Archive - Questionnaires and Interviews of Oldster Magazine

How Trump's Second-Term Policies Might Affect Elders and Others

And what we can do about it. An interview with policy expert Callie Freitag.

Nov 21 •

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This is 67: Spiritual Counselor Priscilla Stuckey Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire

"It’s like life is this cosmic compost pile, turning our shit into something beautiful and life-giving. I feel so lucky to live long enough to witness…

Nov 20 •

Ask a Sober Oldster #17: Nick Flynn

"Life was both very dramatic and very boring when I was using. Now that formula has been inverted—life is full of surprise yet free of drama. "

Nov 19 •

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This is 58: Podcaster Sam Baker Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire

"Like many women my age I’ve created my own career, partly because I got sick of fighting for the one seat at the table that was afforded us..."

Nov 13 •

This is 71: Retired Pastor Doug Brouwer Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire

"A nurse practitioner told me at a recent annual physical that I was 'adorable.' So, I have officially reached the 'adorable' stage of the male life…

Nov 6 •

October 2024

This is 68: Karen Salyer McElmurray Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire

"I don’t so much feel old, as full of experiences I am only now learning to name more gently."

Oct 30 •

This is 62: Trebor Healy Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire

“'Build a soul' is my motto, and the more you do that, the less it’s about you and your milestones and the more it’s about the community around you or…

Oct 23 •

Another 5 Questions: Peter Moore

An addendum to the 67-year-old cartoonist's Oldster Magazine Questionnaire, considering the five new questions that were recently added.

Oct 16 •

Ask a Sober Oldster #16: Author Kristi Coulter

"I don’t think being in recovery is hard. I think life is hard, and there is real horror in understanding that drinking cannot actually alter reality."

Oct 15 •

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This is 65: Musician and Author Amy Rigby Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire

"Rock and roll helped change the way we age, saying it’s okay to make a spectacle of yourself and still seek an audience even when you’re not the new…

Oct 9 •

In which I answer the five new questions I've just added to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire.

Oct 2 •

September 2024

This is 70: Writer/Social Worker Kelly Thompson Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire

"I loved being 34. I loved being 64. I think I’m gonna love 74."

Sep 25 •

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