Thoughts on Four Women
In my travels during the month since I retired, I have been with four elderly women, ranging in age from 77 to 96, who have interesting stories. The four of them demonstrate different abilities and places which might serve as a lesson for all of us. The youngest lies in a bed in a low-grade […]
Thoughts on Writing Books
Maybe you’ve noticed that this website says “Books by C.S. Kjar” and maybe you’re wondering where those books are. They are still on my computer, being edited and rewritten, and made as good as I can make them before releasing them. I love writing and have for a long time. I have written five books […]
Aging Parents
Many of my friends and I have aging parents. It’s hard to watch because it reminds us that as they are aging, so are we. This brings on a whole new set of problems: how do children take care of those who once took care of us? Is there ever a point that the parent […]
Fun With Family
One of the greatest gifts of being retired is time to spend with family. Family that lives far away. Family I don’t see very often because they live so far away. Or maybe it’s that I live so far away. I lived close to my parents until I was 32 years old. When we moved […]
Thoughts on Writers Academy
I spent the past week at the Writers Academy at West Texas A&M University in Canyon, Texas. It was an amazing experience. At the beginning of the week, I knew no one, and by the time it was over, I had made new friends from all over. We were all sad when it came to […]
Feels like a Month
It feels like I’ve been retired for a long time, but the calendar reveals that it’s only been ten days. Ten days? It feels like a month! For only two of those days have I been allowed to sleep until I’m rested. The other eight days have been started after the sound of an alarm […]