Last Year's Model
Laugh along as Susannah Bianchi turns down a Depends ad, deflects plastic surgery, and navigates life as a silver model.
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Certainly Worth a Read
Sage Cohen
Jun 211 min read
After the Last Ecstatic Days
This poem tells us we don't have to wait for death to be free, to love.
Jean Shields Fleming
Jun 165 min read
The Emerging Queendom: New Fairytales to Unleash Women's Power
Paige Baldwin Ando and Maria Imasheva are forging a new narrative to unleash women's power.
Jean Shields Fleming
Jun 73 min read
The Best Seat in the House
On D-Day, the passing of a generation, and how small acts of kindness are our most holy offerings.
Felicia Murrell
May 316 min read
Manifesting a Better World from Within
Manifesting a better world begins with you. Felicia Murrell delivers the loving, tender truth.
Summer Lewis
Apr 37 min read
Folding My Mother In
A terrifying hemorrhage leaves a girl with - and without - her mother. Decades later, art bridges the gap.
Anna Tallach
Mar 56 min read
Ripples: The Laughter of the Medusas
A great tsunami of joyousness spreads through the group. Its form is laughter.
Jean Shields Fleming
Feb 1910 min read
On the Pilgrims' Path
Sally Dudgeon, director of Root Institute, reflects on a career spent balancing her commitment to Buddhism with "bouts of architecture."
Paige Baldwin Ando
Jan 125 min read
Jumpstart Your Creativity
Flex your creativity this year with a little help from these four provocative questions.
Angela R. Mitchell
Jan 87 min read
The Hungry Butterfly
Well into adulthood, Angela Mitchell woke up deaf. Her struggle to remake herself resulted in a burst of creativity.
Jean Shields Fleming
Dec 16, 20236 min read
Beloved Books of 2023: A reading list for readers of a Certain Age
Explore the favorite books read by CA's contributors. From nonfiction to great novels to self-help, this list has something for everyone!
D.J. Green
Dec 11, 20235 min read
Life through Adventurous Eyes: Weathering the Storms, Writing the Stories
D.J. Green has lived an adventurous life. Now, she wonders, can words do justice to her memories?
Patricia Gestoso
Nov 22, 20237 min read
Laughing at Stereotypes: An Immigrant's Survival Guide
Enjoy these 7 hard-won bits of wisdom about immigration, delivered with tongue firmly in cheek.
Jean Shields Fleming
Nov 17, 202310 min read
Lost and Found in Paris with Les Frenchies Star Colleen Dupont
How Les Frechies star Colleen Dupont lost herself and found her voice - and YouTube fame - in the city of light.
Jean Shields Fleming
Nov 13, 20234 min read
Inspiration from 14 Must-Follow Social Media Accounts
These 14 social media accounts will inspire your creativity, nourish your soul, and make your eyes sparkle.
MaRiza Noyama-Zee
Nov 4, 20234 min read
Read Before Marriage
Here are the cheat codes for growing together after the wedding ends, and the marriage starts.
Karen Kemp
Aug 11, 20237 min read
Dispatch from the Edge of Hope
A late career shift led Karen Kemp to join a tribe of unlikely optimists - wildlife warriors fighting to protect bonobos.
Jean Shields Fleming
Jul 23, 20233 min read
Wisdom: 37 Things I Know About Life
Always go to the party and other wisdom to live by.
Eileen Kilgore
Jun 15, 20236 min read
7 Lying Lies About Aging for Women
7 despicable lies about aging for women - and how to outsmart them.
Jean Shields Fleming
May 29, 20237 min read
Tricia Boutté does not give an eff
Tricia Boutté on singing with the old cats, schooling the young ones, and using joy as your one and only compass,
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