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One of the greatest challenges facing older adults is loneliness. When we are younger, we are often surrounded by partners, children, and friends. As we age, though, spouses and friends may no longer be with us, and in our highly mobile society, children often move away from where they grew up. Being surrounded by loving […]
Can Friends Keep You Healthy?
It is getting to be that time of the year; the travel season in the northern hemisphere is almost in full swing. With warmer weather comes the desire to get out and see the world–nearby and further away. Last year when I turned 60, my aunt (who is in her 80s) told me that the […]
The Benefits of Travel for Older Adults
Someday Always Comes, chapter 2 – an excerpt
Fernando ran with a small, seemingly fearless posse of bodyguards and anyone who crossed him ended up dead, or worse, and trust me…dead was much better than worse. Dead is just dead. But Fernando’s worst was gruesome. Broken bones, missing teeth, gouged out eye, no tongue, missing foot, missing fingers, and a broken spine. I’m definitely not making that up. The dude lived, but not to talk about it. I’d rather be dead.
I didn’t like to stare at Fernando’s face for too long. His chilling eyes were a strange brown color that I can’t accurately describe. In the dim, florescent lighting of Duk’s, they appeared crimson-brown, like dried blood. When he looked at me, his eyes told the tale that he could brutally murder me and then observe my dead body for hours without remorse, wallowing in the quiet joy that comes after the orgasmic rush that murdering someone causes for the ruthless contact killer.
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