A Starting Over At 60 Blog Since I was 8 years old, I knew I would be a writer. On the back porch, my father sat on the stoop, a bag of enormous frogs at his feet and an enormous skinning knife in his hand. His knee-length boots were caked in mud and marsh grass.ContinueContinue reading “My writing roots and my first book: “You’re Always 39””
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From Rosie to Reinvention: U.S. Women at Work
Excerpt from my book You’re Always 39: Surviving Late Career Job Loss & Thriving. Out December 2026 The Rosie the Riveter poster is a symbol of American triumph: a sleeve rolled up, a bicep flexed, a resolute gaze. But the reality for the women who actually built the bombers was grit, sweat, and air-powered gunsContinueContinue reading “From Rosie to Reinvention: U.S. Women at Work”
Through a glass, darkly
A Surviving Facts Blog I just finished watching the final season of The Handmaid’s Tale. Watching the show now, in 2025, is a chilling experience compared to 2017 when the series debuted. In 2017, Obama was in his last months as President, Roe v Wade was still the rule of the land, healthcare for allContinueContinue reading “Through a glass, darkly”
Women Supporting Women, or Not
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