Why I Write Science Fiction by Lindsay Edmunds (Guest Post)
Author Lindsay Edmunds stopped reading fantasy and science fiction her twenties, when she became a “responsible adult.” So why does she write it now, decades later?
Late-Blooming Women
Women hold the world together. That often means we put others’ needs before our own. The decades may pass and children become adults before we can truly embrace our creativity. I created this archive to honor and inspire our second, third, and even fourth acts. It’s truly never too late!
Anne Ramsey: This Beloved Actor’s “Overnight Success” Took 39 Years
Beloved “Goonies” actor Anne Ramsey fought through cancer to a late-blooming Oscar nomination for “Throw Momma From The Train.” We lost her too soon, but she lived her dream to the end.
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.”
Micaela Bensko: “Life’s Most Beautiful When It’s Raw”
Micaela Bensko is not your textbook late bloomer. She’s a 43-year-old woman who had everything going for her, until a freak mishap.
Tripping Over the Light Fantastic: A Late Bloomer’s Tale
Guest post by Daniela Gitlin, who realizes in her 50s: “To dance, that’s the primal longing. And I didn’t know it. Or more accurately, had forgotten. Till now.”
Go Granny! Two Marathoners Speed Past 90
Need inspiration to get off the couch? Guinness World Book just named Gladys Burrill, age 92, the Oldest Female Marathon Finisher.