How to Swim Upstream When the Dam has Broken
or Nine Acts of Self Care for Challenging Times
The View from Over the Hill
Essays, poems and art focused on the wisdom that comes in midlife and beyond.
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I Forgot My Apple Watch
and Learned to Listen to My Body Again
When you feel like taking the wind out of someone’s sails
On family estrangement, grief, and choosing peace
Pain: Another Doorway to Self-Discovery
Getting older, I find that all my past injuries have come back to haunt me - and heal me
The Creative Itch
What failing in an MFA program (eventually) taught me about the impulse to create
It's Okay to be angry
...but not to be hostile
Adolescence in Reverse
and the secret power of little old ladies
A Poem For You
Because we need to celebrate the little things, which are really the big things
At 60, My Inner Teenager Takes the Wheel
and, it's about time
Are You There AI? It's Me, Julie
I don't want to like this tool. But I kind of do.