by Deborah Lee Luskin | Apr 20, 2026
Into the Wilderness, hailed as “a fiercely intelligent love story,” is an award-winning novel about two sixty-somethings at inflection points in their lives. Rose Mayer has just buried her second husband and wonders what she’s going to do with the rest of her life....
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Apr 3, 2026
I will speak about how the freedom of aging has allowed me second chances to do what I’d always dreamed of, using examples from my life and both my published books. Lunch, Socializing, Talk, Q&A, Books for sale & signing.
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Jul 30, 2025 | Living in Place
Despite living in rural Vermont—a place of great natural beauty and seasonal changes—I had slipped into a workaholic life that was keeping me indoors, except when I took Leo, my dog, for a walk. We’d be two miles up a hill before I even looked up from the gravel under...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Aug 23, 2023 | Living in Place
Finishing a Revision I’ve been single-tasking to finish the revision of a book-length manuscript. Aside aside from working on Reviving Artemis: Becoming a Huntress at Sixty, I’ve done little beyond weeding my vegetable garden, which really isn’t very different from...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Apr 13, 2018 | Living in Place
I just came across this gem from the late poet, Jane Kenyon, and I thought it might give others guidance for planning their weekend. Be a good steward of your gifts. Protect your time. Feed your inner life. Avoid too much noise. Read good books, have good sentences in...
