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A Coming-of-Middle-Age Commencement Address

A Coming-of-Middle-Age Commencement Address: The Intersection of What If and What Next I published my first novel a mere six days after my eldest child graduated high school. The metaphor is not lost on me. In fact, the juxtaposition of these milestones helped me process my feelings about both in a way that was healthier and more productive than simply eating a gallon of Breyers Strawberry ice cream (my original post-graduation plan). Instead, I’ve been

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Joanna Monahan 1 Comment

Crone Culture

Crone Culture Becca Levy’s work at Yale University proves that for the sake of our health and longevity, it is essential to cultivate a positive attitude about aging. One great approach is to explore the culture of women past midlife. Because here is the secret: Despite the often negative portrayals of older women in the mainstream media, the culture of age-positive older women is growing by the minute. This active and enthusiastic pro-aging culture speaks

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Waiting for Friday

Waiting for Friday….. About my new book… My new novel Under the Blue Moon is about a woman who has been living for years with grief and regret and a man who, as a result of being in the wrong place at the wrong time, has recently become homeless. The book cuts back and forth between her story and his. Outside of the fact that they both live in the same city (Albuquerque, where I

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Let She Who Grows Her Chin Hairs

Let She Who Grows Her Chin Hairs Cast the First Stone I have had it up to here with women who critique other women’s appearance—and that includes me. I was totally judgmental when I first saw the photos of Madonna from the 2023 Grammys. Her look provoked an uncanny valley reaction: Madonna seemed to me like an android, like an attempt to make a human face from clay. And then I read what Madonna thought

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Please Stop Apologizing for Contacting Me

Please Stop Apologizing for Contacting Me Dear Women 50+, It doesn’t take more than a few clicks to find publications aimed at women over 50 years of age. My first try brings me to “15 Over 50 Magazines & Publications.” The next article is from the Guardian informing me about the “rise of older female writers” and proclaiming that “things are definitely looking up,” presumably for those same women writers who have recently risen, like

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A Week of Fun Pro-Age Writing Prompts

A Week of Fun Pro-Age Writing Prompts We know that age positivity is good for us. Pushing back on internalized ageism helps us live longer, healthier, happier lives. We also know that creativity is powerfully important, especially during our older years. And, too, we know that the tales we tell define our reality. As the poet Muriel Rukeyser wrote, “The universe is made of stories, not of atoms.” These are great reasons to take this

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A Coming-of-Middle-Age Commencement Address

Crone Culture

Waiting for Friday

Let She Who Grows Her Chin Hairs

Please Stop Apologizing for Contacting Me

A Week of Fun Pro-Age Writing Prompts

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