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Thirty over FiftyForum for the “30%” of Medium writers, aged 50 years (fifty years) and over, to add their voices. No political stories/articles accepted, please read the Submission Guidelines. Readers & Followers of all ages are welcome to read.
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Forum for the “30%” of Medium writers, aged 50 years (fifty years) and over, to add their voices. No political stories/articles accepted, please read the Submission Guidelines. Readers & Followers of all ages are welcome to read.
Editors
Grace Mary Power
Editor of Thirty over Fifty. I help you to care for yourself through spirituality and tech. We need both.
Writers
Sherry McGuinn
Long-time writer and big-time dreamer. Screenwriter. Cat mama. Red lip aficionado. sherrymcguinn@gmail.com
Sylvia Clare MSc. Psychol, mindfulness teacher
mindfulness essayist, poet, advocate for mental health and compassionate living, author of ‘No Visible Injuries’, ‘Living Well and Loving ADHD’ and many others
Leslie Wibberley
Physiotherapist/Proud mama/happy wife Storyteller, finding magic in the everyday world. Repped by the extraordinary Naomi Davis of Bookends Literary
Michelle Monet
Musician. Author. Poet. Seeker. Currently writing Showbiz Memoir and Broadway style Musical. My 5 books are on Amazon. Contact: 1020monet@gmail.com
Barbara Radisavljevic
Christian, bereaved adoptive mom, blogger, amateur nature photographer, voracious reader. Married 57 years. Central Coast of California. https://barbrad.com
Tammy Hader - Author of Walking Old Roads
Ex-accountant, lifetime cat lover and avid wearer of hats. Author of Walking Old Roads available on Amazon.com. Visit me at https://tammyhader.com.
Susan Randolph
Dietitian shifting gears. Expanding pathways. Culinary adventurer. Storytelling through food. Making nutrition real. Life lesson apprentice.
Meg Stewart
Freelance writer & tech coach. Grammi of 10. I use affiliate links. Get Market Mondays free https://app.convertkit.com/creator_profile.
Doug Littlejohn
Raconteur, Cowboy, Businessman. Writer for The Startup, P.S. I Love You, Thirty over Fifty and Koinonia.
Donna K. Fitch
University marketing digital content editor, 20+ years in web design. Writer, artist, singer, gamer (TTRPG, computer), Jesus follower. https://amzn.to/3tplaeV
Sally Gallagher
Teacher, writer, animal lover; curious about the world, passionate about the people I love.
Dani Mini
Dani is a special education advocate and writer of anything worth pondering, from autism to Botox.
Diane Gillespie
PhD, Educational psychologist. Author and sleep advocate interested in learning as social/cultural process (Website: dianemgillespie.com)
Lisa Alexander
Former English professor, full-time yoga teacher, failed Greek Orthodox. Searching for wisdom, clarity, and a fresh bag of circus peanuts.
Kate Frick Sheridan
KATE FRICK SHERIDAN, memoirista /writer, reader, plant nut / www.frickatewrites.com
Brian Leekley
Born in 1942. Had an antiquarian bookseller career. Avocation creative writing. Unitarian Universalist, raised Catholic. Support Movement for a People’s Party.
G.L.Vyvyan
Midlife woman with thoughts and opinions on a variety of topics, community activist, volunteer, semi-professional singer, political commentator g.l.vyvyan@pm.me
Dakota Duncan
I’m an animal lover, author, and artist. I love learning about small but amazing creatures. See Captivating Creatures https://captivatingcreatures.substack.com.
Linda Osipow ~ Crazy, Almost Old Farm Wife
Half a century of walking the planet and what have I learned? I don't know jack! Life SHOULD be a splendid journey, but people tend to get in the way.
Curt Melzer
High school teacher, older parent of a wonderful daughter, bar owner, former stagehand & traveler who likes to read, write & share ideas about eclectic things.
Martha Warriner Jarrett
Bankruptcy attorney, personal chef, and writer. www.bankruptcysage.com. Bankruptcy Basics Newsletter https://bankruptcybasics.beehiiv.com/subscribe
Lee Nourse
Grief and its Transformative Power -- I help people who've lost loved ones view grief as a door to transformative growth.
Mark Sanford, Ph.D.
Ph.D. sociology. I help those working on personal development to attain self-respect and self-affirmation.https://medium.com/@sanfmark/membership
Debra G. Harman, MEd.
Boost Nominator | Publisher | Writer | Editor --Welcome to my world! I came to Medium as a writer, and things got bigger fast. Parasol Publications.
Rick Allen
I write about Love, Kitchen, Business, and the lifestyle of an Artist. I became a Portraitist in 1976. It has taken me to many places and enriched my life.
Vera-Marie Landi
I'm retired, love spending time with family, writing, and working on 3 pubs: 'Dancing My Way Through Life,' 'Digging Up Bones,' and 'Women Who Use Tools.'
Susan J
Photographer who loves to write, or is that a writer who works in photography? I love reading, writing, and taking photographs. What do you love?
Subrata Mazumder
Subrata: Engineering, writing, wealth-building. Empowers with insights, beach-lover, family-centered.
Sharat Misra
Free-spirited, minimalist and an ex-banker, I’m a committed keyboard fanatic and luv to write about food, relationship, health and everything sassy in life.
Kanimoli Ramaiah
Writer. HR Professional. Consultant. Blogger. Entrepreneur. A Jill of many trades. Rebellious by nature but kind to animals especially dogs. Yes, I have 10!
Ida Adams
Hi there! I'm Ida. Christian, wife, and mom to three rescue dogs. I share lessons hidden in my messy, yet amazing journey. A dollop of humor now and then.
Trisha Faye
Writes about life, looking for the good & remaining positive — with a dose of kitty love sprinkled in. My publications —WRITER’S ZEN & GOOD VIBES CLUB
Todd Castor
Former bi-coastal digital product management professional | Surfer, swimmer and life-long learner | Residing in Southern California
Robert E. Saunders
Robert E. Saunders is a newspaper and magazine editor, writer and outdoors enthusiast. Reading him won't help your side hustle.
CarolF
I write diverse stuff in British English. I use the S over the Z and keep the Oxford comma for special occasions. Editor of The Parenting Portal.
Ellen Eastwood
Culture and lifestyle writer | Generalist | Curious | Witty on a good day | Contact: elleneastwood@outlook.com
Michelle A. Patrovani - M.A.P.
Pursuing simplicity & meaning. Mom of young adult sons with life-threatening, incurable illness. X: @AbundantBreath LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in
John Egelkrout
I am a sanity-curious former teacher who works a small organic farm with my wife. I write about politics, social issues, memoirs, and a variety of other topics.
Stephen Friedman
Professor of Organizational Studies, Schulich School of Business, Toronto Canada |Thinker, Writer, Leadership Educator | Occasional Cook | Dad and Husband
Jim Parton
Retired Teacher and Funeral Celebrant. The gay and married dad of three grown children. I have always been fascinated by the human condition. Come read with me.
Claudia Brose
Writer, Event-Creator, Marketing Professional turned Rebel against a rushed world | Japan mad | Cyclist | Get my Newsletter Un-Rush claudiabrose.substack.com
James F Hickey
Queer writer, creative director, and American expat living in Portugal. Writing wellness, happiness, life lessons, and creative non-fiction. JamesFHickey.com
Bette A. Ludwig 🔍 PhD
Former Academic➟ Boosted & Versatile Writer ➟ 🌪️Passions: Education❖PSY❖Personal Development❖Leadership❖Mental Health ⇝Sharing Humor▪️Insights▪️Facts▪️Research
Bernard
A married father of two children and a Morkie. Long-time economic developer, former P.O., avid reader and walker.
Ray Payette
Ray is well travelled. He speaks a few languages. He's retired CPA, so he’s well prepared to write about life and its intricacies.
Toni The Talker
📢 Better 𝓷𝓸𝓽 Bitter ➖ Walking My Talk💬 Making the Rest of My Life the Best of My Life❣️ 𝕱𝖎𝖈𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓 𝓦𝖗𝖎𝖙𝖊𝖗 ✏️ 𝕮𝖆𝖗𝖎𝖈𝖆𝖙𝖚𝖗𝖊 𝓐𝖗𝖙𝖎𝖘𝖙
John Welford
I am a retired librarian, living in a village in Leicestershire. I write fiction and poetry, plus articles on literature, history, and much more besides.
Frances A. Chiu, Ph.D. | writing coach | editor
22x boosted writer; writing coach and editor at https://www.wildestdreamsediting.com/; Ph.D. in English Literature (Oxford University); academic; author
B.R. Shenoy
Biochemist turned Writer•Expat on 3 Continents•12x Boosted Writer•Editor:The Shortform• NewsBreak Writer•https://brshenoy.substack.com•Proud Mom of 2.
Walter Rhein
I have 10+ years experience as a certified English and Physics teacher. 20+ years of experience as an editor, journalist, blogger and novelist.
Kathy Stephanides
Kathy Stephanides is a low vision nonfiction writer focusing on memoir. She has been published in You Might Need to Hear This, Red Noise Collective, and others.
TheWellSeasonedLibrarian
Dean Jones is a Librarian, Cookbook Reviewer, and writer. Dean lives in the SF Bay Area. wellseasonedlibrarian@gmail.com
Tom Kane
Retired Biochemist, Premium Ghostwriter, Top Medium Writer,Editor of Plainly Put and Poetry Genius publications on Medium
✨ Bridget Webber
Spiritual growth, compassion, mindfulness, creativity, and psychology. Support me at https://ko-fi.com/bridgetwebber
Martin Giles
Born in Canada, raised in Australia, and with 25 years of adult life in Tokyo Japan. Business Branding Specialist with a major in customer experiences.
Barb Chappell
I'm fascinated by the human spirit and inspired by soft hearts. I'm not fond of definitions or predictions, at least as we tend to apply them to people.
Joe Guay - Dispatches From the Guay Life!
Joe Guay, a recovering people-pleaser, is an essayist, actor/voiceover guy with musings on mental health, LGBTQ, humor and travel & nature as church
Felipe Leon U.
This bio belongs to two people. My younger self, who wrote poems before the founders of Medium were born, and my present self, who has begun writing again.
Mark Shaiken - author | retired lawyer | photog
Author of the 3J legal thriller series set in Kansas City: "The gold standard of modern legal thrillers." http://markshaikenauthor.com
Diane Hatz
Author. Organizer. Inner activist. Looking for answers one pen stroke, meditation, and road trip at a time. Rock Gods & Messy Monsters out now.
Colleen M. Story
Colleen M. Story is a novelist, freelance writer, and speaker with over 25 years in the creative writing industry. See colleenmstory.com.
Andy Dent
Touchgram interactive messaging CEO/Founder looking for art, sound & advertising partners. Martial artist. Parent of adults. Coder & designer 30+yrs. Australian
Donna Gerard
Retired Teacher-turned- writer. Author of "Who's Tougher Than Us? The Realities of Teaching" available on Amazon. Check out my website, donnagerard.com.
Andy Porter
I write scripts, prose and satirical poetry - usually to make other people smile, but firstly to make me smile. "Funny, fab images & joyous juxtapositions!"
Chevie Hanssler
Child of the 70s. Lover of nostalgia. Former newspaper editor. I write memoir and personal essays.
Andre Begin
Writer, blogger, humourist and screenwriter, sharing stories about writing, running, rural life, playing butler to a high-maintenance cat and more.
L.L. Kirchner
I write entertaining stories that sneak up on you. Florida Girls, my new novel, comes out May 28! Stay abreast of it all at IllBehavedWomen.com.
Kim Kelly Stamp
Writer. Publisher. Editor. Essayist. Espresso Enthusiast. LGBTQ+. PNW Native. Traveler. Gigi Extraordinaire. Pieces in: NYT, HuffPost, Next Avenue & elsewhere.
Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles
Publisher, Namaste Now! Writer, all genres. Editor. Poet. Diabetes Warrior. Traveler. Photographer. Hopeful. Wears son's oversized tshirts https://vidyasury.com
Elle West
Reading, writing, wondering, wandering through life in a new land. Slowing down, exploring new places, and pursuing childhood dreams
Christine Schoenwald
Writer for The Los Angeles Times, Salon, Next Avenue, Business Insider, and Your Tango Christineschoenwaldwriter.com
Tiffany Meredith
I'm an artist, a mother, a nature lover. Honest writings on my lifelong spiritual journey and how the first 5 branches of Chinese Medicine healed me.
Kari Lyn. I write to get out what's on my mind
MEd in Expressive Arts Therapy, NLP, surgical technologist at age 50, and always into painting, murals, and graphic design. Maybe a writer.
Alison Acheson
My latest book is a memoir, Dance Me to the End: Ten Months and Ten Days With ALS. My newsletter is on Substack: THE UNSCHOOL FOR WRITERS.
Val Garner - 🖋️ Pen name Amber Richards
Writing about life, family, home & random topics. Sign up for my FREE newsletter Nurturing Life: https://valgarner.substack.com/subscribe
Shayla Renee 💖
My Goal is to share my Faith and journey thru childhood abuse, domestic violence, mental health, breast cancer, special needs mama & eating disorder recovery.
Over-50 Empress
An over-50 empress is self-aware, fearless, kind to herself, unbothered by others' opinions, and goes after what she wants. So straighten your crown!
Susan Moodie
Nurse, freelance writer, coach. Helping people live their healthiest, happiest lives, whatever the challenges.