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I write about being an illustrator, creative practice, freelance life, the books I read, things I watch and listen to, food I cook and eat, as well as my thoughts and experiences of neurodiversity and post-menopausal life as a Gen X feminist woman.

Midlife isn’t a slow fade—it’s a creative awakening. This is a space to reimagine aging, reclaim creativity, and step into what’s next.

📖 MINI-COMICS + GRAPHIC NOVELS + SKETCHBOOKS + HOW-TO's for artists of all ages! Cartooning life, history, community, & cosmos ... 🎨

Sharing what it's really like to get old, from the blessings to the bullshit. It's complicated.

Personal stories and insightful essays by pioneering athlete/author/feminist Mariah Burton Nelson. Female-only sports and spaces; older female athletes; the empowerment of women through sports, and more.

Musings from a Wisconsinite moving abroad midlife and now living in rural Estonia on the Baltic Sea, embracing her heritage, local foods & flavors with a hefty dose of serendipity.