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Welcome to episode #14 of I Write Out Loud, my home for creative nonfiction.
This is where I share my collection of personal essays at the intersection of relationships, power, music, politics, feminism, beauty, parenting, aging, and more.
Today I discussed my essays “I Went on My First First Date in Over Six Years” and “I Went on My Second First Date in Over Six Years,” which explore what it actually feels like to re-emerge into dating in your 50s after a long relationship — the numbness, the misfires, the temperature checks, and the slow return to yourself. Tomorrow I’ll share the concluding essay, oh-so creatively named “I Went on My Third First Date in Over Six Years.”
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