Aging and Creativity – michael jarmer

Turning 60!

I’m writing on the occasion of my 60th birthday, December 4, 2024. We ascribe a special significance to those birthdays that begin a new decade. Something in us needs a marker, a milestone, a number with a zero at the end. We like that. I think it’s true that the last time I wrote aboutContinue reading “Turning 60!”

#537: On Solitude

I like it. I really do. I value the time I spendalone to write, or read,the light hiking, a bike ride,and the solitary campingweekend. I think I need these moments, thesesustained chunks of timefor creativity, reflection, for communing with the self,a short, healthful respitefrom the noise, the societyof family, friends, or work. But recentlyin theContinue reading “#537: On Solitude”

The Book I Read: Late Work—An Autobiography of Love, Loss, and What I Was Reading

Hey there! Welcome back to the Book I Read podcast/blog with Michael Jarmer Writer Guy, a podcast where I talk about books mostly, books I’ve read exclusively, reading in general, writing, listening, teaching and learning. It is December; the holiday season upon us. Last time we spoke it was October when it still felt aContinue reading “The Book I Read: Late Work—An Autobiography of Love, Loss, and What I Was Reading”