Chicken Soup for the Soul: Age Is Just a Number: 101 Stories of Humor & Wisdom for Life After 60

by Amy Newmark

Overview

Life begins again at 60! You’ll be inspired by these tales of new love, new careers, new adventures, new purpose, and loads of fun!

These stories from dynamic, active people over 60 prove the adage that age is just a number. Whether they’re relaxing at home or traveling the world, married or single, working or retired, these folks do it all. Read about:

• Finding romance and love again at 60, 70, or 80
• Downsizing and enjoying the freedom of less
• Traveling the world and moving to new homes
• Starting new businesses, new jobs, and volunteering
• Getting in shape—with new sports and fitness routines
• Trying new things and proudly overcoming fears
• Finding new passions – for dancing, teach acting, sports cars and more
• Proof that older really is wiser!
• And plenty of comic relief about pesky technology, creaky joints, and those “senior moments”

Chicken Soup for the Soul books are 100% made in the USA and each book includes stories from as diverse a group of writers as possible. Chicken Soup for the Soul solicits and publishes stories from the LGBTQ community and from people of all ethnicities, nationalities, and religions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781611590715
Publisher:	Chicken Soup for the Soul
Publication date:	11/03/2020
Pages:	368
Sales rank:	201,611
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Amy Newmark is Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Chicken Soup for the Soul.

Table of Contents

1 The New Normal

1 Slips of the Tongue Nancy Emmick Panko 1

2 Forgetting Leesa Lawson 4

3 Old Ladies at the Library Sherri Daley 6

4 Showing Up Violetta Armour 8

5 I Blame the Children Carol Emmons Hartsoe 11

6 Adventures in a Norwegian Bathtub Valerie Hansen Whisenand 14

7 As Good as It Gets Heidi Gaul 18

8 Zooming into the Twenty-First Century E.E. Kennedy 22

9 Turning Sixty and Crazy Jane McBride 25

2 Try Something New

10 Realizing a Dream Beverly Burmeier 29

11 Turning Point Barbara McCourtney 32

12 Pedaling My Way Through Fear BJ Whitley 36

13 Birthday Balloon Phyllis Nordstrom 39

14 It's Never Too Late Connie Kaseweter Pullen 41

15 Adventures in Segway-ing Maureen Rogers 43

16 Erma and the Bag Lady Tassie Kalas 48

17 High Flying Linda Loegel 52

18 Going the Distance Barbara Bartocci 55

3 Older & Wiser

19 Facing My Fears Ferida Wolff 59

20 Age Shouldn't Matter Kathy Dickie 62

21 The First Gift Given Nell Musolf 65

22 The View from the Middle Seat Nick Walker 67

23 Unlikely Friends Betsy S. Franz 71

24 Always Blame the Equipment Louise Butler 75

25 Ducks or Chickens? Peg Arnold 78

26 College at Sixty-two? Renny Gehman 80

27 Slowing Down Maureen Shubow Rubin 84

4 Hit the Road

28 Free Willie Donny Thrasher 89

29 A Motorcycle and the Open Road Timothy Martin 93

30 The Top of the World Claudia P. Scott 96

31 Once in a Lifetime Kathy Humenik 99

32 Mountain Guide S. Nadja Zajdman 104

33 Bears in the Woods Susan K. Shetler 108

34 And Away We Go! Barbara LoMonaco 112

35 I Belong Susan Randall 117

36 While We're Young Carole Lazar 120

5 The Privilege of Age

37 Ball Dude John J. Lesjack 123

38 Reserved for Seniors Donna Volkenannt 127

39 Just Socks Marilyn Helmer 130

40 Okay, Pops D.J. Baumgardner 133

41 The Great Smash Caroline Sealey 136

42 Isn't That Something? Beverly LaHote Schwind 139

43 Stepping Out Michelle Rahn 142

44 Thinking Young Judy Opdycke 144

45 Man, Dog, Boat Elizabeth Atwater 146

6 Get Physical

46 The Oldest Living Thing in the Building Lynda Simmons 151

47 Senior Aerobics Christine Dubois 156

48 The 1500 Meter Jean H. Dubois 159

49 Don't Call It Ping-Pong! Jennie Ivey 161

50 Happy When I'm Hiking Sandra R. Nachlinger 164

51 The Awakening Danie Botha 167

52 The Biggest Trophy Marvin Yanke 171

53 Surfing at Sixty Jane Cassie 175

54 The Grandkid Olympics Jerry Zezima 178

55 See Grandma Run Diana Fischer-Woods 181

7 Less Is More

56 Take Two Patricia Lorenz 186

57 Saturdays with Jill Bobbi Silva 189

58 The Perfect Pair Geneva Cobb Iijima 192

59 Attack of Minimalism Barbara Shoner 196

60 Zen Retreat Laurie Muender 199

61 Fresh Start Felicia Carparelli 202

62 Life Is a Journey of Discovery Jan Mann 205

63 Döstädning M. Elizabeth Gage 208

64 One Step Leads to Another Darrell Horwitz 211

8 Love and Love Again

65 A Single Yellow Rose Betty Johnson Dalrymple 215

66 Speed Dating Valorie Fenton 219

67 Finding Love Later in Life Helen Krasner 223

68 Mom on Match Queen Lori 226

69 Love Letters Jill Burns 228

70 The Wild World of Online Dating Nancy Saint John 231

71 One Text at a Time Lettie Kirkpatrick Whisman 235

72 Miss Matched Barbara Bennett 238

73 The Girl He Married Paula S. Freeman 241

74 And Always One More Time Michelle Paris 244

9 Embrace Your Years

75 Adventures in the Unknown Melanie Chartoff 248

76 Rebel Marion Young 251

77 You're How Old? Penny Fedorczenko 253

78 Openly Gray Robin Howard Will 256

79 Company Along the Way Florence Niven 260

80 There's a Girl in Here Nancy Hoag 264

81 Goals for Growing Older Kristin Goff 268

82 Two Merry Christmas Widows Deborah Tainsh 272

83 Celebrating Sixty Ina Massler Levin 276

8 Second Wind

84 Rebuilding a Life R'becca Groff 280

85 New Recruits Wanted Fred Webber 283

86 My Ping-Ponging Parents Jenny Pavlovic 287

87 Still Miles to Go Marianne Fosnow 290

88 Repurpose Your Life James C. Magruder 293

89 The Accidental Historian Terry White 298

90 Second Take on a New Restaurant Karen Lewis Jackson 302

91 My Film Debut Glenda Ferguson 306

92 The Kid Who Hated English Ed VanDeMark 309

11 So Much to Give

93 Double Dutch Joy Jones 313

94 Little Fighters Marilyn Ibach 317

95 Life After Work James A. Gemmell 319

96 The Popsicle Kids D. Lincoln Jones 322

97 How Many Books Can You Read? Maureen Shubow Rubin 326

98 A Ladder to Light Alice Klies 330

99 Back in Business Marianne Fosnow 334

100 Animal Therapy Patricia Merewether 337

101 The Payoff Caryl Harvey 340

Meet Our Contributors 344

Meet Amy Newmark 355