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An Update to the Updated Submission Guidelines for Middle-Pause
An Update to the Updated Submission Guidelines for Middle-Pause
We want women to write for us!
Debbie Walker
Apr 29, 2023
Exciting News! Middle-Pause Is Part of the Boost Program!
Exciting News! Middle-Pause Is Part of the Boost Program!
Woo-Hoo! We’re so excited for you!
Debbie Walker
May 1, 2023
Boosted Stories of Middle-Pause 2025
Boosted Stories of Middle-Pause 2025
Monthly updates of the top five Boosted stories…
Debbie Walker
Feb 18
Middle-Pause Is Not Just about Menopause
Middle-Pause Is Not Just about Menopause
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Debbie Walker
May 23, 2024
Celebrating Diverse Midlife Narratives in Your Writing
Celebrating Diverse Midlife Narratives in Your Writing
Share your unique experiences, wisdom, and perspective.
Cindy Heath
Jan 6, 2024
Self-Editing Tip #10: Handy Self-Editing Check List and Reference Guide
Self-Editing Tip #10: Handy Self-Editing Check List and Reference Guide
Use this before you submit to Middle-Pause. Please.
Marilyn Flower
Jun 22, 2023
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The Day I Stopped Chasing Productivity — And Finally Started Living
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Where do You Live?
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Lisa Loewen, MAIS, RCC
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Please Don’t Look at My Neck
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Nicole Lee
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Dying with Your Best Friend
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Tara Lingeman
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I’m a Middle-Aged Woman Still Cleaning Up My Mother’s Messes
I’m a Middle-Aged Woman Still Cleaning Up My Mother’s Messes
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Kim Conrad Moore
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Erectile Dysfunction as a Serious Health Warning
Erectile Dysfunction as a Serious Health Warning
He does love you. You are attractive. It’s not you, it’s him
Elspeth Raisbeck
Apr 15
Among the Weeds
Among the Weeds
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Lani (Myk) Domaloy
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What Easter Meant Then, and What it Means to Me Now
White gloves, chocolate bunnies, an unexpected path to spiritual healing
Deb Palmer
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The Hidden Benefits Of Lifting Weights In Midlife
The Hidden Benefits Of Lifting Weights In Midlife
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When Life Throws Crap at You, Do You React? Or Respond?
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Swan Song of The Last Showgirl
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Rise Up, Midlife Militants
Harnessing the power of radical women.
Catherine Durkin Robinson
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Wondering What Heaven Will Be Like? Here’s What I Imagine
No socks, no bras, just heaven
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The “I” In My Sister’s Addiction
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Forced to Let Go of My Superwoman Red Cape
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I Pause; Therefore I Am
I Pause; Therefore I Am
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Aging Gracefully:
When I am suddenly old and start to wear purple.
Lisa A. McCombs
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Dementia Care is a Roulette Wheel of Crappy Choices for Most of Us
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Jocelyn Millis
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