HeyJared[B]OLD AGE with Debbie Weil
In my bestselling newsletter, I share the bittersweetness of old age, from the blessings to the bullshit. I write about the strange contradiction of growing old: it’s wonderful… and it also sucks.
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💬 [B]old Women: What are you reading for comfort? (opens the original)
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“There wasn’t a single place in his mind he could let his thoughts rest on.” - from Someone at a Distance by Dorothy Whipple (Persephone Books)My heart has been flailing up and down this week, breaking, then repairing, and all because of a bit of family drama. My reactions to misunderst
Ashton Applewhite, 74, is “unlearning” old age (opens the original)
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This live conversation is a special edition of [B]old Women Q&As, my most popular recurring feature. These are Q&As with older women about life and writing, ambition and identity. When I invited , she replied that she was a really slow writer and she’d much rather talk. So we did!I first met Ashton almost a decade ago, when I interviewed her at her kitchen table in Brooklyn, shortly after her 2017 TED talk on ageism; it now has over 2 million view
Decluttering my head, re-kindling self-compassion (opens the original)
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Welcome to [B]old Age where I write about the bittersweetness of old age, from the blessings to the bullshit. Today’s essay is about a blessing. Subscribe nowNothing gives me more pleasure than responding individually to paid subscribers! Here are a few questions: do “self-improvement” retreats feel like an indulgence to you? How are you approaching long travel these days? Scroll down for my fab photos of Baja and to leave a Comment. 🙏<
💬 [B]old Women: How do you get back up on the horse? (opens the original)
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This summer we thought about buying four acres of property across the road from us. Our idea was to build a small, one-level house suitable for an aging couple (aka our future selves) who can’t cope with the steep stairs in our current home. The new house took shape in my mind: it would be a simple, eco-conscious design, open plan and contemporary, with lots of windows and light.Instead, I spent the past month systematically cleaning out closets. I sifted through old pillows and duvets, Hallowee
A conversation with Peter Moore about cartooning, creativity, money, and what he finds funny (opens the original)
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From his Paris days in his 20s, to his reinvented life as a cartoonist as he turns 70, journals his life every day; he’s at 7 million words and counting. But it’s his quirky drawings that make me laugh. That seemed like a good topic for a [b]old-adjacent conversation, so we dove in. Here’s one of Peter’s cartoons, truly clever and original, and reprinted without his permission. We are entirely ready to have A.I. remove all these defects of character.<div class="captioned-i
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