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Stella Fosse

The Magical Power of Life Review

The Magical Power of Life Review December is a busy yet contemplative time. We are down to the essentials. Outside our windows the branches are bare, while inside the house, the packages are shipped and the cupboards empty as we ready for holiday travel. The New Year is upon us with chances for new resolutions, new activism, new growth. Soon will come the perfect time to reflect on our lives. Our sixties and beyond are

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Donna Miller

Getting Through the Tough Times with a Trip to Evergreen

Getting Through the Tough Times with a Trip to Evergreen I don’t know if it’s possible to break the dashboard of a Mini Cooper, but I gave it a good try. The day after the 2024 Presidential election I was disappointed and stressed about the future. I was sitting in the driver’s seat of the car, parked at the grocery store and pounding on the touch screen of the radio. All the stations were set

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Stella Fosse

The Unfettered Joy of Trying Something New

The Unfettered Joy of Trying Something New Here in the Interregnum, we don’t know where we are going and aren’t sure how we got here. That makes it tough to decide how to spend our time. Cycling through all five stages of grief at intervals is tempting, along with survivalist planning. Maybe self-care makes it onto the post-election list. Maybe even creativity. I hope so; the personal truly is political, and our creativity will continue

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Dawn Carrington

Where did it all begin

Where did it all begin —Vinspire Publishing A little over twenty years ago, Vinspire Publishing began with a different name at a kitchen table with four women who wanted to bring back Retro Romances. We all watched movies from the early years, and we wanted to celebrate that in our books. So on February 14, 2004, we began as Vintage Romance Publishing. Our website was in black and white, and our tagline was “Reminisce with

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Stella Fosse

10 Things to Know When You Turn Sixty

10 Things to Know When You Turn Sixty “Aging happens, because we cannot stop it, and it is not what we feared.” –Victoria Smith, Hags On the morning of my sixtieth birthday party, my firstborn and I walked to a breakfast cafe in Berkeley. “It’s funny,” I said. “I don’t feel old. I feel great.” My son looked at me and smiled. “Well, I’ll tell you something that will make you feel old. You’re going

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Nivedita Mishra

Surviving Overwhelm

Surviving Overwhelm: Context, Impositions, Self-Care and Genetic Flaws I am almost always overwhelmed and the ‘Big O’ is now my middle name. I have begun to accept the suchness of my particular modus-operandi. To give some clarity, let me confess that my personal biggie is that I do not identify as any one type of professional. Writer, journalist, editor, entrepreneur, event manager, content creator and podcast host: I have done many things and been unfaithful

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