Archive - Questionnaires and Interviews of Oldster Magazine

This is 47: Author and Climate Writer Emily Raboteau Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire

"I was born in 1976. The amount of carbon in the atmosphere then was 332 parts per million. Today it’s 421.55ppm."

Apr 17 •

Ask a Sober Oldster #11: Author Jerry Stahl

"In my old age, I have come to realize that everybody on the planet is recovering from something."

Apr 16 •

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This is 52: Author Griffin Hansbury Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire

"I am not yet in the 'I don’t give a shit what anyone thinks' stage of life, but I can see it coming. And I look forward to it."

Apr 10 •

This is 68: Author Susan Orlean Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire

"I’m glad I had no expectations of what this age would be like. I’d rather be surprised."

Apr 3 •

March 2024

This is 63: Rock Journalist Will Hermes Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire

"Age = bragging rights for having seen lots of great bands back in the day."

Mar 27 •

This is 70: "Accidental Icon" Lyn Slater Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire

"I feel sad when I see women my age being in distress about being old."

Mar 20 •

Ask a Sober Oldster #10: Author Kim Wozencraft

"It’s nice to have my wits about me, even in unpleasant circumstances..."

Mar 19 •

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Ask A Sober Oldster #9: The Small Bow's A.J. Daulerio

"A few months past my 42nd birthday, I began an earnest attempt at full-time, full-hearted recovery that has stuck."

Mar 18 •

This is 58: Author/Photographer Deborah Copaken Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire

"Aging has given me the wisdom to say, 'I don’t know,' the strength to say 'no,' the gumption to say 'yes,' and the no-fucks-given attitude to keep…

Mar 13 •

This is 60: Writer and Gen X Icon Kim France Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire

"Around 50 I accepted the course my life has taken, and stopped mourning the life I didn’t get, and things that didn’t happen for me."

Mar 6 •

February 2024

This is 63: NextTribe's Jeannie Ralston Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire

"I guess I always expected that I’d have to behave myself more at this age."

Feb 28 •

This is 56-and-a-Half: "Radiant Rebellion" Author Karen Walrond Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire

"I don’t know that I feel 'old,' or 'young,' but I will say that I feel relatively healthy, and as curious, powerful, visible, and relevant as ever, and…

Feb 21 •

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