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A Renaissance Life

How to begin again. At any age. Notes from a long life. Now in Italy.

Newsletter · By Alecia Stevens · IT · Official site

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Sep 20, 2026
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  1. Issue · Sep 20, 2026

    Postcard from Pistoia (opens the original)

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  2. Issue · Aug 14, 2026

    She didn't like my book. (opens the original)

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  3. Issue · Aug 1, 2026

    Human Doing (opens the original)

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    You know when you have dug yourself in sooooo deep, it is just better to keep your mouth shut. That is how I feel about my weary little Substack. Hasn’t the world has turned inside out since I last wrote? Like has AI taken over yet? Is there still such a thing as a human experience that isn’t photographed, published, qualified, judged and commented on by complete strangers? Is there simple human experience happening out there? Just checking. I have been living in a bubble. But, I will put a heal

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