by Alice Lowe
At 79, she proudly claims and defends the word “old.” Further, there are no such things as “senior moments”; we all, at any age, forget where we left our keys or glasses now and then. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Maya Angelou
BLOOMERS BLAZING: Paula Coomer: Story is Half of What Holds Our Bodies Together
by Joan Schweighardt
“My nursing education and career served me well, as I learned to understand humanity from the corpuscles outward. Also, writing is a physical act, and the story is an extension of the body, an actual part of the body’s ability to heal itself.” Continue reading
FIVE IN BLOOM: Outstanding Female Filmmakers
By Ally Donovan
These five female filmmakers have opened our eyes to other worlds while reminding us that true artistry has no age limit. Continue reading
FIVE IN BLOOM: The Good Muse
by Juhi Singhal Karan
What do authors need “in order to release [their] imagination,” as Toni Morrison put it? . . . The process of writing is as fascinating as the written word itself, as will be evident from these five bloomers, each of whom had their own unique ritual. Continue reading
Q&A With Karen Rizzo
“In nonfiction I feel like I’m digging at different spots in one excavation site, but this book, a novel, felt more like a road trip. I went to places I knew and some I’d never been, so even though it was very freeing, it was also more challenging because I’m a creature of habit and however exciting new places are they always make me a little uneasy at first.” Continue reading
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