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Carol LeFevre

Age is not Just a Number

Age is not Just a Number One of the things that distresses me about ageism is the insidious ways it finds to undermine and disrespect the natural process of human ageing. Western culture, with its deeply embedded ageist thinking, conjures up platitudes and catchphrases that any slick advertising agency would be proud of having penned, almost always sugar-coated to appear benign and encouraging: a grandparent is ‘80 Years Young!’, or a mother turns 95, and

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Stella Fosse

Grow Radical with Me

Grow Radical with Me, The Best is Yet to Be Women grow radical with age. One day an army of gray-haired women may quietly take over the earth. —Gloria Steinem I wouldn’t call us “quiet,” but we Crones sure are busy. That gathering of millions for No Kings Day was mostly olders, and the olders were mostly women. While those demographics aren’t getting much play, the fact is, five million old women is just too

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Mandy Eve-Barnett

Retirement is Another Lifetime

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 these comments were made by men. When I queried why they thought I would return to a job I loathed

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Stella Fosse

Taking Our Space

Taking Our Space Space is essential in life just as space between logs is essential for fire. Space rekindles attraction between longtime partners. Taking space between tasks revives us. And giving our grown children space enables them to develop their own lives. I don’t know about you, but for me this business of space is not easy. For example, not only do I live with my partner, he also Indie publishes most of my books.

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Judy Cole

Invisible to Invincible: The Next Crone Age

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 corner, and suddenly it’s as if you’ve been erased. No nods, no smiles, no whistles. Instead, passersby seem to look

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Stella Fosse

Seller’s Remorse

Seller’s Remorse Truly, even our own front door is a great threshold, no matter how familiar the worlds within and without may be. There is a new world behind every door. —Rev. Dr. Molly Housh Gordon We bought our house in North Carolina on the first anniversary of our first date. We saw it on a whim. We had flown out from California to take care of grandchild #1 when grandchild #2 was just born.

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