10 Ways to Collect Memories and Share Your Stories After 60
Do you wish you could preserve your footprints on this planet by saving your stories? Do you often wish you knew more about a relative who has passed away? How many times have you heard someone say, “There are so many questions I should have asked”?
Read MoreHonoring Pablo Neruda During National Poetry Month
April is National Poetry Month, and this year I’d like to honor one of my favorite poets, Pablo Neruda. About 20 years ago, a friend gifted me a copy of Neruda: Selected Poems. My friend was bilingual in English and Spanish and like many of Neruda’s…
Read MoreThe Color of Chicago Opera and Theater
Last spring, I wrote about the explosion of black on the live stage. In 2022, all the new plays opening on Broadway were written by black playwrights and starred black performers. Locally, in Chicago, the explosion is sustained by the four-to-six-week schedule of new performances throughout the year. All Black Productions Most theater groups average […]
Read MoreWhat to Do in Retirement: 20 Serious (and Fun!) Things to Keep You Busy!
My best friend was forced into an early retirement. While she was within a year of wanting to retire anyway, it came as a bit of a shock when her job position was eliminated, and she was faced with trying to occupy the hours in the day…
Read More5 Novels for Cold, Dreary Days
As I looked over the Oscar nominations last week, I grimaced at a couple of the movies vying for Best Picture. But, I reminded myself, we all enjoy different sorts of films. And it’s the same with books. The novel one woman raves about may not be her walking…
Read More15 Short Book Reviews for Prolific Readers
This reading binge takes me down the rabbit hole of 17th century history, European and American. I’m amazed reading European history that the colonies are mentioned as an afterthought. They were successful commercial…
Read MoreAphrodite and My Other Goddess Archetypes
For my birthday a number of years ago, a dear girlfriend organized a ladies’ luncheon for me. It was touching, especially since I had not had a luncheon in my honor for more than 20 years. I had given her the name of 10 of the most powerful women I know…
Read MoreDoes Thinking About Your Life Drive You Crazy?
As a person with more years behind me than ahead, I am constantly reading and hearing about fulfilling my goals, living a good life, reimagining “this one life we’ve been given” and generally making these final years count…
Read More10 Questions to Ask Before You Start Writing a Book
These days there are many options if you’re hoping to publish your book. You can do it yourself using Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing, IngramSpark.com or other similar services. You write your book, format it and upload files to the website…
Read MoreHow to Rock It the Mature Way in the New Year: Downsizing Your Habits as Your New Resolution!
You’ve heard it: New Year’s resolutions don’t last! This doesn’t mean that you can’t take stock of what you want in life. The still dark, shorter days of January in the Northern hemisphere are the perfect time for taking stock…
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