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Doing the Big Thing
Meet Vicki DeArmon. At 25, she maxed out her credit card to build a publishing empire. Now she's building a new one for women 50+!

Jean Shields Fleming
Apr 7, 20256 min read


Cherries in June
This is the season when trees show off their miracles, as this poem by Rivakah Lambert Adler demonstrates.

Rivkah Lambert Adler
Apr 2, 20251 min read


Priceless
"Dolores Hannigan, come on down."
That simple spell, full of life changing magic plays out in this fun and sharply observant short story.

Lilah Wild
Mar 26, 202519 min read


The Playful Life
With play as a compass and acting on shazam moments, Yvonne Marchese shows us how to follow our dreams – plural, with an S.

Jean Shields Fleming
Mar 20, 20256 min read


Virginia has taught me
This poem by Kemry Farthing contemplates the weight of accumulated time and how it lives in a place.

Kemry Farthing
Mar 19, 20251 min read


The Messenger
Suddenly single, Sue Sutherland-Wood discovered bat hanging from a picture frame, with a message she needed to hear.

Sue Sutherland-Wood
Mar 11, 20253 min read


YouTube Sent by My Beloved Tango Teacher
In this poem, Marjorie Power plumbs the distance between the glittering surface and the soulful depths, where you dance because you have to.

Marjorie Power
Mar 5, 20251 min read


Hitchhiking in Israel
Careless youth meets harsh reality in this taut memoir. A hitchhiking trip gone wrong is made suddenly right in the most unexpected way.

Bobbi Lerman
Feb 25, 20258 min read


Bright as a Planet at 73
In this poem, Linda Simone finds common ground with an onion. So many layers and after cooking – and life – softer, too.

Linda Simone
Feb 19, 20251 min read


How I Met My Cowboy Husband
Sometimes love shows up in a 1949 Fargo truck, and the dog drools on the seats. Angelique Fawns explains.

Angelique Fawns
Feb 14, 20255 min read


The Ballad of Marianne Faithfull
From rock star muse to pariah and even unto death, Marianne Faithfull's journey mirrors our own. Karla S. Bryant reflects.

Karla S. Bryant
Feb 9, 20255 min read


Falling Up the Stairs
When the photographs presented themselves, Janet Sternberg discovered she could take them places. The artist explains.

Janet Sternburg
Feb 6, 20255 min read


Full Stop
This poem by Jena Schwartz asks us to consider what could happen when we stop. Really stop.

Jena Schwartz
Feb 5, 20252 min read


Lying to My Mother
Equal parts humorous and harrowing, Jeannette Brown's short story asks us who we protect when we lie.

Jeannette Brown
Jan 29, 20257 min read


Finally
In this poem, Leanne Grabel explores the death of her mother, with its humor, horror, and sudden vast love.

Leanne Grabel
Jan 22, 20252 min read


Listening for the Ineffable
A Gen Xer hitting middle age, Lucinda Pepper discovers that taking the next step is a controlled form of falling.

Lucinda Pepper
Jan 15, 20258 min read


Alzheimer Patient’s Wife
This unflinching poem by Alison Stone examines the perpetual now of caring for a husband with Alzheimer's.

Alison Stone
Jan 8, 20251 min read


Bragging Illuminates Our Stories
Add some swagger to your shares. It's ok. Really. Nadya Duke Boone explains.

Nadya Duke Boone
Jan 3, 20255 min read


Widowhood
Contemplating widowhood amid the living loss of dementia.

Lois Hibbert
Dec 27, 20243 min read


Poem: post row/e
A poem by Leah Jay that explores all the boundaries of womanhood.

Leah Jay
Dec 19, 20241 min read
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