Melinda Blau

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Writing/Podcasting/Nurturing Our Relationship: Heartfelt Stories, Hard-Won Lessons, and Humor

January 13, 2023 by Melinda Blau

  Where the hell have you been, Melinda? Quick answer: NOT poolside. I’ve been publishing my work on Medium and recently added podcasting/writing to my resume (as guest and host).  Checking in with you now and more regularly, I hope, will better our relationship. For a while now, I haven’t posted stories here and there. […]

When I’m an Old Lady…A Reflection on Aging in the Wake of my 78th Birthday

December 10, 2021 by Melinda Blau

The following rumination, published first on Medium, was inspired by “my old ladies”… …women 20 or 25 years older whom I’ve befriended and gotten to know since I was 50. I now am old enough to be someone else’s “old lady.” Still, I continue to seek out “good” much-older women — though I’ve had to […]

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  • This Time I Find Trouble Without Leaving Home!
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