In my Seventies, I have different priorities — I don’t like that I haven’t figured out the meaning of life yet. I’ve already put a lot of work into this problem—how to understand life and suffering and why people have to die and what happens after death. Or what to do about any of it. I was a…

A month of many transitions — I want to talk about October and all the transitions I’ve become aware of this month. Geographically, I am talking about October in Maine as that’s where my observations are made. Octobers are likely different in other places. Living on a farm in Maine is idyllic. Truthfully, I know I…

When running away is not an option — I suppose I could don a disguise and run off to the nearest wine-bar and sip cocktails while my husband tried to find me to make dinner. But then I’d likely overdo it and end up being driven home by a well-meaning stranger who would need to be fed, too…

I also take advantage of every opportunity to go outside — I don’t know about the rest of the seventyish population, but I have been staying indoors a lot of the day, for a lot of the days and weeks and months this past year. It is especially noticeable in winter, as right now, for instance, I couldn’t go out without…

What do you do when a dream comes true? On October 30, 2022, I received an email from a publishing company where I had submitted a chapbook manuscript saying they would like to publish my book. A poetry chapbook called Not All Are Weeping. This is a dream come true…

Main Street Rag is publishing my first-ever poetry chapbook. At 73 years old, I am in a new place that is exciting and uncomfortable at the same time. I am being asked to promote myself. Though I am used to selling things in my several different businesses as a caterer…

In January of this year, I was invited by editor Nancy Peckenham to become involved with a small group of people who write for the Crow’s Feet publication on Medium. We talked about how to do more to promote the publication and our own work, as well as tell stories…

I want to join a fellow Crows feet writer Warren Turner in keeping a list of small ways we can take action to improve society. He wrote a story that I admire, talking about little actions that do a lot of good. Like stocking a mini-community library or food pantry…

I have been writing about the restrictions of my husband’s diet for Chronic Kidney Disease and how we are adapting to them(or not). Lots of the time it seems like we should get a “fail”. Our choices for meals often run afoul of one or the other lists we are…