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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.

  • Pat Willard

    Grew up in Philadelphia. Live in Brooklyn. Written four books best described as memoir, culinary and social history, along with some pretty good recipes.

  • Jill Ebstein

    writer, business consultant, dog lover, family lover, and now a grandma :) also known to chase tennis balls on court

  • 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.

  • Orrin Onken

    I am a retired lawyer who writes legal mysteries and articles about being old.

  • Jane Trombley

    Living in my 4th Quarter, and writing about acquired wisdom, experiences, making big decisions, and managing change. In sum, living and aging with agency.

  • Georgia Kreiger

    Memoirist | Writing Instructor | MA, PhD | Family Secret Teller

  • 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.

  • jo saia

    Writer also exploring this complex aging process..(.I write for Crow's Feet, of the Medium publication.) Now that I'm retired, I am coming home to myself. Writing, painting, volunteering at our local zoo, listening to the redwoods, being.

  • John C Harris, CWC, CNC, MBA

    Author of Not Done Yet on Amazon. I lost 82 pounds, finished triathlons, and still got plenty wrong. Now I write about health and aging without the BS. Books can be found at https://ProudBoomerBooks.com

  • Randall Duckett

    I’m a retired journalist whose hobby is to write for Medium and Substack on the subject of chronic pain, which I have. I live in the Philadelphia area.

  • Gary Buzzard

    I’m 80, and my message to seniors never give up. I chronicle the joys and the challenges of life as we age. Email me at [email protected]. --Love

  • J.J. Ranson, author

    Author. Believer. Procrastinator. Widow. Mother. Daughter. Wandering soul, usually distracted. Educator. MBA. PhD. I'm a published novelist, find my work at all the usual online booksellers.

  • Myrna Blyth

    New York Times bestselling author, longtime editor of Ladies' Home Journal and recently the Editorial Director of AARP.

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