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Stella Fosse

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

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Fen Druadin

The Second Half Is Better

The Second Half Is Better When I was 32, I was at a gas station filling up the tank when I caught my reflection in the car window. I stared at myself for a long time. It was the first

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Stella Fosse

10 Steps To A Great Revenge Novel

10 Steps To A Great Revenge Novel A woman posted on social media that she was obsessed with getting back at her ex from twenty years ago. He had done her wrong and she was still fuming. “Get therapy,” one

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Stella Fosse

If Thy Uterus Offend Thee

If Thy Uterus Offend Thee… According to author Deborah Copaken, Nora Ephron had three rules for middle aged happiness: “Gather friends and feed them, laugh in the face of calamity, and cut out all the things––people, jobs, body parts––that no

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Paula Usrey

No Longer Invisible: Empowered After Fifty

No Longer Invisible: Empowered After Fifty When in my early sixties, I sensed something had shifted—I felt like people ignored me more often. When I went shopping, I noticed it became harder to get salespeople’s attention; sometimes, they acted like

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