Coming-of-age stories about people 25 to 40-something often bore me–been there, done that. Give me a novel about someone in the second half of life and I’m hooked. Romance, self-discovery, spiritual growth, personal challenges, and family drama, it’s all there nuanced with the complexity that more time on earth and
Many writers I’ve met rarely, if ever, submit work for publication. Perhaps a rejection or two has been a discouragement, or they not submitted for years recalling the chore of packaging pages to send to one outlet at a time. Next was the wait of six months before the rejection
On the Blog Changing Aging Jeanette Leardi wrote a very thoughtful entry on resolutions and listed four she hopes to keep in 2015. “I promised to try, as often as possible, to 1) create something, 2) maintain something, 3) repair something, and 4) let go of something.” As I thought about my
A highlight of recent weeks was going to see MockingJay Pt 1 with my granddaughter and prepping by rewatching Catching Fire the night before. Last summer we saw Divergent twice. Of course, it’s a great way to spend time (and money) with a grandchild but also gives us a chance to hash
In a few days I will have been retired for a year. Like most retires, I say that I’ve never been busier. How does that happen? Things that had to be crammed into a workday night, like dealing with mail or cleaning the fridge, can be done at leisure, which
Betty, of Escape from Assisted Living, and her friends hope you’ll join their conversations at the senior center. Today they’re talking about turning 60. Huff Post 50 (May 27) suggests “60 Perfect Reasons You should be Psyched about Turning 60.” For example: “You are okay spending time alone . . .You get
*Truth in Proverbs: Sons & Daughters Conversation is never thin when Betty, whom you can meet in my novel Escape from Assisted Living, and her friends Ardyce, Irene, or Mabel get together. Right now they’re between hands of bridge debating the wisdom of the proverb “A son’s a son until he
A reading of the play Alcestis by Euripides has led to hot debate among friends at the senior center book club over what we owe in family relationships. In the play, as decreed by the gods, King Admetus must die. He asks his father or mother to change places with him