Thirty over Fifty (30% of writers aged 50+)

A friend spent six months on the streets of Houston, and I still wonder about how much the experience changed the trajectory of his life

The story of a present with a lesson

Good can come from hard times

As an adult, I’m still escaping by sending my mind on daring adventures

The current Writing Prompt for “Thirty over Fifty” writers (aged 45 and over, meeting the Submission Guidelines) will run for the rest of…

Positive memories let you throw a good roll of the dice

Hello, me

One act of honesty led to an opportunity I never imagined

You’re never too old to appreciate things!

She lost everything, but found purpose in the simple act of making bread.

From Despair to Joy: A Rescue Dog’s Journey to Finding His True Home

One more reason to test the limits of my poor old brain cells!

In my 20s and 30s, self-improvement wasn’t just about growth — it was about becoming someone entirely different.

A quiet, gradual and long lasting change found me

The Unlikeliest Bond: How a Grumpy Grandpa and a Teen Found Hope in a Frozen Garden

The flight of a butterfly is sufficient to change the destiny of the world

Lost for Decades, These Letters Finally Found Their Way — And Their Impact Was Unbelievable

Tourism With A Difference

Nurturing friendships as well as vegetables

Why not knowing became my greatest teacher

What high-tech baby registries miss about love

There is nothing more liberating than not caring about what other people think of us. And yet it’s still so hard not to wonder, or worse…

You live where you know you could lose everything

When did we forget how to be curious about each other?

Best to bring along some patience, energy and a sense of humor

Inject some positivity into the world by performing radical acts of kindness

One Strategy and Two Activities To Increase Happiness

A poem for a contentious world

What do you do when you run out of underwear and bras?

How pretending to be confident became my way of surviving

Don’t confuse freewill of thought with freedom of action