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Divorcée lol
Starting a substack seemed to involve coming up with short, pithy descriptors of various life stages. For my forties, I brightly proposed “divorcée.”
Sep 29
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Ashton Applewhite on age bias and how & what she’s unlearning at 74
A recording from Ashton Applewhite and Debbie Weil's live video
Sep 18
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58:21
I used to say I had a perfect nose.
I love my nose; it’s my best feature. But I don’t call it perfect any more.
Sep 7
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August 2026
I’m still worried about the shoes.
That line, and this slide, was in one of my talks for a long time. It was funny and I still miss it.
Aug 25
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Why did an admiring comment make me feel so weird?
In my next life, I’m going to be a good dancer.
Aug 13
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Can age be “just a number?” I’d say no.
For over 20 years I thought out loud about age and ageism on my This Chair Rocks blog (www.thischairrocks.com/blog). This is one of a couple of posts I…
Aug 6
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July 2026
Be more cunty?
My nieces teach me things.
Jul 28
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The beach is for everyone
In Spain's Basque Country, they really mean it.
Jul 23
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a thank you
Jul 20
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Might you share my condition?
There's a name for it: analexaphobia.
Jul 17
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Sari Botton interviews Ashton Applewhite
A recording from Ashton Applewhite and Sari Botton's live video
Jul 14
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Age cooties
If you’d told me 25 years ago that I’d become fascinated by aging, I’d have said, “Why on earth would I want to spend my time thinking about something…
Jul 13
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