Reflections on Aging
A Reply to a Friend I Haven’t Met Yet
JSA Contributor Stefanie Levine Cohen writes an open letter to a friend she hasn’t met yet. [Read more…]
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Carole's Corner
“You’ve Had A Stroke, Carole,” She Said. “How Can That Be?” I Asked.
Carole Leskin tells about the surprising and life-threatening news she got from a recent eye examination. [Read more…]
Carole's Corner
One Day – Or A Lifetime?
“I don’t want to see children still practicing active shooter drills,”says Carole Leskin. “I want the power of their words to lead us to the land we promised them…a safe place to live, learn, raise families and grow old.” [Read more…]
Carole's Corner
The Lost and Found
Carole Leskin finds herself browsing through the Lost and Found. [Read more…]
Carole's Corner
Alone for Thanksgiving
It’s hard for me to find the words to describe loneliness. The best I can come up with is that it feels like someone has scooped out all my insides, leaving only a shell that [Read more…]
Reflections on Aging
Sweet Lauren – I Have No Explanation
At 4:30 in the afternoon a few days ago, my neighbor, Jess, called to ask me if she could stop by for a moment. Sure, I said, thinking she was going to want me to [Read more…]
Carole's Corner
Repurposing
It was December 29, 2016. A bright winter sun pierced the spaces between the blinds causing me to wake up a bit earlier than usual. I opened my eyes gently and did not move, unwilling [Read more…]
Carole's Corner
A Soul-Full Family Thanksgiving
This is how I imagined it. Once Upon a Time, long, long ago, before even existence existed, there was nothing but Darkness. A color so black that it has never been seen again. And there [Read more…]
Reflections on Aging
My Grandmother’s Hands
It began as just another ordinary day. I woke up, stretched and gently put my feet over the side of the bed. I did my exercises, 15 minutes designed to loosen my stiffened joints and [Read more…]
Carole's Corner
I Wish I Was The Way I Was
A few weeks ago I drove my friend to our local movie theater. She has mobility problems and uses a cane so I often drive. That way, if we do not find a handicapped parking [Read more…]