May I Masturbate in Front of You, Please?
I feel nauseous. Actors, journalists, directors, comedians --–are accused of groping women and making sexual innuendos. ...
Karla Araujo
9 Secret Rules For Winning Women’s League Tennis Matches
Thanks to pros like Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka, grunting and screeching have become fashionable....
Top 5 Lessons Hurricane Irma Taught Me About Life
Lesson 4. You still need to pet your dog. And your partner. No matter what’s going on outside, we all need encouragement....
I’m Not Getting Older. I’m Getting Crankier.
Fake therapy animals make me cranky. Don’t get me wrong, I love animals. And I’m a big believer in therapy.......
Happy Birthday, Dear (Departed) Dad
A must read and brilliant day of remembrance for anyone who has lost a parent! You will want to send this to all your loved ones....
Why Men Want Me Now That I’m 60
Men are looking for a woman like me. A woman of a certain age...with an American Express Card....
Got The Gray Hair Blues?
Do I pluck it or leave it alone, hoping it won’t be contagious?...
How My Husband’s Tidy Closet Led To Uncontainable Passion
I was incredibly aroused by my new boyfriend’s socks. The clean ones, that is. ...
The Perils of Living in Paradise: 5 Reasons You Might Want to Flee South Florida
I didn’t bargain for the perils that have come to be synonymous with Florida life......
Top 20 Signs You’re Going From Hot to Not
You put on a shirt and realize it has a stain... and you wear it anyway......
Is Your Vagina Having A Mid-Life Crisis?
What will restore my vagina to its former glory? May it needs to be steam cleaned...or perhaps it needs a jade egg......
Top 10 Signs It’s Time To Dump Your Doubles Partner
Take this funny self-test...and then share with your favorite tennis ladies!...
Is a Life Without Cheese Worth Living?
You may have seen recent headlines that compare cheese to crack cocaine......
Can We Talk About Women’s Eyebrows?
Are those dramatic, boldly blackened brows natural or penciled in? I never noticed her eyebrows before but now they seem to have taken on a life of their own,...
12 Tennis Resolutions To Reform Your Snarky Habits
“Yo, what’s your New Year’s tennis resolution?”...
My Father’s Long Goodbye
Though Dad is confined to a hospital bed in his unknowable version of hell, I can clearly picture him in the late ‘60s reclining on the living room sofa......
Was That An Orgasm Or An Aneurysm? A Guide to Sex After 50
I mistook my husband’s howl from a hamstring cramp for a mind-blowing orgasm....
What Menopausal Women Really Think About During Sex
Here are the top 10 things women over 50 think about during sex....
If Your Nightgown Could Talk…
He took the sleeve of my nightgown between his fingers, lacking proper reverence....
Win Tennis Matches Like the Pros with These Bizarre Rituals
I’m watching Rafa Nadal play a tennis match on TV, mesmerized by his quirky rituals: hair tucking, nose pulling, wedgie picking,......
Karla Araujo
Karla Araujo is a humorist and freelance feature writer in Washington, D.C. She's written everything from Triscuit boxes to essays on National Orgasm Day and passing gas in yoga class. Most important of all, she's been assured she's way Better After 50.