I heard someone say it again today, “I just want to age gracefully.” And I lost it.
What I lost — at long last — was my belief in this crazy idea that aging could be graceful. For just one minute I want to take up the other side of this madness: Aging is not, and should not be, graceful. Aging is an exit ramp, as it is designed to be, and it is clearly marked.
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Even as a young child, Diane Cameron knew that newspapers and the written word were important. “My parents subscribed to three different papers every day. As a 4-year-old, I created my own newspaper in fake cursive and handed it out to my family. As I got older, my...
Join Diane Cameron in this podcast hosted by Marion Roach Smith, part of the Let Me Introduce You series, where Marion introduces experts in fields that intersect with memoir. Listen in and learn how to live this writing life. The Let Me Introduce You series is...
You might think that on Christmas Day it wouldn’t be hard to talk about Jesus. But I get a little nervous just bringing mentioning him. I know that’s sad, but I get anxious because I’m a pretty left-leaning liberal Democrat and I think that I will immediately have to...
Even as a young child, Diane Cameron knew that newspapers and the written word were important. “My parents subscribed to three different papers every day. As a 4-year-old, I created my own newspaper in fake cursive and handed it out to my family. As I got older, my...
Join Diane Cameron in this podcast hosted by Marion Roach Smith, part of the Let Me Introduce You series, where Marion introduces experts in fields that intersect with memoir. Listen in and learn how to live this writing life. The Let Me Introduce You series is...
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