Fantastic. My father in law kept asking: when you gonna retire? And I kept saying: what does retire mean? John Lee hooker, playing gigs in his 80s; journalist Michael freedland dropping dead from a heart attack while on an assignment abroad aged 83. Only this afternoon we were chatting to a lady whose mother took a law degree at 50 and practised as a lawyer until she was 80. Thanks for this great roundup of examples
I’ll be 66 years old in October, after which time I’ll be applying for MFA creative writing programs. How insane is that? But I’m beginning to think it may be the sanest thing I’ve ever done in my life. Thank you Mary for the examples and inspiration.
As a writer whose poems only started pouring out in her forties and my current stand - well into my fifties - where I’m claiming to be a full time writer, I’m sometimes plagued by doubts about my latish jump into this completely new venture called writer-hood. And this post is hugely encouraging and welcome! Thank you for compiling this beautiful list.
Fantastic. My father in law kept asking: when you gonna retire? And I kept saying: what does retire mean? John Lee hooker, playing gigs in his 80s; journalist Michael freedland dropping dead from a heart attack while on an assignment abroad aged 83. Only this afternoon we were chatting to a lady whose mother took a law degree at 50 and practised as a lawyer until she was 80. Thanks for this great roundup of examples
Great comment, Terry. You go, man! Love, Mary
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This is amazing, Mary. I just read it out loud in its entirety to my husband, and sent it to my aunties. Such a great wealth of stories. Thank you.
Wow, means so much.
Thanks so much for this Mary. The encouragement I needed today. xo
So glad I could help, Krista. We all need to know that it's never too late.
Thanks, Mary, for compiling such a great list.
Always grateful that you are a reader of this newsletter, Isabelle.
I’ll be 66 years old in October, after which time I’ll be applying for MFA creative writing programs. How insane is that? But I’m beginning to think it may be the sanest thing I’ve ever done in my life. Thank you Mary for the examples and inspiration.
Do it, Ashley!
As a writer whose poems only started pouring out in her forties and my current stand - well into my fifties - where I’m claiming to be a full time writer, I’m sometimes plagued by doubts about my latish jump into this completely new venture called writer-hood. And this post is hugely encouraging and welcome! Thank you for compiling this beautiful list.
Oh, Reena, you made my day! xo Mary
This post is not only encouraging and chock-full of information, but also just a flat-out marvelous read. What fun! thanks!
Wow, thank you, Del! xo