Contrasting the pain and the dignity of aging. “Working and sweating in the afternoon sun, | Old man joints aching and creaking, | Dust floating up and onto his old jeans…”
Tag Archive for Aging
Short Story
Retirement
A character study of a resident of an assisting living facility.
Short Story
Spinster
“She politely declines, preferring to spend her days in the soft sunlight, arranging the weary roses…” Inspired by the poem by Sylvia Plath.