Retirement is Another Lifetime

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Retirement is Another Lifetime When I announced my retirement there was a distinct divide in the reactions from my colleagues. Some were happy for me and a little jealous, while others told me I would be back to work in six months. This last statement puzzled me until I dug deeper. For a start, all […]

Invisible to Invincible: The Next Crone Age

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Invisible to Invincible: The Next Crone Age Imagine this scenario: You’re walking down the street on a warm spring day, enjoying the shop windows full of artfully displayed wares. People smile and nod. Some wave. Some pause to admire you as you pass, maybe one or two even whistle in appreciation. Then you turn a […]

Tips for Traveling Your Creative Path at Any Age

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Tips for Traveling Your Creative Path at Any Age In 1977 at 28, I decided to make my way as an artist and writer. I knew that to succeed required more control of my time than I’d had in previous jobs. I quit my position as Program and Communications Director at an educational nonprofit in […]

In Praise of Older Romance

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In Praise of Older Romance One of the reasons I write romances with protagonists in their sixties is to debunk the myth that the older we grow the less alive we are. I understand this presumption because when I was in my twenties—back when I knew everything with a certainty real life has since erased—I […]

9 Ways to Defeat The Fear of Freedom

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The Fear of Freedom Defining Our Goals in Later Life We spend much of our adult lives racing around like chickens with their heads cut off. Sadly, the entry of most women into full-time employment, which happened in our lifetimes, did not mean that spouses took on half the unpaid toil of keeping house and […]

Becoming a Cool Grandma

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Becoming a Cool Grandma On a sunny morning last Thanksgiving, my grandchildren and their cousins were getting restless. And who could blame them? They’d discovered the kid-sized buckets and shovels hidden in a closet, the beach beckoned, and their parents were busy chatting and preparing food. Looking for an adult to accompany them, our eldest […]

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