aging – Along the Writer's Way

The One True Desire

While writing might feel painful at times, the absence of exploring long-buried feelings becomes an obstacle to knowing ourselves and others.

In an Aging and Difficult World, How to Find Focus?

The body is fragile, and the mind is taxed to remember details, storylines, and even the simplest things that once came to mind without effort.

Writing to Remember … and Move Forward

“We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.” –Anaïs Nin

Life’s Small Triumphs at Summer’s End

In difficult times it becomes hard not to feel overwhelmed which makes relishing life’s little triumphs sweeter.

Last week I wrote about writing as a way of picking up the pieces. This week I spoke to women trying hard to do just that … pick up the pieces of their lives after Covid. Some downsized, some gave up smoking, some joined AA. Some struggle with where do I go from here? and whatContinue reading “The Truth of a Woman’s Story”