Retired Teacher-turned- writer. Author of "Who's Tougher Than Us? The Realities of Teaching" available on Amazon. Check out my website, donnagerard.com.

Curious memoir, science, and self-help writer. Personal statement editor for college, residency, and professional programs (d.anazonwu@gmail.com).

I am a 67 year old professional woman desiring to make a modest living doing what I've always believed I was meant to do:writing. I am thoroughly loving Medium.

I write about seemingly mundane experiences that are relatable because we are human. Subscribe on Substack to get my stories directly: lauramc.sub-stack.com

I'm a retired mental health Clinical Social Worker. My faith and family keep me afloat. I enjoy writing, reading, playing the clarinet, and pondering life.

In my 70s, I'm still evolving as I hone my true self and use my voice to scribble about my life, my lessons, and the joys of connection and community.

Retired teacher, aspiring writer; wife, mother to one human & one canine. Working through a lifetime of stress and trauma; loving my new life.

Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one’s lifetime. — Mark Twain