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3 weeks ago | 
3rdactmagazine.com | Victoria Starr Marshall |David Nemetz
By Dasha Kiper Reviewed by Victoria Starr Marshall It’s a journey we hope we’ll never take—becoming a traveler in the land of dementia or the caregiver to a friend or loved one traveling that path. Each journey is unique—there are no maps or guides, and no caregiving friend or family member on this journey is unaffected. In Travelers to Unimaginable Lands, Dasha Kiper writes, “Dementia disorders may bring chaos, devastation, and loss, but the mind is not without its defenses.
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Aug 23, 2024 | 
3rdactmagazine.com | Victoria Starr Marshall |David Nemetz
By Muriel Fox Reviewed by Victoria Starr Marshall For me, born in the 50s, growing up through the 60s, and coming of age in the 70s, the birth of the feminist movement in the United States is part of my lived experience. I remember the slights of being subordinate to men.
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Aug 14, 2024 | 
3rdactmagazine.com | Ann Hedreen |Victoria Starr Marshall
When marathon swimmer Diana Nyad was 64 years old, she stood up and walked on her own two feet onto Smathers Beach in Key West, Florida, after swimming 110.86 miles from Cuba in 52 hours and 54 minutes. She had first attempted the crossing from Cuba to Florida 35 years earlier, three years after astonishing New Yorkers and the world by swimming around Manhattan. Nyad sped through the 28-mile New York swim in a mere seven hours and 57 minutes. The Cuba swim became the goal of a lifetime.
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Aug 13, 2024 | 
3rdactmagazine.com | Dori Gillam |Victoria Starr Marshall
Are you a natural joiner? Or do you cringe at the thought of introducing yourself in a cluster of chattering people? Either way, you probably already know that being socially engaged adds years to your life, yet many folks lose connections after they retire, move to a new city, or lose a spouse or partner. How can you find your tribe and reap the benefits of staying mentally, physically, and emotionally engaged as you age? Just how much schmoozing is required?
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Jun 12, 2024 | 
3rdactmagazine.com | Victoria Starr Marshall |Sharyn Skeeter
It’s a summer tradition, isn’t it, to set aside well-wrought literature and reach for a trashy novel or light fiction to carry us away? Or maybe not. If good writing about people and situations that are, perhaps, a little out of your cultural lane interests you, then What’s Next: Short Fiction in Time of Change should be part of your summer reading list. What’s Next?
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Jun 12, 2024 | 
3rdactmagazine.com | Stephen Sinclair |Victoria Starr Marshall
A friend of mine, a young man who always seems optimistic and full of life, recently told me he was feeling “blah” and kind of “down.” When I asked what he thought was the cause of this, he said he didn’t know, that he hadn’t ever felt this way. I asked him several questions hoping to get an understanding of what he was experiencing. It seemed he’d lost interest in the activities that normally brought him joy.
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Jun 12, 2024 | 
3rdactmagazine.com | Karen White-Walker |Victoria Starr Marshall
BY KAREN WHITE-WALKERI give up! For somebody who’s in her advancing years, I still struggle and strive to cling to society’s niceties, but what do you get? Embarrassment and mortification!My writing career has afforded me a few privileges that maybe I otherwise wouldn’t have been exposed to. I mean, like the opportunity to interview ‘people in high places.” Hence, I’ve wondered and scrutinized them as to why THEY were selected and not the rest of us.
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Jun 12, 2024 | 
3rdactmagazine.com | Linda Henry |Victoria Starr Marshall
Did you know? How old are you? Louise Aronson, physician, writer and author of Elderhood: Redefining Aging, Transforming Medicine and Reimaging Life notes that for more than 5,000 years, “old” has been defined as beginning between the ages of 60 and 70.
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Jun 12, 2024 | 
3rdactmagazine.com | Larry Moss |Victoria Starr Marshall
Old age, despite its numerous negatives, does have its benefits. You just have to get a handle on what they are and how to use them to your advantage. Think of them as “perks” with gray hair—a collection of benefits reserved for people living through their third act. While there are many to choose from, I am going to focus on what I consider to be the most valuable—the inalienable right to say “no.” That’s right, the statute of limitations on having to say “yes” has expired.
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Jun 12, 2024 | 
3rdactmagazine.com | Fred Nystrom |Victoria Starr Marshall
Understanding care options is crucial as we age. The flipside is that things can change rapidly during this life stage. We may suddenly find ourselves single or in a caregiving role. Or we may become injured, or chronically or terminally ill. Because of this we need to be aware of our options so we can be prepared. That’s why understanding care options is crucial as we age.
