An Aging Author's Daily Diversions | M. Louisa Locke

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AGING PASSIONATELY with Ina Albert

AGING PASSIONATELY is a collection of stories and essays chronicling 88 years of experiences and the values I have discovered along the way to be crucial for healthy aging in the second half of life.

Good Humor

From the famous quote, “Arise good humor. Thou hast given me a joust of moral flavor.” Sir Wellington of Argyle, the discoverer of a heavy beef dish and a sock for golfers.

Life (un)Learned

By Kim Van Bruggen

It’s not you, it’s what you learned along the way.

Going Gently

By Satya

Helping those who sometimes push too hard to ease up & enjoy everything more.

Growing Old & Owning The Real World - Musings of Jo Linney

My perspective on growing old, trying to live in & negotiate the world as it is now & maybe in the future

Not in the Script

By Alistair

Random musings and confessions by an historical fiction author.

Everything is Personal

By Laurie Stone

The story is not about what happened, it's about what the narrator makes of what happened.

Work/Craft/Life

By Neal Bascomb

Illuminating stories of people and the work that shapes their lives. A biweekly newsletter that will inspire, move, inform, or just make you say wow! Join our community and broaden your view of the world!

Outsourced Optimism

By Tami Carey

An imaginative search through popular fiction to find hope and meaning when real life doesn't go as planned.

Beautifully written essays, doing something I love to do myself, finding meaning in the fictional world of my favorite authors, shows, movies.

- M. Louisa Locke

Field Research

By Amran Gowani

Razor-sharp satire. Inventive dark comedy. Acerbic fiction. Field Research takes no prisoners, and supports important causes.

Extra Evil

By Dennard Dayle

The wasteland's best satire. Dennard Dayle's incriminating newsletter, featuring humor too hot for sane outlets. A vassal state of SeeMoreEvil.com and mandatory reading in 49 states.

The WHAT FREAKING NEXT? Journals

By Abigail Padgett

an author ransacking literature for signs.

The Hyphen by Emma Gannon

The Hyphen is a reader-supported newsletter for curious readers from Sunday Times Bestselling author Emma Gannon. "One of Britain’s most prominent Substack bloggers" — The Times

Techno Sapiens

By Jacqueline Nesi

Psychologist and professor Jacqueline Nesi shares the latest research on technology and the people who use it, plus practical tips for living and parenting in the digital age.

I find her research and writing invaluable in understanding my grandsons and celebrating the great job my daughter is doing as a parent.

- M. Louisa Locke

CAFÉ ANNE

By Anne Kadet

It's a wonderful world—meet the inhabitants!

Oldster Magazine

By Sari Botton

Exploring what it means to travel through time in a human body, at every phase of life.

THE RED FERN 🌿 By Helen Redfern

Personal essays exploring confidence and creativity in an online world.

The Austen Connection

By Plain Jane

How Jane Austen's stories connect to us today, and connect us to each other.

For everyone who ever fell in love with Jane Austen's stories.

- M. Louisa Locke

Not Controversial

By Nia

Every Tuesday I talk about one non-controversial issue that everyone thinks about but no one says aloud.

Always thought-provoking, but gentle, I feel like i'm hanging out with an old friend and talking about stuff!

- M. Louisa Locke

Unschool for Writers

By Alison Acheson

Playing and working with words: finding your own way to fiction and nonfiction, poetry, and writing for young people

For beginning and experienced writers alike, I always find something in her advice to help me improve my craft.

- M. Louisa Locke

Non-Boring History

By Annette Laing

Join renegade academic Dr. Annette Laing for a witty, thoughtful, and ever-surprising tour of US and UK history, and how historians think.

The Author Analyst

By Author Analyst by Monica Leonelle

Regular book industry news and tips to make money with your books in different formats, on different platforms, and more.

The Honest Broker

By Ted Gioia

A trustworthy guide to music, books, arts, media & culture by Ted Gioia

Aging Well News

By Janice Walton

Want to live your later years to the fullest? This newsletter is filled with ideas based on my experiences as an older adult.

Everything Is Amazing

By Mike Sowden

A newsletter about seeing more, feeling more, and asking better questions. Curiosity makes everything better - but can it be *learned*? Let's find out.

Situation Normal

By Michael Estrin

Stories for people who enjoy humor with a side of humanity and a dash of insight

Aging for Rebels

We examine life's questions through the lens of what we are reading and writing

Maybe Baby

By Haley Nahman

Chipping away at the inscrutability of modern life, popular culture, and how we feel about both.

Letters from an American

By Heather Cox Richardson

A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

Combines my love for history, commitment to keeping informed, and my desire to find signs of positive progress where ever I can.

- M. Louisa Locke

Adventures In "Journalism" by Sari Botton

Highlights and lowlights* (*mostly lowlights) from one Gen X lady writer's rather circuitous career path.

Simon Owens's Media Newsletter

By Simon Owens's Tech and Media Newsletter

A newsletter about how publishers create, distribute, and monetize their digital content. This newsletter is free to subscribe to.

Both Are True

By Alex Dobrenko

Absurd, honest comedy delivered twice a weekish through the vulnerable personal essays of Alex Dobrenko: tv actor+writer to some, father to one, and friend to all.

Get Wit Quick

By Benjamin Errett

The Wit's Guide to Life, steered by loyal readers and served in weekly dollops. Now with the option to upgrade from email to actual mail in the form of Riposte Cards!

Always lightens my mood for the day!

- M. Louisa Locke