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gun and flower Evgenyp. A decades-old incident points to an issue that seems almost ageless: wielding guns for honor. Phil Perkins shares his tale.
From Our Readers

The More Things Change

Guns have long been a factor

By Phil Perkins | June 21, 2023
The avid hiker-photographer in Palo Dura Canyon in Texas.
From Our Readers

Traveling with an Avid Hiker-Photographer

As told by his good-natured wife

By Sherrill Pool Elizondo | June 20, 2023
A dilapidated section of the West Coast Trail in BC, Canada. From Christopher Babcock.
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The West Coast Trail

Survivor meets a very long walk in the park

By Lisa Olivier | June 13, 2023
A mug and My Story journal on a wooden table, from Marek Jliasz. Author Rod Martinez writes about the book that you have in you and why you should write your personal memoir.
Books

Literary Legacy

A book by none other than … you!

By Rod Martinez | June 6, 2023
1950s family re-creation, mother and two children in a living room. From Lightfieldstudiosprod. For article on "Those were the days, a look at simpler times," by Rodney A. Battles
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Those Were the Days

A tale of simpler times

By Rodney A. Battles | May 30, 2023
When the author and her husband were gringo good luck charms for newlyweds. A frequent traveler in her youth, Naomi Beth Marcus took a trip to Central America. She asked, is it worth the hassle to travel while old?
From Our Readers

Post-Covid Travel While Old: Totally Worth It?

A recent trip provides an answer

By Naomi Beth Marcus | May 24, 2023
three people in a business office, for article from an aging Boomer.
From Our Readers

Boom On!

Be bold, show no fear, and be a big deal, says this aging Boomer

By Karen Czuleger Strgacich | May 16, 2023
woman smiling as she pulls clothing out of a box. From Dark1elf. Memories encompass events, sights and smells. Julia Nunnally Duncan recalls her mother’s sense of fashion, both her clothing and fragrances.
From Our Readers

My Mother’s Sense of Fashion

Remembering stylish clothing and stirring perfumes

By Julia Nunnally Duncan | May 10, 2023
Three 60-something people laughing at their high school reunion. Does a high school reunion lose its appeal 50 years after graduation? Ed Grifone thought so, but he pitched in to help organize one anyway.
From Our Readers

The High School Grad Reunion

50 years of change, in personalities and attitudes

By E. A. Grifone | May 1, 2023
a woman looking at her wrinkles in the mirror. By Goodluz. A Boomer reader reflects on the images of her life, especially the image of her face in a make-up mirror, which has stayed with her since her teen years.
From Our Readers

The Face in the Mirror

A Boomer reader reflects on aging and the images of her life

By Sherrill Elizondo | April 18, 2023

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