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The Fabulous Orgasmic Life of Betty Dodson

The Fabulous Orgasmic Life of Betty Dodson Betty Dodson was a sexual pioneer who believed that in order to be truly equal, women must be independent from men for their sexual satisfaction.  She is famous for her trailblazing work empowering

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Forever 51 The Menopausal Vampire

Forever 51 The Menopausal Vampire I ran across the new vampire novel Forever 51 The Menopausal Vampire in a list of newly published books online. I’ve now had hot flashes for a quarter of a century, so of course I was

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Dare to Dream Madam Vice President

Dare to Dream Madam Vice President We live in history every day, and some days that truth is crystal clear.  As I write this it has just been announced that Kamala Devi Harris, a 56-year-old woman of African American and

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And Now the Days of Writerly Excess

And Now the Days of Writerly Excess   When October has come and gone, when your costume is back in the box and your Jack O’Lantern has grinned its last grin, it’s time for that annual festival of writerly excess,

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A Week of Nobel Queens

A Week of Nobel Queens What a week for older women! Poet Louise Gluck, 77, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature “for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal.” Gluck is a professor at

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Who Says Erotica is Porn?

Who Says Erotica is Porn? I got into a minor spat with a romance writer one day.  She was talking online about how much writing romance means to her as an older woman, which I totally understand.  Just like writing

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