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  • Nancy Peckenham

    Founder/publisher of Crow's Feet: Life As We Age. Journalist, editor, mother, wife, sister, daughter, friend, adventurer, history-lover

  • Don Akchin

    Don Akchin writes novels, short stories, and essays from his home in Baltimore, MD. He is the publisher of The EndGame.

  • Martha Manning

    Clinical psychologist--woman "of a certain age" --published 5 books on mental health. Spent too much time in the darkness, but lived to tell the tale. Write on mental illness, healing, relationships, and humor.

  • Jan M. Flynn

    Novelist, essayist, late but persistent bloomer. Debut middle-grade fantasy novel GRIFFIN SPEAKER, first in a series, coming May 5, 2026, from Disney-Hyperion.

  • Gail Post, Ph.D.

    Psychologist, parenting coach, and writer.

  • Linda Melone

    Fitness expert, award-winning writer and copywriter, former personal trainer specializing in helping women over 50 (I'm 67) stay strong. Age-stereotype buster. Social introvert. Cat rescuer.

  • Kathleen Murphy

    I recently retired from a career in journalism and corporate comm, specializing in health writing. I live in Utah where I enjoy hiking, yoga, & good wine.

  • Gail Post, Ph.D.

    Sharing what I know as a clinical psychologist, author, associate professor, and life-long learner.

  • Ardith Bowman

    Dr. Ardith Bowman is a women-centered coach, guiding women in their 60’s, 70’s and beyond to create lives with meaning, fulfillment, and resilience, disrupting antiquated cultural beliefs about our phase of life. [email protected]

  • John Harris

    I lost 82 pounds, finished triathlons, and still got it wrong plenty. Now I write about health and aging without the mythology. Also: Florida stories. Come for both.

  • Melinda Blau

    I'm a journalist, author, and social observer. I write about relationships -- from the fleeting to the forever -- but you'll also find stories here about anything that sparks my gerbil brain.

  • Candy Kennedy

    I am a mother, grandmother, community volunteer, and retiree who is searching for happiness and fulfillment again after loss. I live in gratitude and kindness. The key is to reimagine life and seek authenticity.

  • Michele Cambardella

    Writing, painting, walking more because that's what retirement is for me. Love to be with my family especially near bodies of water. Pretty crazy about my grands. Also on Medium at https://medium.com/@michelecambardella

  • Blue

    For everyone who thinks they're too old, too late, or just stuck—written by an 82-year-old who knows better. I'm on my 8th reinvention now. Blue\ud83d\udc99

  • Eric V. Martin

    Water, Words, and Wisdom--the lessons learned that have shaped a life and continue to do so...

  • Mary Cardaras

    I am the Founder and Director of The Demos Center in Athens, Greece. I’ve been a professor, journalist, writer and documentary film producer for the past 45 years.

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