What other freedoms will be taken away from us? In the US, we have made so much progress concerning human rights. Things aren’t perfect, but at least there’s been some improvement. But when I heard about the reversal of Roe vs. Wade, it took me back several decades to my…

I hope to see him before it’s too late… As I’ve aged, the issue of mortality has become a firm reality for me. Time is dripping away, and with it, there are things I wish for that haven’t materialized. One of them is related to my fractured relationship with one…

Are you as addicted as I am? What’s with this Wordle thing? I was dumbfounded at first, but now I find myself playing along with every other schmuck in the universe. I find it very frustrating. I’ve never been very good at puzzles, so I’m not surprised at my failure…

Some of them may surprise you! Sex isn’t something that’s discussed openly among my senior friends. Is it considered taboo? Who knows? I know my libido isn’t as high as it used to be. When I was young, I thought about sex all the time. Now I have other things…

We should all recognize the signs of mental illness in those we love… — “Samantha?” Bob wasn’t sure if his daughter heard his cry. “Samantha? What are you doing?” The rehearsals had gone well. Samantha was the top dancer in her class, her future laying before her like a smoothly paved road. Her parents had enrolled her in ballet classes when she was five…

What’s worked for us in our thirty years together Today we celebrate our 30th anniversary. The only thing I’ve had longer than 30 years was my period. No kidding. Some of my friends have asked me what our secret is. We all have stories to share about the highs and…

Tips to help you keep your job… The first time it happened to me, I was about forty-five. I got a job working at a national magazine and for the first time, I had a younger boss. It was such a weird feeling because all of my employers were always…

Rejection letters I’ve yet to receive… — If you’re like me, you’ve probably been submitting your work to publications for decades. I know I have. My formal rejection letters started coming in the early ’70s when I began submitting my poetry to anthologies, newspapers, and literary magazines. I wish I had saved all those rejection letters because…