Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · 11/08/2026#CroneWisdom #WritersLife #UrsulaLeGuin #AgePowerfully 010
Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Dr. Flegal won multiple awards for her studies at the CDC. But suddenly other scientists were calling trying to get her fired. #WomensHealth #HealthAtEverySize open.substack.com/pub/stellafosse/p…open.substack.comProfessor Katherine FlegalFrom the Stella Fosse "Crones to Watch Out For" Series 000
Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · 29/07/2026From 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 open.substack.com/pub/stellafosse/p…open.substack.comActivist Ashton ApplewhiteFrom the Stella Fosse "Crones to Watch Out For" Series 010
Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Now, here's a novel that begs to be written. #CreativeCrones #AgePlayfully #WomenWriters #WritersLife 020
Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · 25/07/2026I'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 040
Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · 25/07/2026"We really have so much more control over aging than we think we do." #AgePlayfully #AgePowerfully #AgeWell www.nationalgeographic.com/health/a…nationalgeographic.comAging 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. 010
Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · 24/07/2026And another way to live happily ever after... #CroneWisdom #AgePlayfully #AgePowerfully www.nytimes.com/2024/02/21/well/liv…nytimes.comOver 60, Single and Never HappierWhy some older people who have given up looking for romantic love say they feel self-assured and satisfied on their own. 020
Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · 22/07/2026"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 www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/20…theguardian.comNo, age isn’t just a number – and the sooner we realise that, the happier we will beIt’s tempting to want to stay young for ever. But each new life stage brings gains as well as losses 010
Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · 21/07/2026From 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/accident…stellafosse.substack.comAccidental Icon Lyn SlaterFrom the Stella Fosse "Crones to Watch Out For" Series 010
Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Over fifty? The diet industry wants you. But we deserve data-driven healthcare, not profit-driven healthcare. #GLP-1s #DietIndustry #WomensHealth #HAES stellafosse.com/the-diet-industry-w…stellafosse.comThe Diet Industry Wants You | Stella FosseThe 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. 031
Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Truth and beauty. #AudreyHepburn #Empathy #WomensWisdom 020
Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Is the word "feminist" becoming more popular lately? I suspect so, but don't have any data. What are your thoughts? #WomensRights #WomensFreedom #ReproductiveJustice 020
Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Wisdom, positivity, relationships, happiness: Research shows our third act is far from the ageist stereotypes. #AgePlayfully #AgeWell #NotOverNotOut www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/opt…psychologytoday.comHow We Flourish in the Third Act of LifeWho says the best years are behind us? The third act might just be where the real magic—and wisdom—takes the stage. 011
Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Is 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 www.theguardian.com/wellness/2025/j…theguardian.comMy 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 010
Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Yes, 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 bylinestephanie.substack.com/p/i-ha…bylinestephanie.substack.comI Have Too Much StuffWhen I look in the mirror, I see a reflection of my physical self, but that reflection is not who I am. 010
Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · 13/07/2026The first profile in my series, "Crones to Watch Out For." Let's make ourselves visible, shall we? #WomenPoets #WomenWriters #CroneWisdom #JakiSheltonGreen stellafosse.substack.com/p/meet-poe…stellafosse.substack.comPoet Laureate Jaki Shelton GreenFrom the Stella Fosse "Crones to Watch Out For" Series 010
Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Your 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 022
Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · 10/07/2026"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 www.theguardian.com/wellness/2025/j…theguardian.comThe thing about ‘ageing gracefully’: whatever you call it, I’ll do it my wayOne thing I’ve noticed is that as they grow older, people tend to care less about others’ opinions. Sometimes that’s liberating 000
Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · 09/07/2026As 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 sixtyandme.com/alcohol-and-agingsixtyandme.comWhy Alcohol and Aging Don’t Mix! | Sixty and MeAlcohol dependency becomes worse for aging adults because of many reasons. Here's why you should get off now. 000
Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Good 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 www.nytimes.com/2024/07/07/briefing… 020
Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Good morning, Crones! Let's do this thing. #AgePlayfully #CreativeCrones #DorothyParker 000
Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · 07/07/2026"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/j…theguardian.com‘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 000
Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · 06/07/2026"Aging happens, because we cannot stop it, and it is not what we feared." --Victoria Smith #WomenOver60Rock #AgePlayfully open.substack.com/pub/stellafosse/p…open.substack.comTen Things to Know When You Turn SixtyDo the things you were put on this planet to do. 000
Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · 05/07/2026What a marvelous essay for all you #LateBloomers out there. #AgePlayfully #CroneLife open.substack.com/pub/queenofrevelr…open.substack.comBecoming a Lady who Likes ItIn my 50's and getting the hang of it 000
Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Answer: Yes. And for old fat bodies, too. #RomanceWriting #RepresentationMatters #CreativeCrones #AgePlayfully #DiversityInLiterature open.substack.com/pub/virginiasoles…open.substack.com"People Read My Sex Scenes and Ask: Is That Possible for Fat Bodies?"OH, HONEY. Author Nisha Sharma on body diversity in romance novels. 000
Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · 03/07/2026"A morning with a reason is stronger than a triple espresso." Inspiring thoughts here, and I agree with most of them. #AgeWell substack.com/home/post/p-164367418substack.comThe Wisdom Years: 7 Habits That Make Aging a SuperpowerLet’s get one thing clear: aging is not a curse to reverse. 000
Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · 29/06/2026All those Disney princesses grow up to be Disney villains: Assertive older women. Or, you know, dragons. #CronePower #AgePlayfully #AgePowerfully #RethinkingStereotypes #VividOlderWomen #RenegadeWomen #Queenager #AgePositive 000
Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · 20/06/2026To group together fifty-year-olds and ninety-year-olds makes no more sense than grouping together babies and forty-year-olds. In fact, when you've met one seventy-year-old, you've met one seventy-year-old. #cronewisdom #womenofacertainage #agepositive #agewell 000
Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · 14/06/2026"Medical research has shortchanged women for decades. This is particularly true of olders. 'It’s assumed that women’s biology doesn’t matter,' said Dr. Stephanie Faubion." #WomensHealth #ClinicalTrials www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/…washingtonpost.comOlder women are being significantly shortchanged by medical researchMen are the focus of much more health research, leaving unanswered questions about women and cancer, Alzheimer’s and other serious conditions. 000
Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · 11/06/2026"The judge consulted the warrant before him. "This woman, Marion Chase, is accused of acts of lust with another woman. But it is more likely for a goose to lay a Christmas pudding than for one woman to consort with another." From my book "Vampires of a Certain Age" #vampirenovel #TBR #sapphicnovel 000
Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Such a great way to connect! www.aarpethel.com/health/aging/insp…aarpethel.com5 Inspiring Podcasts Helping Me Navigate Life After 60Have a listen and you'll feel more hopeful about everything. 000
Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · 07/06/2026The weekday is a theoretical construct. #AgePlayfully #AgePowerfully #Agewell stellafosse.substack.com/p/flip-off…stellafosse.substack.comFlip Off, Flip Off, the Dying of the LightTen Lessons of Life after Work 000
Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Now that I’m in my seventies, you’d think I would have serenity down pat. And you’d think that serenity would mean giving everybody, myself included, some space. I’m not quite there. #AgeWell #WomenOver70Rock stellafosse.com/taking-our-spacestellafosse.comTaking Our Space | Stella FosseTaking Our Space Space is essential in life just as space between logs is essential for fire. Space rekindles attraction between longtime partners, space between tasks revives us. 000
Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · 19/05/2026"Cultural notions uphold the myth that women lose sexual desire when they are no longer capable of childbirth. This distracts us from our actual lives." #WomenWriters open.substack.com/pub/stellafosse/p…open.substack.comVisible and Then SomeHow Older Women Became Lead Characters in Novels 010
Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · 19/05/2026What 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 010
Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Amen 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 031
Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · 25/12/2025How will this gift help my child gain independence? #OlderMoney rethinking65.com/2024/07/20/how-muc…rethinking65.comHow Much Help Should Parents Give Adult Children?A recent survey by Savings.com found that nearly half of U.S. parents with a child over 18 are providing some or all of the child’s financial support. 010
Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · 13/11/2025And this makes us fabulous writers. #AgePlayfully #AgeCreatively #CreativeCrones 010
Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · 09/11/2025Personally, I plan to spend it on joy and creation. #CreativeCrones #AgePlayfully #AgePowerfully #AgeWell #WomenWriters #WritersLife 020
Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · 11/08/2025#CroneWisdom #WritersLife #UrsulaLeGuin #AgePowerfully 010
Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · 03/08/2025I 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: stellafosse.com/stella-fosse-authorstellafosse.comStella Fosse Author | Stella FosseFosse – as in Toss. Stella champions older women’s creativity by leading imaginative workshops in seasoned romance, erotica, and memoir writing. Stella Fosse Author 000
Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · 02/08/2025Dr. Flegal won multiple awards for her studies at the CDC. But suddenly other scientists were calling trying to get her fired. #WomensHealth #HealthAtEverySize open.substack.com/pub/stellafosse/p…open.substack.comProfessor Katherine FlegalFrom the Stella Fosse "Crones to Watch Out For" Series 000
Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · 29/07/2025From 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 open.substack.com/pub/stellafosse/p…open.substack.comActivist Ashton ApplewhiteFrom the Stella Fosse "Crones to Watch Out For" Series 000
Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · 27/07/2025Coming 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 000
Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · 26/07/2025Now, here's a novel that begs to be written. #CreativeCrones #AgePlayfully #WomenWriters #WritersLife 010
Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · 25/07/2025I'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 000
Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · 25/07/2025"We really have so much more control over aging than we think we do." #AgePlayfully #AgePowerfully #AgeWell www.nationalgeographic.com/health/a…nationalgeographic.comAging 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. 000
Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · 24/07/2025And another way to live happily ever after... #CroneWisdom #AgePlayfully #AgePowerfully www.nytimes.com/2024/02/21/well/liv…nytimes.comOver 60, Single and Never HappierWhy some older people who have given up looking for romantic love say they feel self-assured and satisfied on their own. 001
Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · 22/07/2025"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 www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/20…theguardian.comNo, age isn’t just a number – and the sooner we realise that, the happier we will beIt’s tempting to want to stay young for ever. But each new life stage brings gains as well as losses 000
Creative Crones with Stella Fosse @stellafosse.bsky.social · 21/07/2025From 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/accident…stellafosse.substack.comAccidental Icon Lyn SlaterFrom the Stella Fosse "Crones to Watch Out For" Series 000