Crow's Feet: Life As We Age - Softcover

Peckenham, Nancy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1735268607 ISBN 13: 9781735268606

Publisher: Parallel Publishers, 2020

Synopsis

This collection of original essays and poems features thirty writers who explore their own fears of aging and how they came to embrace the freedom of their final decades. Posing nude, having a boyfriend at 80, or riding horseback through the mountains inspire some of these writers, while others are content to plant fresh flowers, hug their grandchildren and enjoy the gift of time. Staying active and healthy is an important theme woven through the book. From a poem that exposes the destructive power of ageism to an essay full of joy for being older and wiser, readers will be inspired to re-think their own plans for the second half of life. If you are thinking about how you're going to navigate through your 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s and beyond, you will find a companion in the pages of this book with pieces by award-winning writer Julia E. Hubbel, British writer Ann Saddler, humorist Roz Warren and author Beth Bruno. The volume features the best stories in Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age, a publication on Medium. It is edited by Nancy Peckenham, the founder of Crow’s Feet and a former CNN executive producer, documentary filmmaker and local news reporter who enjoys shaking up old ideas about what it means to grow old.

About this title

About the Author

Nancy Peckenham is a former CNN executive producer and documentary filmmaker and the author of numerous articles and books.   She founded Crow's Feet to build a community of writers who are shaking up old ideas about what it means to grow old. 

From the Back Cover

Aging isn't what it used to be. Older people sitting at home, baking cookies, watching tv and waiting to die.

​They're learning, teaching, sharing, exploring... living rich lives far beyond what the stereotypes allow.

In this new book, a collection of stories about life as we age, you'll meet 30 writers who have grabbed life with both hands.

Their pointed, funny, and inspiring essays and poems shine a light on what life can be like after 50.

Edition details

• Publisher: Parallel Publishers
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1735268607
• ISBN 13: 9781735268606
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 156