Midlife Stories

Missing Spring is a quiet, intimate work of literary fiction told from the interior life of TJ Carmen, a woman who has spent years circling the edge of her own momentum. Caught between ambition and interruption, effort and exhaustion, TJ watches time move while she remains still-until she begins to question whether "stuck" is failure, or simply endurance misunderstood. Moving fluidly through memory and present moment, Missing Spring explores what it means to begin late, to pause without quitting, and to step into life not all at once, but one season at a time. This is not a story about reinvention. It's about entry.

Hyejin Kim - a Korean housewife in her fifties. Andy Cornell - a British actor in his sixties, a world-renowned star. Here are two people waiting for their twilight years. Each of them has lived a beautiful life. In the radiant days of youth, they fell in love passionately, married, and built a happy family. They filled every corner of their lives with precious memories. Time passed. Following the course of nature, they faced a sorrowful farewell. All the highlights of life have gone by, and the vivid happiness remains only like an old black-and-white film. With no connection to one another, they happened to cross paths one day. What could this meeting mean? What will they cherish and look forward to in the days that remain? Like in the waiting room before heaven, two strangers share a few quiet words. True, unguarded, yet meant to be forgotten as quickly as they were spoken. A story brief as breath, a flicker before the eternal light. A middle-aged romance, whispered only once- Hello, Andy.

Annabeth is a nobody, and that's the way she likes it. She gets by under the radar and she wants it to stay that way. But now she's in trouble. One stupid mistake means the little bubble of anonymity she has worked so hard to achieve has shattered into a million pieces. Annabeth is about to become the talked about person in school, for all the wrong reasons..

“So, can I have your number?” The blonde flirted. I shook my head. That’s a big ‘No no’ in my book. Rule number one, never ask for his number. Let him do the crawling. The dark headed man smirked. He knew he had her. “How about I take your number?” Remember, when a guy say’s he’ll call you, or takes your number, it’s so you don’t have any way to contact him. The blonde giggled while grabbing his bicep, she laughed hysterically, and nearly bouncing on the spot as her cheeks bloomed with colour. Rule number two, never act desperate, and keep them on their toes. “Sure. I’ll talk to you tomorrow?” She didn’t wait for him to confirm, she jumped him, wrapping her tiny arms around his neck and planting her lips on his. Rule number three, never, and I mean never, initiate the kiss. Too forward and pushy. Guys don’t do forward and pushy. **************************************************** With a mother that’s suffering midlife crisis and suddenly wants to be as young as her daughter, Rayleigh knows when a man is playing you. She’s watched her mother bounce from man to man, only to get her heartbroken and crawling to her 21 year old daughter. The rules of reeling your desired man are simple. Never act desperate. Always seem cool and collected. Think like a Man. Those three points will be sure to keep your man on their toes. Follow Rayleigh as she blogs her advice while looking after her 45 year old mother. Juggles her own life, and everyone else’s. Read and laugh at the cringe worthy moments of the most common thing women do to get men. Ladies, you’re doing it wrong. ((Cover designed by Jainy_On_Drugs/ Double J Studios))

You are not lazy, crazy or finished! If you, or someone you love, have been diagnosed with hypothyroid, an autoimmune disorder, or hormone disorders, you know what an ordeal life can become. You understand the sleepless nights, brain fog, and rigors of trying to lose weight. Challenging? Yes. But girlfriends, don't let mid-life mooch your Mojo. Instead know you have options and choices! Joni Labbe, THE THYROID EXPERT, helps you solve the puzzle about some of the most innovative, science-based nutritional health advances. Protocols that build you up, and get results. With candor, humor, and empathy, get ready to re-think your approach to Hashimoto's, hypothyroid and hot flashes. Join her, and many other mid-life (better-half) women across the country that are using effective alternative care and integrative methods to radically change their experience of the midlife transition.

A collection of essays, poems, or anything in between. Got some goodies, and some oldies-basically a mix and match of words. Would you join me in delving the colors of my mind? Maybe you'll find a color to entwine with yours? Again, this is not a story.

The quirks, the pains, the thrills and the spills of family and personal shrinkage.

Mitch is at 30 but her love-life is currently at 0. How does a perfectly embodied woman deal with the return of not one but two of her exes trying to win her heart back? Together with her best friends at her back, they deal with the comedic and romantic turn in her life.

Rants and other non-important thoughts of my human brain. | cover by @imploding-hearts

Random blurbs on my so called life

These are fragments, whispers, and shadows that exist alongside The Abyss of Despair. Bonus content, diary entries, and unseen perspectives that deepen Elias's world - shared here for readers who want to walk further into the silence. The full story of Elias's descent and fragile search for meaning lives in the novel The Abyss of Despair.

Travelogue, observations and musings of a man who travelled alone around the world in 2010. The title relates to both the journey ending in New York and the ongoing question of what will happen after the current epoch of global capitalism.

🌸 When the Light Finds You 🌸 Sequel to Blurry Horizons Emil Santiago thought he had finally found clarity through his lens - and through Aira's smile. But just as their story begins, shadows of the past and secrets untold threaten to blur the picture they're trying to paint together. In a journey of unexpected detours, quiet confessions, and stolen moments beneath starlit skies, Emil and Aira discover that sometimes, love isn't about waiting for the perfect light... it's about finding it in each other, even in the dark. ✨ A heartwarming, mysterious, and sentimental story about love, second chances, and the light that guides us home.

Midlife is not the end of the road-it's the beginning of a new chapter filled with opportunities to rediscover yourself and embrace personal growth. For many women over 40, this period of life sparks a deep desire for change, self-discovery, and fulfilment.

Advice for Harvard University as a midlife career choice.

The protagonist considers his past as he deals with his tepid marriage.

In Glancing Middle there was a new girl that goes by the name of Haley Jackson. But a popular girl named Nancy Curly. Is bullying her.

Jesse Jo Parker escapes her previous life as a doctor's wife and returns to her grandmother's home town of Harrington Falls, Ohio. She buys her grandmother's cottage, the McNeil Cottage, and starts following her long-held dream of opening a bed and breakfast. Her path; however, crosses that of her former fiancé, Jake Kieran, who brought nothing but pain and tragedy in her life. But can she move past the pain to follow her heart or will Jake just hurt her once again? Or should she give Sean Downs a chance? Or just focus on her life and forget romance altogether...