Grow Old Along With Me the Best Is Yet to Be

by Martz, Sandra

• ISBN13: 9780918949875
• ISBN10: 0918949874
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-09-21
• Publisher: Papier-Mache Press

Summary

A book about the acceptance of the aging process and the importance of familial relationships

Author Biography

Sandra Kay Martz founded Papier-Mache Press in 1984. Papier-Mache Press was known for publishing accessible books which presented important social issues through enduring works of beauty, grace, and strength, and created a bridge of understanding between the mainstream audience and those who might not otherwise be heard. As an editor and publisher, she has compiled several successful Papier-Mache Press anthologies including If I Had My Life to Live Over I Would Pick More Daisies, and I Am Becoming the Woman I've Wanted, a book that explores the powerful feelings women have about their bodies.

Table of Contents

Editor's Preface
Manon Reassures Her Lover	p. 1
Letting Go	p. 2
Deeper, Wider, Finer	p. 4
In the Autumn	p. 6
Nearing Menopause, I Run into Elvis at Shoprite	p. 12
The Man Who Loved the Woman Who Loved Elvis	p. 13
To the Husband Who Stands at the Sink	p. 15
At the Reunion	p. 16
Illusions	p. 17
Reflections in Green Glass	p. 19
Bountiful Harvest	p. 21
Fathers Playing Sons	p. 29
Hands	p. 32
Aerodynamic Integrity	p. 35
Nothing's Been the Same Since John Wayne Died	p. 44
Dance Class	p. 47
Getting Older	p. 49
Bonuses	p. 50
Queen of Cards and Powders	p. 51
She Stands in the Cold Water	p. 62
Then and Now	p. 63
For an Anniversary	p. 65
What Remains	p. 66
The Widow and the Gigolo	p. 67
A Woman Like That	p. 68
Papier-Mache	p. 76
Spring Cleaning	p. 82
Harvest	p. 84
Spring without Burpee Seeds	p. 85
Sam, At Sixty	p. 88
The Gathering	p. 89
Investing	p. 90
Rema	p. 93
Pebbles and Crumbs	p. 95
Instructions for Ashes	p. 98
What Faith Is	p. 99
What Do Old Women Talk About?	p. 108
Retrospective Eye	p. 112
The Well	p. 119
Retired	p. 120
Emmaline	p. 121
A Free Man	p. 127
Meditation for Twilight	p. 136
Washing Helen's Hair	p. 137
The Fallout Fantasy	p. 142
Laundry	p. 144
The Chance of Snow	p. 147
Widow	p. 157
Choices	p. 158
Flying Time	p. 160
Can Opener	p. 163
The World of Dolores Velasquez	p. 165
Wisdom Women	p. 170
Prayers for My Aging	p. 172
Romance in the Old Folks' Home	p. 173
Her Game	p. 176
Drying Apricots	p. 177
Dance	p. 180
Front Porch Partners	p. 185
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