Hey there, fancy seeing you here. Especially since there hasn’t been anything new to see since *checks calendar* September. Good grief.
A few things have happened since then.
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The more stories by women over forty I read, the more convinced I am that there is treasure out here in the Forest of the Crones that trendy, and even traditional, publishing houses have no idea they’re missing. You, as a reader, probably know it too.
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When I put the call out on Twitter for women writers over 40 to highlight here, I only heard from one, but as we often hear – it’s not quantity, but quality that matters. That’s definitely the case with new-to-me author, Hadley Moore.
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When I had the idea to start featuring women who are doing inspiring/exciting/cool stuff in their midlife years, I had a couple already in mind. The first was R.L. Maizes, whose debut short story collection I had just finished reading. The other was Talya Tate Boerner, a woman I am thrilled to say is a personal friend. It’s pretty awesome to have friends who inspire you, as many of you probably know.
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Too often, women over the age of forty are expected to fade into the background. It doesn’t matter if we are experienced at whatever we’re doing or if we’re launching something new, the prevailing thought seems to be that we should step aside and let the next generation “have their turn”.
But guess what – some of us over forty haven’t had our turn yet.
R.L. Maizes was one of the first women who came to mind when I decided to start collecting these stories and sharing them here.
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