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    THE THRILL OF BEING A WRITER

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    Boy at the end of a thrilling slide

    An aspiring writer asks how old is too old to take up with art of writing by comparing it to a thrill ride at the fair.

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    AGING AS A CAUSE TO CELEBRATE

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    The hands of an aging woman are clasped and resting in her lap. she wonders about meaning and purpose of growing old

    Aging is universal across time and place. We all age. The question is, are we going to quake as we age or celebrate each step along the way?

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