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[B]old Ladies Who Write
Seven [b]older women writers who delight, inspire and motivate me; plus dozens more you should check out.
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Me, My Editor, and ADHD
Erin Shetron’s Q&A with me, [B]old Woman Debbie Weil
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I’m not just an old lady
A Q&A with acclaimed author Hilma Wolitzer, still writing at 94, after publishing 15 books
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💬 [B]old Women: How trustworthy are your memories?
My cousin has different memories of my grandmother; we'll never know the truth.
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Love letter from Paris
🇫🇷 the Seine at night, my sweetheart, Musée Carnavalet, my fave restaurant in the Marais…
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Bonjour! A fireside video chat with Kate Hill
🇫🇷 IRL in Kate’s 18th century stone farmhouse, home of her gloriously quiet creative residencies.
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How will I cope if my husband dies?
A reader asks this painful question and I attempt a two-fold response
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Shit happens: I fell smack on my face on the sidewalk
My mouth is scabbed, my lips swollen, my wrist sprained, but there’s a bigger wake-up call.
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Legendary memoirist Abigail Thomas doesn’t give a shit
A Q&A with the bestselling 83-year-old author who writes fearlessly, for fun, and to capture liquid moments
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Magic mushrooms for this [b]old woman? Maybe.
I’m learning about mushrooms as a way to ease fear of death, grief, and depression
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Q&As w/ [B]old Women

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[B]old Ladies Who Write
Seven [b]older women writers who delight, inspire and motivate me; plus dozens more you should check out.
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Debbie Weil
89
I’m not just an old lady
A Q&A with acclaimed author Hilma Wolitzer, still writing at 94, after publishing 15 books
 • 
Debbie Weil
28
Bonjour! A fireside video chat with Kate Hill
🇫🇷 IRL in Kate’s 18th century stone farmhouse, home of her gloriously quiet creative residencies.
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Debbie Weil
4
6:43
Legendary memoirist Abigail Thomas doesn’t give a shit
A Q&A with the bestselling 83-year-old author who writes fearlessly, for fun, and to capture liquid moments
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Debbie Weil
100
36 years of slow, delicious expat life in France
🇫🇷 A Q&A with cooking teacher, author and mentor Kate Hill, 72, who runs a creative residency and writes full-time in Southwest France
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Complicated Grief

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How will I cope if my husband dies?
A reader asks this painful question and I attempt a two-fold response
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[B]old Women: Has grief changed your self-concept?
Losing both of my parents in the past 18 months has opened up so many questions about them as people, about their role in our relationship, abou…
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Please don't say "Sorry for your loss"
A complicated relationship with my dad has led to complicated grief.
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How I lost my mom long before she died
At 72, I am finally finding forgiveness for my mother... and myself.
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Behind The Scenes with Steven Petrow
The bestselling author talks about how his sister, Julie Petrow, chose to end her life using Medical Aid In Dying
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Dispatches From France

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Love letter from Paris
🇫🇷 the Seine at night, my sweetheart, Musée Carnavalet, my fave restaurant in the Marais…
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Debbie Weil
28
Bonjour! A fireside video chat with Kate Hill
🇫🇷 IRL in Kate’s 18th century stone farmhouse, home of her gloriously quiet creative residencies.
 • 
Debbie Weil
4
6:43
Paris has the most, I'm doing the least
🇫🇷 The Seine, the changing light, Notre Dame covered in scaffolding...
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Debbie Weil
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Pressing pause is hard. I’m doing it anyway.
🇫🇷 I’m stepping back to refind ease and relearn how to live in the moment.
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How [not] to keep a travel journal (Writing Tip #2)
🇫🇷 I have the best of intentions. I purchase a new notebook. Then, crickets.
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