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Radically honest highlights from [B]old Age
From eldering and living to 100, to identity and grief, to fashion and online shopping, to what other [b]old women have to say on life and writing.
Jul 10
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Debbie Weil
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💬 Sending again ➡️ Scribble me a handwritten note!
Doesn't matter what you say; it's your effort to find the paper, the notecard, the address that makes it so special.
Jul 3
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Debbie Weil
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June 2026
💬 [B]old Women: My mother couldn't say "I love you," but she saved everything... what now?
What should I do with my childhood treasures, stored for decades by my late mother, but never mentioned?
Jun 26
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Debbie Weil
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A spike of happiness, a spiral of self-doubt (Letters to Lucy #2)
a raw summer essay from the coast of Maine
Jun 19
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Debbie Weil
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Hiring a sex worker made Gail Rice famous
A Q&A with a 72-year-old formerly living a quiet life in Australia
Jun 12
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Debbie Weil
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Boundaries saved my art: a LIVE conversation with bestselling author Emma Gannon
A special edition of the [B]old Women Book Club where we talk about creativity, solitude, limiting time on apps, and why Emma might choose Substack over…
Jun 5
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Debbie Weil
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Emma Gannon
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May 2026
Getting old in real time… three [b]old years, to be exact
What I’ve been writing about for the past 150 weeks or so (plus thank you to my readers)
May 29
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Debbie Weil
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Letters to Lucy #1, more honesty, and less control
There's a new sheriff in town this summer... me! We're going to do things a little differently dammit
May 22
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Debbie Weil
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Mary Roblyn, 70, on losing her husband and the healing power of writing
A [B]old Woman Q&A with one of Substack’s most exceptional writers
May 15
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Debbie Weil
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💬 [B]old Women: How do you stay sane when your partner’s going through it?
My husband keeps telling me that his leg was "cut off" in order to get a new knee… I try to be sympathetic.
May 8
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Debbie Weil
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Paris travel diary
1 art class, 2 day trips, 3 major museums, 15 sunny days in a row, plus walking around to smell fresh baguettes, memorize the latticed balconies, and…
May 2
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Debbie Weil
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April 2026
A [B]old Woman’s Essentials
Everyday jeans, my must-have walking shoes, the notebook I’ve fallen completely in love with, and more: here's my list
Apr 24
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Debbie Weil
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