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Personal Essays

Thoughts on getting older, at any phase of life.

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A dramatic exit from the toxic magazine world cast uncertainty on Kim France's future, but after launching her own website and podcast for women over…

Mar 18

In her early sixties, Marcia DeSanctis often toggles between the roles of beauty/wellness journalist and lab specimen.

Marcia DeSanctis

May 20

Surfing through midlife.

May 16

I recognized a face on our Facebook alumni page as a secret I'd kept—the teacher who molested me.

May 11

What my mother—and a strange flower—taught me about ten seconds' worth of time.

Leslie Kendall Dye

May 6

At 62, in the midst of a career shift, Jessica Handler reconsiders the value of her work.

Jessica Handler

May 2

When was the first time you were confronted with your inevitable demise?

Apr 29

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