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Hello! I'm Alexis, a Dutch American writer living in Amsterdam. I'm currently obsessed with chipping away at how people of all ages are thinking about the second half of their lives—from the deep to the vain to the funny stuff. Join me!

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  • Alexis Mera Damen

    I’m a writer living in Amsterdam, and I love projects. I'm working on a book and exploring how people of all ages think about the second half of life at meramagazine.com. Words in HuffPost, AJPT, and elsewhere.

  • Sari Botton

    Sari Botton is the author of the memoir "And You May Find Yourself." She edited two bestselling anthologies: "Goodbye to All That" and "Never Can Say Goodbye." She publishes Oldster Magazine, Memoir Land, and Adventures in Journalism.

  • Asia Dawn Simonelli

    Single mom abroad, coparenting in Spain, doing things unconventionally after divorce. Writer and relationship coach exploring what happens when life doesn't go according to plan.

  • Niki Elle

    I'm a death doula, grief supporter, and backpacker exploring how finitude empowers us to find meaning, deepen relationships, and appreciate the mundane. Follow along as I share reflections on living, dying, and the meditative peace of the mountains.

  • Katharina

    German living in Portugal with my Canadian husband and our one-year-old daughter. I write about making a good life through the things we choose, notice, buy, eat, wear, visit and obsess over.

  • Dina Gachman

    Dina Gachman is a Pulitzer Center Grantee and an award winning journalist. Publisher’s Weekly calls her book of essays, So Sorry For Your Loss, “A poignant, personal exploration of grief.”

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