Write Your Life!: Rictameter of the Day: Parking, City Style

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Rictameter of the Day: Parking, City Style

Parking, City Style

Parking:

Bane of city

Dwellers. Meters, lots, or

Garages, costly, hard to find,

Elusive spots of pavement far away

From where we're going. As we age,

Handicapped signs help, but

Do we need cars,

Parking?

3 comments:

Barb Davis said...: You are amazing. Love your new entry. And thanks a million for your suggestion on my poetry. Please come by often. And, by the way, I ordered one of your books this morning on Amazon.com. Can hardly wait to receive it. Barbara (from The Serenity Room).; June 10, 2008 at 12:49 PM
seniorwriter said...: Thanks, Barbara. And thanks for ordering my book.; June 10, 2008 at 3:04 PM
Lydia said...: This about parking reminded me of the "Zen Monday" photo that Petrea posted this week (6-9) at Pasadena Daily Photo!
http://pasadenadailyphoto.blogspot.com; June 11, 2008 at 3:11 AM

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I live on the thirty-fifth floor of a senior highrise on Chicago's Gold Coast. I retired in 1999 after 40 years in the English Department of Wilbur Wright College, on Chicago's Northwest Side, where I was department chair for 7 years and Wright's Distinguished Service Professor for 1995-96.

In late 2005, I found myself retired, widowed, 73, and depressed, so I set out to find contentment through reflection and writing. My first published book, Reinventing Myself: Memoirs of a Retired Professor (2006), is a series of personal essays recounting that quest and some of the experiences that came before it. My second is Seniorwriting: A Brief Guide for Seniors Who Want to Write (2007). My third is poetry, Elder Expectations: My Life in Rictameters (2008). My writing also includes a column for eGenerations.com.

I advocate writing for everyone, and hope to encourage my fellow senior citizens to write. I am a member of the Illinois Woman's Press Association, The Story Circle Network, The Authors Marketing Group, and the Chicago Writers Associaion and a volunteer at the Chicago Cultural Center. Please comment on my posts!

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