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This is 79: Distinguished Author Francine Prose Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire
"Of course I would love to look the way I did when I was young, but this time I would really want to know how good I looked."
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Ask a Sober Oldster #33: Neda Ulaby
"I crawled back to rehab almost exactly 25 years after my first time there."
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This is 54: Writer + Painter Ali Liebegott Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire
"I’m somehow both perpetually 16 and 108."
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This is 91: Edward Pomerantz Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire
"I’m stronger and clearer about who I am, and in the words of Wallace Stevens, even more determined 'not to be confined.'”
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This is 78: Architect and Author Margalit Shinar Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire
"Getting older has cemented my identity. I used to try and conform with others when I was young, now I am proud of who I am."
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Some Oldster Questionnaires You Might Have Missed
John Irving, Ava Duvernay, Lloyd Kahn, Hilma Wolitzer, Bettye Lavette, Diane Mehta, Marlon Weems, Bella Ruth Bader, Joan Tewkesbury, Gish Jen, Kathy…
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This is 50: Literary Hub EIC Jonny Diamond Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire
"I don’t believe age automatically grants anyone wisdom about the world (look at the terrible things done every day by old men in power). I do know it…
Mar 25
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This is 75: Men's Wearhouse O.G. Richard Goldman Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire
"I’ve made many mistakes in my life, but I think I walked away with knowledge in all cases. Regret is not one of those things that I see as helpful in…
Mar 18
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Grunge, Grief, and Gratitude
An interview with Melissa Auf der Maur about her new '90s Rock Memoir.
Mar 17
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Ask a Sober Oldster #32: Cara Benson
"The slightest slight used to wreck me for days when the person may just have been in a bad mood that had nothing to do with me. I was hostage to the…
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This is 67: Award-Winning Journalist Tom Junod Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire
"I’m 67 years old and I just finished my first book. It’s a dream come true and it taught me so many things about my life, my talent, and my endurance…
Mar 11
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This is 66: Hester Kaplan Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire
"I wish I’d taken more risks when I was younger and said yes to things more often just to see where they might lead me. I regret that fear and…
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