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303 Cynthia Bargar: Sleeping in the Dead Girl’s Room: A Poetry Project
Cynthia Bargar, 76 is the author of Sleeping in the Dead Girl’s Room (Lily Poetry Review Books), selected as a Massachusetts Book Awards 2023 Honors Poetry Book. Her poems have appeared or are forthcoming in Sugar House Review, Ocean State Review, Lily...
300 Karen Allen and Sarah T. Schwab: Intergenerational Collaboration on Films About Loss and Love
For 15 years, Karen Allen (age 73), actor and director of stage and film, and Sarah T. Schwab (age 39), writer, director and producer, have enjoyed collaborating on theatre and film productions, notably addressing oft-avoided discussions about dying and...
282 Ann Anderson Evans: A Wife’s Unanswered Questions About Transgender and Suicide
Ann Anderson Evans, age 82, lives in Vermont. She is a writer, linguist, and former professor. Her first memoir, Daring to Date Again (2014), which tells the story of what happened after she started dating at 62, won multiple prizes. Her sequel The Sweet...
279 Michele Kurlander: Obsessions for Art and Music Icons Fuel Her Life
LIfe is a constant adventure for Michele Kurlander, 79. She lives in Chicago, yet her heart is in France. A fluent francophile, Michelle spends much of her life traveling between Chicago and Paris. There she has met dear friends who live all across the...
269 Eme McAnam: Senior Romance – People Live Who They Are Until Their Last Breath
Joy, love, compassion - the foundation of Eme’s life and her stories. Eme McAnam was a singer-songwriter who charted in the top 100 in Country Music. Her career has taken many turns: Singer/songwriter, novelist, art photographer. Her newest novel,...
262 Judy Reeves: Traveling Solo to Find My Way
When nearing 50 years of age and recently widowed, Judy sold everything, bought an around-the-world airline ticket, and set off alone on a year-long journey without a planned itinerary. “The outer journey serves as a container” for Judy’s inner “struggle...
256 Susan Cartland-Bode: Born to Share the Gift of Music
For much of her life, Susan Cartland-Bode has shared her gift of music-- as a soloist and choral singer, voice teacher, player of piano and violin and, most recently, fiddle. A resident of Plymouth Place in LaGrange Park, IL, Susan performs solos, sings...
254 Catherine Hiller: Award-winning Novelist Tackles Taboo Topics
Catherine Hiller is inspired to write against the grain. In her current novel, Cybil Unbound, (her 10th book and 6th novel), she delicately characterizes an older woman and her new-found sexuality. Catherine believes the capacity to fall in love can...
251 Sara Gilfert: Hand Paper-Making Artist Makes Waves in Her Community
Sara Gilfert, 94, lives in Ohio. She comes from a family that was populated with teachers and preachers. While she began her college education in journalism, a chance workshop on fiber art caused her to change her major and she became a fiber artist and...
242 KC Henry: Family Ties and Personal Freedom
KC Henry’s roots are in eleven generations of Ohioans including her five siblings, four adult children and spouses, and 10 grandchildren. “Forgiveness and enjoyment of each other is what makes a family this size work.” KC creates room for consulting with...
240 Ingrid Roze: Public Service: A Tapestry Woven Throughout Her Life
Ingrid Roze is a multi-faceted woman with many interests. Her parents came from Bulgaria and Latvia. Each found their way to Venezuela in 1948 where they met and married. It was there that Ingrid was born and remained until she was 12 when the family...
237 Dian Greenwood: Helping Women Discover Their Agency
As a therapist and writer, I support women who struggle with real problems to bolster their agency. - Dian Greenwood Growing up in the basement of the courthouse adjoined to the jail in South Dakota, Dian developed an affinity for people who struggle...
235 Liz Kitchens: Be Brave, Lose the Beige
Meet Beige. Beige is reliable, practical, sensible, and safe. Beige doesn’t put up a fuss; it follows the rules, blends in, doesn’t want to stand out. Now meet Liz Kitchens. She is more of a magenta. Magenta is rich, dynamic, loud, sometimes garish, and...
228 Roxanne Lorch: Transitions in Work, Love, and Community
Roxanne Lorch, age 85, from Cary, NC, is a full-time artist with a studio in Durham NC who exhibits her work in juried shows and wins awards. Roxanne was among the first women to work in commercial design and graphics (who was not a secretary) and then in...
227 Terry Baum & Carolyn Myers: Pioneers in Lesbian and Feminist Theater
Playwright, director and collaborators for 50 years, Terry and Carolyn fearlessly tackle lesbian and feminist themes. They are thrill-seekers. While Carolyn is married with children, the pair seize every opportunity they can to work together. Terry moved...
225 Joyce Porter: New Experiences Uncover New Talents – Meet Joyce, the Writer
Joyce Klowden Porter, 73, has been an actor in 60 films, taught college for 30 years and is a non-fiction author. She recently won several awards for the film, Stairs, and continues to act as roles become available. Joyce’s late husband, Paul, gave her...
220 Connie Kiosse: Who Am I & Where do I Belong?
Connie Kiosse is a complex woman. A deep thinker whose life has taken many twists and turns. A lover of women’s literature and the authors who write them. She is always questioning how to use the artifacts of her past and asks, “Art and words - how do...
Kathryn Grody: The Unexpected 3rd, a Work in Progress
A true Renaissance woman, Kathryn Grody is an actor, playwright, and activist. She wanted to act since childhood. While born in Los Angeles, she recognized that living there was a cosmic error and never felt at home until she moved to New York City....
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