Maggie Smith
Forge
Writer for

Maggie Smith is the author of three books of poetry, including GOOD BONES. Her new book, KEEP MOVING: NOTES ON LOSS, CREATIVITY, AND CHANGE, is available now.