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Dear everyone! My dear friend Irene O’Garden, whom I promoted on this page not…
Dear everyone!
My dear friend Irene O'Garden, whom I promoted on this page not long ago for her tremendous poem "Glad To Be Human" (a great 59c Mother's Day present) is having an international giveaway on her marvelous play "Women on Fire" until May 12. Such a powerful piece of writing from one of my favorite people in the world — check it out!"
Listen up, people!
Listen up, people!
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This really moved us. Have you been here?
MY FIRST EVER BOOK GIVEAWAY CONTEST! Dear All — I just received the first adva…
MY FIRST EVER BOOK GIVEAWAY CONTEST!
Dear All —
I just received the first advance review copies of my new novel, "The Signature of All Things" and I want to give one away!
In fact, I want to give away a copy of the novel every single month until October, when the book is officially released.
I will be running the giveaway contests through my private LizNews Newsletter, so if you are not yet a subscriber, do sign up today! (The contest starts TOMORROW, so if you sign up now, you'll get the newsletter tomorrow with all the details on how to enter…it's super easy.)
To sign up for my newsletter (which is where all important and fun things are always revealed first) just click on the LizNews Newsletter app at the top of this Facebook page, OR, visit my website, and sign up right there:
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I can't wait to introduce my novel and my dear heroine Alma Whittaker to one lucky reader…it could be you!
Good luck,
LIZ
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Age 9. I dug out this photo this afternoon, to illustrate further the convers…
Age 9.
I dug out this photo this afternoon, to illustrate further the conversation below! Here I am in fourth grade, 1978. Is it a girl? Is it a boy? Who knows? Does it have a wandering, lazy eye? Sure! Does it have a bowl haircut? Sure! Is it a happy child? Totally! When I am feeling my most free, this is who I still am.
Super fascinating answers to today's question. As some of you have pointed out — the older women seem to feel younger than their ages, while the younger women are more likely to talk about feeling old, burdened, heavy. In a culture where youth is considered a real accomplishment and age is considered terrifying, this is fascinating information. It seems we do get lighter and more free somehow as we age…? With wisdom comes release? Hang in there, young struggling ones! Soon you may be 9 years old again, like us happy old ladies!
Love
Liz
QUESTION OF THE DAY: HOW OLD ARE YOU? The other night at a family picnic, we go…
QUESTION OF THE DAY: HOW OLD ARE YOU?
The other night at a family picnic, we got to talking about how old we all feel, and I asked everyone, "If somebody woke you from a deep sleep and suddenly asked, 'How old are you?' what would be your reflexive instinctual response?"
I asked this because I realized the other day that (the skin on my neck notwithstanding) deep in my heart, I think I am 34.
In fact, I am 43.
Sometimes, though, I must admit, at the rarest moments of purest joy, I think I am 9. (Being 9 was fantastic for me, way back in 1978. After that, things got a little weird and hairy until…well, age 34. Since then, it's been good. So I guess my soul has decided to remain 34, with occasional forays back to age 9.)
I never, ever, ever think I am a teenager (nor would I want to be).
I never, ever imagine that I am in twenties again. (Please God, don't ever make me be in my 20's again. I beg of you. Not even for the taut neck skin would it be worth it for me to be in my 20's again.)
But 34? That's what I feel I am. Which I guess means the last decade of my life has weighed virtually nothing, thank heavens.
My mom said she felt 45, which shaves off a LOT of years, but my mom is in amazing shape and could almost pass for 45.
My husband said he thought he was 7. (This explains a lot.)
My friend Rayya, who is older than me but looks younger, said she thought she was 19. (This also explains a lot, because she's still kind of a rock and roll teenager.)
My neighbor, who is 81, said she still thinks she's 47. (This, again, explains a LOT, such as why my neighbor is still taking care of everyone and everything in the world.)
When I was 29, by the way, I felt 81. Just saying. So I've gotten younger in the last 14 years, which has to be a good thing, right?
I am hoping to remain 34 years old for a very, very long time to come.
How about you all?
How old are you now, in your imaginations?
How old did you used to be?
How old do you plan to be, when you are 81? And how do you plan to get there?
Do tell!
Love
Liz