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Rebecca Okrent: It’s Never Too Late to Make a Friend
Suzy Weiss
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The 75-year-old poet discusses retirement homes, intergenerational connection, and finding community at any age.

Read Rebecca’s essay, “What Friends Are For,” and Joe Nocera’s introduction to Ancient Wisdom, a new series from The Free Press.

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Suzy Weiss
Suzy Weiss is a co-founder and reporter for The Free Press. Before that, she worked as a features reporter at the New York Post. There, she covered the internet, culture, dating, dieting, technology, and Gen Z. Her work has also appeared in Tablet, the New York Daily News, The Wall Street Journal, and McSweeney's Internet Tendency, among others.
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