Personal Stories

If there’s one thing that’s come through loud and clear during the pandemic, it’s that older adults have, at best, an ambiguous place in our society. Most impulses during COVID have been to either protect or abandon older adults, neither of which is respectful toward older individuals, who are as…

It’s been a year that’s difficult to put into words: with the lives lost, the suffering experienced, and the loneliness that’s ensued, all too many of us have been challenged in ways we’ve never experienced before- and it seems this will continue for months to come. But if you have…

Many of us have watched way too many reruns, gotten tired of binging on detective series, and outpaced the introduction of new streaming movies. Let’s face it- if we’re looking for mental stimulation, we may be weary of trying to find new prospects. So perhaps just in time, we have…

While few of us are likely to be heading back to movie houses anytime soon, that doesn’t mean we need to be denied the opportunity to see great new films- especially films that are geared toward those of us looking beyond animation, superheroes, or science fiction. And there happen to…

It’s an old cliché: Use it or lose it, as the saying goes. Most of us know that exercise and movement are essential components for healthy aging. Yet many of us resist, making excuses and looking for reasons not to get up off the couch. Especially during the last several…

The photographer Ansel Adams once said, “Photography is an austere and blazing poetry of the real.” In the reality of our current times, it’s hard to process the collective trauma we’ve all been experiencing, yet there are intrepid photographers who today are capturing the story of the pandemic, especially its…