Encore Career

Encore Career

Writing is my ‘encore career’, a phrase I discovered today on a Baby Boomer ‘life transitions’ site. Applause, please, from the audience!!!! I’ve written thousands of clinical reports…and some of them contained fabulous fiction,...
The Spin

The Spin

Conflict, drama, travail…life constantly spins little ‘hiccups’ into one’s cycle, no matter what the schedule, the plan. Jump in, jump back, circle around again, sort of like the spin cycle of a washing machine, a ‘soap opera’, if...
Panera’s Gray Panther Clientelle

Panera’s Gray Panther Clientelle

I belong to a writer group that convenes each Thursday morning at Panera Bread. We are not part of the Starbucks clan: we prefer a full menu of ‘feed your face’ options. While not all of the writers are Boomers, post-careerists who have plenty of time, I...
The Little Red Hen

The Little Red Hen

“Not I,” said the ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___. So the little Red Hen did, not equivocally wishy-washy or vacantly wishing is she. She did, does the work. By and for the quest. Little Red rousts effort and energy. She endeavors always, with objectives; she...