From Our Readers

discouraged woman at laptop photo by Marcos Calvo Mesa Dreamstime. For article, Baby boomer and Boomer reader Karen Czuleger Strgacich sings the "unable to retire" blues, at the reasons and at overcoming the regrets.
From Our Readers

Stuck in the Middle

Singing the woes of being unable to retire

By Karen Czuleger Strgacich | March 28, 2022
Hope for Willow the guinea pig
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Hope for Willow the Guinea Pig

When the vet says nothing can be done

By Andrea | March 28, 2022
MGA sportscar Photo by Zhukovsky Dreamstime. Boomer reader Phil Perkins tells a tale on his 17-year-old self and his beloved MG car: I was run over by my own car (and I was driving!)
From Our Readers

Confessions of a Car Guy, Part 2

I was run over by my own car (and I was driving!)

By Phil Perkins | March 23, 2022
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Family

The Wisdom of a Child

Two years old and already teaching her grandparents

By Darlene Edwards | February 23, 2022
Robert Plant and Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin playing Hamburg, Germany, in 1973 | Photograph by Heinrich Klaffs. For article, “Travelin’ Memories with 100 Greatest Rock Songs”
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Travelin’ Memories with 100 Greatest Rock Songs

Boomer reader Steve Cullen shares a list of his favorite music

By Steve Cullen | February 9, 2022
brindle mixed breed dog wants to play, outside on lawn. Photo by Maryswift Dreamstime. For article on disappointing the dog
From Our Readers

Disappointing My Dog

Poor Skippy!

By Phil Perkins | December 13, 2021
My Mother’s Traditional Coconut Cake: the coconut cake with maraschino cherries in 2011
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My Mother’s Traditional Coconut Cake

A story of a family recipe passed down to the next generation

By Julia Nunnally Duncan | December 10, 2021
man with tissue to his nose Photo Dasya11 Dreamstime. For article on unexpected allergy
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Now I NOSE About ALLERGIES!

A late-in-life, most-unexpected allergy

By Jimmy Coleman | November 8, 2021
father and son talking at home. Photo credit, Fizkes Dreamstime. For article on A Parkinson’s Disease Caregiver Story
Caregiving

Laughing with My Father

Facing down Parkinson’s disease

By Phil Perkins | October 6, 2021
hands and heart Iurii Stepanov dreamstime. For article on Hands and Hearts Working Together
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Hands and Hearts Working Together

A healthcare CEO discovers the power of vulnerability and emotional IQ

By Jennifer S. Bankston | September 22, 2021

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