Why Are Some People Late Bloomers?
Are you a late-blooming adult? You’re in remarkable company. Julia Child savored her first French meal at age 36, Bram Stoker published Dracula at 50, and Grandma Moses started painting at 78.
Essays
Maya Angelou observed, “You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” In this section, you’ll find articles and book reviews about art, creativity, life-long learning, and how culture views late-blooming adults.
Telling Life’s Stories by Lynne Strang (Guest Post)
Later Bloomers make excellent personal historians. As their awareness of time’s fleeting nature increases, so does an interest in capturing and preserving life memories.
Inspiring Hope One Story at a Time
Hope is the thing with feathers / that perches in the soul / and sings the tune without the words / and never stops at all. ~Emily Dickinson
Fabulous Tales from Dozens of Late-Blooming Writers
What do Miguel de Cervantes, Bram Stoker, Lee Child, Claire Cook, and a lot of my friends have in common? They’re all scriveners who published their first book past their fifth decade!
An Inspiring Poem for Late Bloomers: Sean Connery Reads “Ithaca”
For me, The Odyssey has always been a metaphor for the late-blooming journey. This beautiful poem by C.P. Cavafy, read by Sean Connery, captures it perfectly.
Midweek Motivational: The Rightness of the Timing (Guest Post)
Today’s post begins a new midweek series—art, storytelling, and/or inspiration from a good book. This one is “A Modern Ancient Folk Tale.”