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#CroneWisdom #WritersLife #UrsulaLeGuin #AgePowerfully
August 11, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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From my Substack series, "Crones to Watch Out For." Ashton's profile will also be in my upcoming book, "Rock On: Power, Sex & Money after 60."
#AgePowerfully #AgeWell
https://open.substack.com/pub/stellafosse/p/meet-ashton-applewhite?r=yq3s3&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
Activist Ashton Applewhite
From the Stella Fosse "Crones to Watch Out For" Series
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July 29, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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"We really have so much more control over aging than we think we do."
#AgePlayfully #AgePowerfully #AgeWell
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/health/article/benefits-of-aging?utm_campaign=Wisdom%20Well&utm_content=339608943&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin&hss_channel=lis-lJUPZre7-t
Aging isn‘t just about decline. Here’s how health improves as we grow older.
New science suggests there's plenty that actually gets better with age—if you let it.
www.nationalgeographic.com
July 25, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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And another way to live happily ever after...
#CroneWisdom #AgePlayfully #AgePowerfully
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/21/well/live/seniors-single-dating.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb
Over 60, Single and Never Happier
Why some older people who have given up looking for romantic love say they feel self-assured and satisfied on their own.
www.nytimes.com
July 24, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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"If we can allow ourselves to move in and out and back again through the different life stages we can grow around our younger selves, not away from ourselves."
#AgePowerfully #AgeWell #CroneWisdom
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/jul/14/no-age-isnt-just-a-number-happiness-life-stage
No, age isn’t just a number – and the sooner we realise that, the happier we will be
It’s tempting to want to stay young for ever. But each new life stage brings gains as well as losses
www.theguardian.com
July 22, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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From Accidental Icon, Lyn Slater: "Age is never a variable I use in deciding what to wear." Second in my Crones to Watch Out For series on Substack - please follow me there.
#CronesToWatchOutFor #AgePlayfully #AgePowerfully
https://stellafosse.substack.com/p/accidental-icon-lyn-slater
Accidental Icon Lyn Slater
From the Stella Fosse "Crones to Watch Out For" Series
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July 21, 2026 at 1:59 PM
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Is it "giving up" to accept how our looks change over time? Or is it reclaiming our real lives? A thoughtful analysis from Jessica DeFino.
#CroneBeauty #CroneWisdom #AgePowerfully #AgePositive
https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2025/jul/03/aging-advice-acceptance-giving-up
My co-worker thinks her single friend should lose weight. Is not caring about looks ‘giving up’?
If ‘giving up’ doesn’t sit right, try thinking about it as getting something back: time, money, energy
www.theguardian.com
July 16, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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All those Disney princesses grow up to be Disney villains: Assertive older women. Or, you know, dragons.
#CronePower #AgePlayfully #AgePowerfully #RethinkingStereotypes #VividOlderWomen #RenegadeWomen #Queenager #AgePositive
June 29, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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The weekday is a theoretical construct.
#AgePlayfully #AgePowerfully #Agewell
https://stellafosse.substack.com/p/flip-off-flip-off-the-dying-of-the?r=yq3s3
Flip Off, Flip Off, the Dying of the Light
Ten Lessons of Life after Work
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June 7, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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What did you love as a child that you set aside for the sake of adulting? What would you like to reclaim now? 
#AgePlayfully #AgePowerfully #CreativeCrones #AgeWell
May 19, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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Personally, I plan to spend it on joy and creation.
#CreativeCrones #AgePlayfully #AgePowerfully #AgeWell #WomenWriters #WritersLife
November 9, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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#CroneWisdom #WritersLife #UrsulaLeGuin #AgePowerfully
August 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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From my Substack series, "Crones to Watch Out For." Ashton's profile will also be in my upcoming book, "Rock On: Power, Sex & Money after 60."
#AgePowerfully #AgeWell
https://open.substack.com/pub/stellafosse/p/meet-ashton-applewhite?r=yq3s3&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
Activist Ashton Applewhite
From the Stella Fosse "Crones to Watch Out For" Series
open.substack.com
July 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Coming soon: My new book, "Rock On: Power, Sex and Money after 60." Getting rave early reviews, including this one. The book tackles beauty, healthcare, creativity and more. Can't wait to hear what you think! More about the launch soon.
#AgePlayfully #AgePowerfully #WomenOver60Rock 

July 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
stellafosse.bsky.social
"We really have so much more control over aging than we think we do."
#AgePlayfully #AgePowerfully #AgeWell
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/health/article/benefits-of-aging?utm_campaign=Wisdom%20Well&utm_content=339608943&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin&hss_channel=lis-lJUPZre7-t
Aging isn‘t just about decline. Here’s how health improves as we grow older.
New science suggests there's plenty that actually gets better with age—if you let it.
www.nationalgeographic.com
July 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
stellafosse.bsky.social
And another way to live happily ever after...
#CroneWisdom #AgePlayfully #AgePowerfully
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/21/well/live/seniors-single-dating.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb
Over 60, Single and Never Happier
Why some older people who have given up looking for romantic love say they feel self-assured and satisfied on their own.
www.nytimes.com
July 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
stellafosse.bsky.social
"If we can allow ourselves to move in and out and back again through the different life stages we can grow around our younger selves, not away from ourselves."
#AgePowerfully #AgeWell #CroneWisdom
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/jul/14/no-age-isnt-just-a-number-happiness-life-stage
No, age isn’t just a number – and the sooner we realise that, the happier we will be
It’s tempting to want to stay young for ever. But each new life stage brings gains as well as losses
www.theguardian.com
July 22, 2025 at 7:31 PM
stellafosse.bsky.social
From Accidental Icon, Lyn Slater: "Age is never a variable I use in deciding what to wear." Second in my Crones to Watch Out For series on Substack - please follow me there.
#CronesToWatchOutFor #AgePlayfully #AgePowerfully
https://stellafosse.substack.com/p/accidental-icon-lyn-slater
Accidental Icon Lyn Slater
From the Stella Fosse "Crones to Watch Out For" Series
stellafosse.substack.com
July 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
stellafosse.bsky.social
Is it "giving up" to accept how our looks change over time? Or is it reclaiming our real lives? A thoughtful analysis from Jessica DeFino.
#CroneBeauty #CroneWisdom #AgePowerfully #AgePositive
https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2025/jul/03/aging-advice-acceptance-giving-up
My co-worker thinks her single friend should lose weight. Is not caring about looks ‘giving up’?
If ‘giving up’ doesn’t sit right, try thinking about it as getting something back: time, money, energy
www.theguardian.com
July 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Yes to all of these -- especially, let's end the circular firing squad about hair color choices.
#CroneSolidarity #AgePowerfully #AgePlayfully #AgeWell
https://www.aarpethel.com/fulfillment/6-things-women-over-60-are-told-they-shouldnt-do-but-they-should
6 Things Women Over 60 Are Told They Shouldn’t Do — But They Should
The key messages you should feel free to ignore.
www.aarpethel.com
July 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Debra Benfield does great work at Aging Body Liberation. Her December 2025 book: "Unapologetic Aging."
#CroneWisdom #AgePowerfully 
#CreativeCrones #AgeBeautifully #CroneBeauty #AgePowerfully #AgeWell
July 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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All those Disney princesses grow up to be Disney villains: Assertive older women. Or, you know, dragons.
#CronePower #AgePlayfully #AgePowerfully #RethinkingStereotypes #VividOlderWomen #RenegadeWomen #Queenager #AgePositive
June 29, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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"Guess what, ladies. It’s time to activate our superpower. What superpower, you ask? Our age, of course."
#AgePowerfully #AgeWell #CronePower
https://substack.com/home/post/p-167095441
That fierce old lady magic
...is what the world needs now.
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June 29, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Published her first novel at 70. The more of us the merrier!
#CroneAuthors #writerslife #AgePowerfully
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Debuting at 70
Ruth Bonapace on what it took to publish her first novel as a newly minted septuagenarian.
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June 23, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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All those Disney princesses grow up to be Disney villains: Assertive older women. Or, you know, dragons.
#CronePower #AgePlayfully #AgePowerfully #RethinkingStereotypes #VividOlderWomen #RenegadeWomen #Queenager #AgePositive
June 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM