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Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · Aug 11

#CroneWisdom #WritersLife #UrsulaLeGuin #AgePowerfully

Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · Aug 3

I extend an invitation to Women Authors Past Midlife to write a guest essay for the Stella Fosse blog as part of your publicity plan. Find submission guidelines at the end of this linked page: https://stellafosse.com/stella-fosse-author/

Stella Fosse Author | Stella Fosse

Fosse – as in Toss. Stella champions older women’s creativity by leading imaginative workshops in seasoned romance, erotica, and memoir writing. Stella Fosse Author

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Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · Aug 2

Dr. Flegal won multiple awards for her studies at the CDC. But suddenly other scientists were calling trying to get her fired.
#WomensHealth #HealthAtEverySize
https://open.substack.com/pub/stellafosse/p/professor-katherine-flegal?r=yq3s3&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

Professor Katherine Flegal

From the Stella Fosse "Crones to Watch Out For" Series

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Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · Jul 29

From my Substack series, "Crones to Watch Out For." Ashton's profile will also be in my upcoming book, "Rock On: Power, Sex & Money after 60."
#AgePowerfully #AgeWell
https://open.substack.com/pub/stellafosse/p/meet-ashton-applewhite?r=yq3s3&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

Activist Ashton Applewhite

From the Stella Fosse "Crones to Watch Out For" Series

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Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · Jul 27

Coming soon: My new book, "Rock On: Power, Sex and Money after 60." Getting rave early reviews, including this one. The book tackles beauty, healthcare, creativity and more. Can't wait to hear what you think! More about the launch soon.
#AgePlayfully #AgePowerfully #WomenOver60Rock

Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · Jul 26

Now, here's a novel that begs to be written.
#CreativeCrones #AgePlayfully #WomenWriters #WritersLife

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Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · Jul 25

I'm hyperaware of the passage of time, and how much I still want to do. So I needed this reminder -- how about you?
#Productivity #RememberToRest #RenegadeWomen

Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · Jul 25

"We really have so much more control over aging than we think we do."
#AgePlayfully #AgePowerfully #AgeWell
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/health/article/benefits-of-aging?utm_campaign=Wisdom%20Well&utm_content=339608943&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin&hss_channel=lis-lJUPZre7-t

Aging isn‘t just about decline. Here’s how health improves as we grow older.

New science suggests there's plenty that actually gets better with age—if you let it.

www.nationalgeographic.com

Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · Jul 24

And another way to live happily ever after...
#CroneWisdom #AgePlayfully #AgePowerfully
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/21/well/live/seniors-single-dating.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

Over 60, Single and Never Happier

Why some older people who have given up looking for romantic love say they feel self-assured and satisfied on their own.

www.nytimes.com

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Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · Jul 22

"If we can allow ourselves to move in and out and back again through the different life stages we can grow around our younger selves, not away from ourselves."
#AgePowerfully #AgeWell #CroneWisdom
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/jul/14/no-age-isnt-just-a-number-happiness-life-stage

No, age isn’t just a number – and the sooner we realise that, the happier we will be

It’s tempting to want to stay young for ever. But each new life stage brings gains as well as losses

www.theguardian.com

Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · Jul 21

From Accidental Icon, Lyn Slater: "Age is never a variable I use in deciding what to wear." Second in my Crones to Watch Out For series on Substack - please follow me there.
#CronesToWatchOutFor #AgePlayfully #AgePowerfully
https://stellafosse.substack.com/p/accidental-icon-lyn-slater

Accidental Icon Lyn Slater

From the Stella Fosse "Crones to Watch Out For" Series

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Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · Jul 20

Over fifty? The diet industry wants you. But we deserve data-driven healthcare, not profit-driven healthcare.
#GLP-1s #DietIndustry #WomensHealth #HAES
https://stellafosse.com/the-diet-industry-wants-you/

The Diet Industry Wants You | Stella Fosse

The Diet Industry Wants You Until GLP-1 drugs become available as lower priced generics, there are huge profits to be made selling these drugs to older women.

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Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · Jul 20

Truth and beauty.
#AudreyHepburn #Empathy #WomensWisdom

Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · Jul 19

Is the word "feminist" becoming more popular lately?
I suspect so, but don't have any data.
What are your thoughts?
#WomensRights #WomensFreedom #ReproductiveJustice

Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · Jul 18

Wisdom, positivity, relationships, happiness: Research shows our third act is far from the ageist stereotypes.
#AgePlayfully #AgeWell #NotOverNotOut
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/optimized/202506/how-we-flourish-in-the-third-act-of-life

How We Flourish in the Third Act of Life

Who says the best years are behind us? The third act might just be where the real magic—and wisdom—takes the stage.

www.psychologytoday.com

Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · Jul 17

Fascinating take on the FDA meeting coming up tomorrow re: Menopause Hormone Therapy.
#Menopause #WomensHealth #FDA #MHT #HRT
https://vajenda.substack.com/p/marty-makarys-many-blind-spots-about

Marty Makary's Many Blind Spots about Menopause Hormone Therapy

His book is a master class in cherry picking

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Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · Jul 16

Is it "giving up" to accept how our looks change over time? Or is it reclaiming our real lives? A thoughtful analysis from Jessica DeFino.
#CroneBeauty #CroneWisdom #AgePowerfully #AgePositive
https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2025/jul/03/aging-advice-acceptance-giving-up

My co-worker thinks her single friend should lose weight. Is not caring about looks ‘giving up’?

If ‘giving up’ doesn’t sit right, try thinking about it as getting something back: time, money, energy

www.theguardian.com

Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · Jul 16

Yes, we are not our stuff. Yes, there is too much. I think about what I would grab in a fire; my heart is distributed among the rooms.
#Downsizing #Housing #AgeWell #AgePositive
https://bylinestephanie.substack.com/p/i-have-too-much-stuff?r=yq3s3&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true

I Have Too Much Stuff

When I look in the mirror, I see a reflection of my physical self, but that reflection is not who I am.

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Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · Jul 14

Yes to all of these -- especially, let's end the circular firing squad about hair color choices.
#CroneSolidarity #AgePowerfully #AgePlayfully #AgeWell
https://www.aarpethel.com/fulfillment/6-things-women-over-60-are-told-they-shouldnt-do-but-they-should

6 Things Women Over 60 Are Told They Shouldn’t Do — But They Should

The key messages you should feel free to ignore.

www.aarpethel.com

Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · Jul 13

The first profile in my series, "Crones to Watch Out For."
Let's make ourselves visible, shall we?
#WomenPoets #WomenWriters #CroneWisdom #JakiSheltonGreen
https://stellafosse.substack.com/p/meet-poet-laureate-jaki-shelton-green?r=yq3s3

Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Green

From the Stella Fosse "Crones to Watch Out For" Series

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Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · Jul 12

Your first draft belongs only to you. Be free. Write your story, just as it comes to you. Be one with your whole self. Discover who you are.
#CreativeCrones #AgePlayfully #CronePower #WritersLife #Writers

Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · Jul 10

Debra Benfield does great work at Aging Body Liberation. Her December 2025 book: "Unapologetic Aging."
#CroneWisdom #AgePowerfully
#CreativeCrones #AgeBeautifully #CroneBeauty #AgePowerfully #AgeWell

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Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · Jul 10

"There’s plenty of advice for men on staying fit and looking good in midlife and beyond. But a search for “ageing gracefully” yields a sea of female faces." Marvelous article.
#AgeDisgracefully #AgePositive
https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2025/jul/07/the-thing-about-ageing-gracefully

The thing about ‘ageing gracefully’: whatever you call it, I’ll do it my way

One thing I’ve noticed is that as they grow older, people tend to care less about others’ opinions. Sometimes that’s liberating

www.theguardian.com

Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · Jul 9

As we age, our liver and kidneys become less efficient. Substances we may have consumed all our adult lives stay in our systems longer and may cause adverse effects we didn't experience earlier in life.
#WomensHealth #CroneHealth #AgeWell
https://sixtyandme.com/alcohol-and-aging/

Why Alcohol and Aging Don’t Mix! | Sixty and Me

Alcohol dependency becomes worse for aging adults because of many reasons. Here's why you should get off now.

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Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · Jul 8

Good news for writers!
"Many who turned to romance during the pandemic seem to have kept up the habit. Print sales of romance books more than doubled in the last few years."
#WritersLife #SeasonedRomance #CreativeCrones
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/07/briefing/romance-bookstores.html