Tom
Braun
Judy
Gruen
Syndicated columnist of “Off My Noodle” and a member of NSNC. Judy’s main occupation is lobbying the federal government to create a Division of Cellulite Studies at the Department of Health and Human Services. In her spare time, she writes books, humor columns, and complaint letters. She is the author of three award-winning humor books, including "The Women's Daily Irony Supplement," ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year for humor. Read more of her work on www.judygruen.com
Letter to my Long-Lost Waist
Ken
Hodge
Ken Hodge, born and raised in central Oregon, has spent most of his career in Washington state in community development work. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Oregon and served in the U.S. Air Force as public information officer. Now retired, he lives in Vancouver, Washington. These were excerpts from Ken's boyhood memoir called "We Didn't Get Fat and We Did Have Fun" which he hopes to get published. To contact Ken, email alpine707@aol.com.
First Grade and the Philco Radio
First Trip to the Barbershop
A Mock Wedding
Dusty
Johnson
A Suddenly Senior Reader, and now guest columnist. Maureen “Dusty” Johnson from California wrote, “I'm with you! I just want to age disgracefully. I am far too young to be old...and I will not go quietly!
“My dilemma, however, seems to be in finding a kindred spirit in the form of a male of the species.
“Maybe you can help…”
Read her stories below to find out more about Dusty and her "dilema". Write her an email at DustyJewel@hotmail.com
That One In A Milion Man?
The Geriatric Dating Pool - Presenting the Geezers of 2009
John
Kaiser
Joe
Klock
 Phyllis
Kuehn
Phyllis Kuehn is a mostly-retired professor who taught statistics and was an applied linguistics researcher. A native Californian, she has lived, studied, and taught in Germany, Egypt, Georgia, and California. Author of two textbooks and over forty research articles, Phyllis has also published commentaries in The Fresno Bee and The Christian Science Monitor. She is currently waging peace as co-founder of Boomers for Peace (www.boomersforpeace.com). Phyllis lives in Marin County, California, is a killer Scrabble player, and is senior before her time. Write to her at boomersforpeace@gmail.com
Those Darn Catalogs
 Susan
Pierres
Susan Pierres is an internationally published Miami-based writer/photographer specializing in travel, food, conservation, and health. Long a contributing editor of Caribbean Travel & Life, Pan Am Clipper, and Birnbaum Travel Guides to Italy and the Caribbean, she covered those regions extensively from former bases in Rome, London, and Anguilla. Her credits span the globe from Italy to Australia, including major newspapers, magazines such as Town & Country, National Geographic Traveler, Islands, People, and most recently Conde Nast's concierge.com. In a former life she also worked aboard legendary Lindblad adventure cruise ships in Africa, Europe, and Indonesia, as a researcher for the Los Angeles Times Rome and London bureaus, and in the publicity offices of feature film locations from Cyprus to Ireland. She has visited some 180 countries around the world. Send your comments to: susanpierres@gmail.com
Lessons I Should Have Learned From My Mother
Crossing the Pond
My 15 Minutes of Fame as the Poster Girl for Menopause
 Kileen
Prather
Kileen Prather was born in 1947 in Superior, Wisconsin. She is a mother of two boys, Frank & Rick, and grandmother of a little girl, Isabel. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a BA in History and a Masters in School Librarianship from Central Michigan University. Before becoming a writer she was a School Librarian for twenty-one years and has been a Tour Manager since 1998. She usually travels in at least thirty five states a year and meets wonderful travelers from all over the country who have given her inspiration for her stories. She presently divides her time between Texas and Wisconsin.
People who have experienced life over the years are the focus for her books in these modern day romance stories. Their hearts and souls are constantly developing and growing due to the simple fact that they have "lived". The mature reader can relate to the characters' hopes and dreams due to their age, relationships, and experiences. Younger readers can learn what it is like to face life while dealing with its challenges or possibly relate it to someone in their lives. Her stories take place in various locales in the United States since mature adults have experienced travel, like to travel, or at least dream about going to different places. These characters are ordinary people struggling with issues aging adults have to face such as changing spousal relationships, parental concerns, or illnesses. Many women and men find themselves divorced or widowed after twenty-five, thirty-five, or even forty-five years of marriage. These devastating experiences seem to halt life as they know it. They often don't believe it is possible to start all over again or lead a fulfilling life. They need to know that "living" takes place and "romance is possible" no matter what your age. Send your comments to: kileenp@gmail.com
Crater Lake, Deepest Lake in the US
Many Trains Across Colorado
Yellowstone National Park
Seattle & The Pacific Northwest
 Check out Kileen's book "Journey Beckons". You can order through her website: www.kileenprather.com or at Amazon either in book format or the Kindle edition. Her latest, "Journey To Port" now also on Kindle.
Joan
Price
John
Shields
John Shields is (was) a commentary page columnist for the (late) New Hope Gazette and a features writer, both of which put him in the heart, and the tradition, of literary-rich Bucks County, Pennsylvania. A former varsity baseball head coach, he recently celebrated his 18th anniversary as a kidney transplant recipient. That transforming experience, along with those gained as a teacher, healthcare administrator, stay-at-home dad and frequent guest at area operating rooms, provides a unique frame of reference for his (former) weekly column, titled, oxymoronically, Everyday Things. See more of John's work at http://www.ThatJohnShields.com. His e-mail address is thatjohnshields@gmail.com
The Next Great American Spectacle?
Suzette
Strandring
A syndicated columnist with GateHouse News Service. Her book, The Art of Column Writing: Insider Secrets from Art Buchwald, Dave Barry, Arianna Huffington, Pete Hamill and Other Great Columnists won First Place for Educational Book in The Florida Writers Association’s competition and is a 2008 Finalist in ForeWord Magazine’s Book of the Year Awards. She is a contributor to The Boston Globe, The Patriot Ledger, The Huffington Post, Writer Magazine and has been featured on Boston’s NPR.
Email her at suzmar@comcast.net. And check out her smart and beautifully written weekly columns at www.readsuzette.com.
Enjoy it all. NOW!
Maggie
Van Ostrand
Dave
Whitney
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