The Amateur Elder
Chérie NewmanSharing mistakes and triumphs as I navigate the adversities and delights of elderhood in a camper van and...wherever.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 73 | Founded | 9 months ago | Last Issue | 2 days ago |
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Writing at "The Place of Singing Waters"
I went there to disconnect. I went there to sit by the roaring river. I went there to confront my past, especially the decision to ride my motorcycle to the West Coast in late August of 1972.
DAY ONE
The Amateur Elder is a reader-supporte...
Exploring the Unfamiliar in Familiar Territory
I steered Charlotte up a small rise on Hellgate Canyon Road, then slowed to a stop. The scene before me was…improbable, impossible. And yet, there it was.
Below me lay the east side of Hellgate Campground, its spacious campsites lined up t...
The Saga of the Bleu Horses
Most people drive right by them without stopping. You’re cruising along Highway 287 at 70 miles per hour when you see something on the hillside that looks like…horses? Wait. Is that a herd of actual horses? No, they aren’t moving. Sculpture...
Fireworks, Dogs, and Thoughts About Personal Freedom
It’s summer in the mountains of Western Montana—a semi-reliable eight weeks of hottish days when hopeful locals engage in gardening, camping, and hosting out-of-state visitors.
I say “hopeful” because weather does what weather does. A frie...
It’s a Wrap: Salli 2025
Producing a movie or television series is challenging. It requires months of intense coordination between the bean counters and the creatives—a herculean effort fraught with financial and persona landmines.
Brilliant scripts languish while...
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Writer, musician, and unhoused elder exploring the world mile by mile and sharing those adventures post by post.
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