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Crow’s Feet

“The longer I live, the more beautiful life becomes.” (Frank Lloyd Wright) Non-fiction pieces, personal essays and occasional poems that explore how we feel about how we age and offer tips for getting the most out of life.

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Getting Older

Edwina Owens Elliott in Crow’s Feet

Oct 20

Is It Time To Make An Appointment?

Knowing when aches and pains warrant a trip to the doctor’s office

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Jean Crawford Evans 🧙‍♀️ in Crow’s Feet

Aug 24

A brightly colored towel and a patterned garment hang on hooks in a changing room, with purple slippers on the floor below. The area appears to be part of a swim facility, as the floor is wet and lockers are visible in the background.

Crow’s Feet Writing Prompt #44 Staying Active

Back To The Pool

I haven’t properly swum…

4 responses

Neil Offen in Crow’s Feet

Aug 23

A man in a lavender shirt — you can’t see his face — holds on to his right wrist with his left hand.

Entering the Age of Aches and Pains

Does that new twinge actually mean something serious?

5 responses

Trisha Faye in Crow’s Feet

May 11

The Day I Discovered that Turning 65 was Just Fine!

This benefit of turning this magical number was…

43 responses

Jen Lynn in Crow’s Feet

Feb 28

Ignore Ageist Rules and Just Be You

How internalized ageism might be holding us back from true…

Amy Lynn Hess in Crow’s Feet

Jan 5

Half a pickle, cut lengthwise so the seeds can be seen

I Don’t Know How to Be This Age

What am I supposed to do?

2 responses

Edwina Owens Elliott in Crow’s Feet

Jan 3

IT’S MY LIFE

Owww! My Hip!

What a great pain in the ass

6 responses

Jean Crawford Evans 🧙‍♀️ in Crow’s Feet

Jan 1

Old faded photograph of a woman standing next to a man holding a toddler just behind a table a dining room chair. On the table covered with a table cloth with cartoon balloons and happy birthday printed on it are two tall tapered candles on either side of a round white cake with a single candle. The wall in the back is fake oak paneling. Jean Pat & Russ, Aug 14 1962 is written on the bottom border of the photograph.

Crow’s Feet Writing Prompt #47

I Loved Celebrating Birthdays

But not so much anymore

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Edwina Owens Elliott in Crow’s Feet

Dec 15, 2023

IT’S MY LIFE

I’ve Got A New Diet Plan

It worked for me. It might work for you, too

6 responses

George “Ace” Acevedo in Crow’s Feet

Sep 19, 2023

6 Things as a Senior That Are the Same as When I Was In College

See if these are the same for you

1 response