The Edge of Middle

"Middle Age" is not about age, per se. Rather, it's a scenic turnout along the Road of Life from which to see where you've been, celebrate (or cry!) and commiserate, adjust course as needed, and keep pushing forward with the hard-won clarity that comes through success, failure, faith and survival. The trip from youth middle age is filled with challenges, achievements, confusion, focus, elation and disappointment, heartache and joy. These 25 poems, short stories and essays reflect and expound on that ongoing journey through the eyes and experiences of one husband, father doing his best to find his way along a new path.