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 

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.

"We really have so much more control over aging than we think we do."
#AgePlayfully #AgePowerfully #AgeWell
www.nationalgeographic.com/health/article/benefits-...

Accidental Icon Lyn Slater From the Stella Fosse "Crones to Watch Out For" Series

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
stellafosse.substack.com/p/accidental-icon-lyn-sl...

Good morning, Crones!
Let's do this thing.
#AgePlayfully #CreativeCrones #DorothyParker

‘Shar pei sex’, swinging, and 10 orgasms in an afternoon: This is sex after 60 ‘Many older couples find greater satisfaction than when they were younger,’ says the National Institute on Aging

"Sex has always been great between us, but now it’s even better. Fewer inhibitions, more time. With age comes more confidence."
I do love a good sterotype-busting article.
#AgePlayfully #RealAging #NotOverNotOut
www.theguardian.com/wellness/2025/jul/02/sex...

Ten Things to Know When You Turn Sixty Do the things you were put on this planet to do.

"Aging happens, because we cannot stop it, and it is not what we feared." --Victoria Smith
#WomenOver60Rock #AgePlayfully
open.substack.com/pub/stellafosse/p/ten-th...

"People Read My Sex Scenes and Ask: Is That Possible for Fat Bodies?" OH, HONEY. Author Nisha Sharma on body diversity in romance novels.

Answer: Yes. And for old fat bodies, too.
#RomanceWriting #RepresentationMatters #CreativeCrones #AgePlayfully #DiversityInLiterature 
open.substack.com/pub/virginiasolesmith/p/...

Episode 199: One Sexy Story at a Time with Stella Fosse What if getting older wasn’t something to dread but something to celebrate? In this episode, I’m chatting with Stella Fosse, a writer who found her creative groove in her 60s. Now, she’s on a mission to help other women rediscover their power through storytelling.

What if growing older were something to celebrate -- creatively? Fun chat with Yvonne Marchese! Check it out...
#AgePlayfully #CreativeCrones #WritersLife #Writers 
www.latebloomerliving.com/blog/episode-199-one-sex...

From an interview with writer Billie Berlin in "Aphrodite's Pen." The book is a guide to erotic writing for #WomenOfACertainAge with prompts, examples, interviews, plus how to start your own #Elderotica writing group.
#creativecrones #ageplayfully #queenagers #WomenOver50Rock

The Women of Greek Myths Are Finally Talking Back Novels that take on the marginalized or vilified women in mythology are flooding bookstores and reigniting questions about who gets to tell these stories, and how.

Personally, I favor Baubo, the sexy Greek goddess of older women.
#Goddesses #Queenagers #AgePlayfully #CreativeCrones 
www.nytimes.com/2024/05/25/books/greeks-...

Smart revenge ensues when three women scientists discover they are dating the same lying dilettante--who is stealing their ideas for his invention. Order from your local bookstore or at all the online places.
#BeachRead #AgePlayfully #WomenInStem #Queenagers #TBR #RevengeNovel

Indeed. And a good idea to write our own.
#CroneWisdom #AgePlayfully #AgePowerfully #WomenWriters #WritersLife

Be a Conversation Starter Cultivating your expertise, your author platform, and your arrogance of belonging

Consistency and relevance are key to building an author platform. And a bit of arrogance doesn't hurt.
#WritersLife #AuthorPlatform #WomenWriters #Publishing #BookMarketing #CreativeCrones #AgePlayfully #AgePowerfully #AgeWell
brookewarner.substack.com/p/be-a-conversation-star...

You can call it rewirement, you can call it retirement, but whatever you call it, it's fabulous. 
#creativecrones #ageplayfully

Ideas to Stay Socially Active in Retirement | Sixty and Me Being socially active is important at any age, but especially so in retirement. If you're out of ideas, here are several to consider.

I've just moved to a new state and am gearing up to meet new friends at a local writers' conference and a new gym.  Meanwhile I keep up with old friends back home via Zoom. Great ideas in this article.
#CroneFriendship #AgePlayfully #NewFriends
https://sixtyandme.com/socially-active-retirement/

Dancing as hard as I can.
#CreativeCrones #AgePlayfully #AgeWell

And some folks say to retire late. To which I say: Phooey.
#AgePlayfully #AgeWell #CreativeCrones #Queenagers #WomenOver60Rock #RenegadeWomen

Amen, sister! 
Maggie Kuhn, founder of the Gray Panthers, is one of our many #croneforemothers. Let's celebrate her legacy - let's #agepowerfully and #ageplayfully. 
#womenempoweringwomen #proaging #antiageism #agepositive

SARK slow-dances with herself in her living room after dinner every night. What could be more delightful?
#AgePlayfully #CreativeCrones #Queenagers #AgeWell #RenegadeWomen

Yes to all this.
#CronePower #AgePlayfully #AgePowerfully #AgeWell

The Third Act: Notes From My Last (Possibly Best) Third of My Life Lessons I didn't understand in my twenties. Or thirties. Or...most of my forties, if I'm honest

The Third Act: When you finally get what the first two-thirds were about.
#AgePowerfully #AgePlayfully #AgeWell
crowsfeetlifeasweage.substack.com/p/the-third-act-notes-fr...

Just a reminder: You can only be young once, but you can be immature forever. Be creative. #ageplayfully #agewell #agepositive #creativecrones

What did you love as a child that you set aside for the sake of adulting? What would you like to reclaim now? 
#AgePlayfully #AgePowerfully #CreativeCrones #AgeWell

Amen to that. 
Check out my book, "Write & Sell a Well-Seasoned Romance," for your guide to create, edit, publish and market your story.
#WritersLife #CroneWisdom #AgePlayfully #AgeWell

Here's to beginning again at fifty, sixty, and beyond. Here's to Well-Seasoned Romance.
#WomenWriters #WritersLife #WritingRomance #AgePlayfully #CreativeCrones #AgeWell #NewBook #BookLaunch #HowToWriteBook #Bookstagram

Why We Are Glad We Started Social Security Benefits at 62 In making our decision, we ran all the numbers, including the most valuable number of all: time

"Do you really want to spend the most active years you have left in the office? Discovering ways to make money in retirement is possible. But you can never create another minute of time."
#AgePlayfully #AgePowerfully #AgeWell
www.nextavenue.org/glad-we-started-social-s...

Review from Professor Ruth Saxton, founder of Women's Studies at Mills College. Check out "Write & Sell a Well-Seasoned Romance"  to create, edit, publish and market your own tale of late-life love. On order from your local bookstore or all the online places.
#CreativeCrones #AgePlayfully #AgeWell

Americans work too damn much.
Let's move in the right direction.
#AgePlayfully #AgePowerfully #AgeWell 

Smart revenge ensues when three women scientists in their sixties discover they are dating the same lying dillattante -- who is stealing their ideas for his invention. Order yours now from your indie bookstore or at all the online places.
#BrilliantCharmingBastard #AgePlayfully #TBR #CronePower

Live dangerously. Live well. And brava Maggie Kuhn, one of my favorite foremothers.
#AgePlayfully #AgePowerfully #CreativeCrones #CroneWisdom