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Putting My Outdated Underthings Out to Pasture
Melanie Chartoff weeds out from her chest of drawers the pieces of lingerie that no longer serve her at 75.
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Melanie Chartoff
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Night Driving
Help—I'm only 59 and already having difficulty driving at night! How about you? A Friday open thread...
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This is 68: Obituary Writer James Robert Hagerty Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire
"Obituaries are about life, not death. If obituaries can't be fun, I always say, what's the point of dying?"
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December 2024

Writing His Obituary
In stringing together some measured words about her late ex-husband, Sallie Reynolds sets herself free.
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The Last Friday Link Roundup of 2024...
Including Cliff Chenfeld's "Oldster Top 10" (except there are 12!) selected from readers' favorite songs of 2024. PLUS a special playlist with all 47…
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This is 53: Eleanor Anstruther Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire
"I try hard these days to listen closely to my body instead of telling it to pull itself together. It’s one thing to be tough, but I’ve no desire to be…
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Sari Botton
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Beating Around the Bûche (de Nöel)
Ellen Goldberg takes on the labor-intensive traditional holiday yule log for her Jewish mother.
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Someone Farther Down the Path, Lighting the Way
Kristen Holt-Browning on finding a mentor in midlife. PLUS: An open thread on those more senior who've guided us along our paths, and the…
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Kristen Holt-Browning
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Sari Botton
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This is 58: Storyteller and Journalist Donnell Alexander Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire
"Perspective on my early-life choices has been the least desired and most useful gift."
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Sari Botton
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Ask a Sober Oldster #18: Ana Marie Cox
"No matter what you feel, there is another feeling that will come after it. Sometimes, that might be worse! (Painful honesty!) But a lot of the time, it…
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Sari Botton
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The Small Bow
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The Weird Surprise of Growing Old
Catherine Hiller tries to makes sense of the astonishment so many of us feel when we look in the mirror.
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What I’ve Been Reading, Watching, and Listening to…
An Oldster Magazine Friday link roundup.
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