still cool.still here.still us.
and we’re still growing, so....
Midriff is an independent print magazine for women in and around midlife.
Smart, witty, and a little exposed. Our first issue is taking shape now.
We’re going to tell one another the truth.
about what we were told, what we learned, who we’re becoming, how it all feels and where we’re headed.
Join us for the messy middle.
Your attention is part of how Midriff gets made.
this chapter deserves better coverage.
Why Midriff
Midlife women are expected to fade out like hot pink Manic Panic. We’re more interested in what happens when we don’t.
Midriff explores the creative, intellectual, and embodied lives of women over forty. In our pages, we expand the map, tracing the surprising ways this life stage unfolds and giving the language and landmarks to navigate, together.
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01 · The ritual
The best mail day you’ve had in awhile. Perfect for a lazy Sunday morning or an all-screens-down anytime flip-through.
02 · The read
We don’t need any more advice. Essays, poetry, art and a touch of nostalgia to delight your past selves.
03 · The ’riff
The ‘riff is the part that spills beyond the pages: conversations, gatherings, recommendations, where we live between issues.
art school summer, 1996
If cold water can close a cuticle, I can start a magazine.
I’ve spent my career building platforms and communities for people who value generosity over gatekeeping. Now I’m doing it for us.
Midriff is for women in the middle of everything. The ones whose stories aren’t finished, the ones the overculture has started to look past, which is also, if you’ve noticed, right around when things start getting interesting in a new way.
Midlife isn’t a dirty word. It’s not a problem to solve. And despite a multibillion-dollar industry suddenly very interested in our hormone levels and protein intake, it’s not only about menopause or muscle mass. It’s one of the most transformative passages we get, and it deserves media that treats it that way.
My aim is that you’ll put down each issue feeling more yourself than when you picked it up. More seen, more alive, more ready for whatever needs doing. Not because we told you the answer, but because our pages are honest and the company is good.
Holding onto one another’s hands…
Read the first post: So, I am starting a print magazine for women in midlife
Writers & Creators
Get published
Midriff is looking for essays, personal narratives, cultural criticism, poetry, photography and visual art. Pitch us something specific or add your info to our list for possible story assignments.
We pay contributors. Always.
Issue No. 1 theme: Touch.
Brands & kindred spirits
Partner with us
We are ready to build relationships with brands who understand and care about our reader: her taste, her intellect, and her influence.
If your values align with ours (less supplements and anti-aging, more wearable talismans and dopamine boosts), and you believe in the power of women in midlife, send us a note.
The Making of Midriff
Updates from the team, passed like a folded note in sixth period.
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