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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

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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

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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

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Karen Smiley

Women in Artificial Intelligence

Women in Artificial Intelligence On December 19, 2024, having finished my holiday shopping, I was relaxing by browsing Substack articles about one of my passions, AI (artificial intelligence) (Yes, that’s relaxing. Proud data geek here!). I came across a post

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Stella Fosse

Crisis Journal 2025

Crisis Journal 2025 When the Pandemic began in 2020, I started a journal of extraordinary days that morphed into an online community where writers shared their daily thoughts. The value lay not so much in the final product as in

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