First Person

I had to learn to stop romanticizing my life

A midlife foray into bouldering offers a new negotiation with fear

Years after she saved my life, I finally met my genetic twin

My mom’s copy of an Alice Munro book holds clues about a forbidden past

The joys of husking corn and making connections

Am I still a birdwatcher if I don’t care about what they are called?

My autism makes me who I am. There is nothing ‘wrong’ with me

First person convicted under Hong Kong’s national security law sentenced to 14 months in prison

I’m thickening around the middle. But I’ve lived long enough to be okay with that

Why is the house I couldn’t wait to leave now a fond memory?

I’ve just realized my grandkids are letting me win at games. Am I too old to play?

Losing my eye but gaining a new perspective on my life

This old elm could squish us all. It’s time to bring it down

A desk of one’s own is so important early in life

Do I carry intergenerational baggage while travelling with my parents?

It was strange to become a newlywed and a senior citizen in the same year

Using a cane made my disability more acceptable to strangers

When things go wrong at funerals, you just have to laugh

Retirement? There’s utopia and then there’s my reality

My long lost uncle became the key to embracing India on my own terms