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A stairway covered in moss and vines in Charleston used to illustrate defining unscripted

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Defining Unscripted

Catherine Benner / January 5, 2026

Un·script·ed /ˌənˈskriptəd/ adjective Said or delivered without a prepared script; impromptu. Living without a fully prepared plan. I’m writing this…

A man and woman at sunset on the Caribbean Sea. They are the authors of the website Retirement Unscripted,

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Retirement, Unscripted

Catherine Benner / January 2, 2026

Retirement, Unscripted is our first year living life after the alarm clock. We’re Michael and Catherine, recently retired, married 20…