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Aging Well: Finding Beauty in the GrayCarrie Knowles Shifting Forward further into family and the next plain of lifeSend us a textAuthor Carrie Knowles joins us again this week to share from her latest book Shifting Forward: Fifty Reflections on Everyday Life. Carrie is a prolific writer and author having published dozens of short stories and hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles, and four novels: Lillian’s Garden (Roundfire Books, 2013), Ashoan’s Rug (Roundfire Books, 2013), A Garden Wall in Provence (Owl Canyon Press, 2017), The Inevitable Past (Owl Canyon Press, 2020), a collection of short fiction, Black Tie Optional: 17 Stories (Owl Canyon Press, 2019) and a writing workbook, A Self-Guided Workbook and Gentle Tour on Learning How to W...2022-06-2630 minAging Well: Finding Beauty in the GrayThe Last Childhood. Author Carrie Knowles and her family's journey through her mother's Alzheimer's diseaseSend us a textAuthor Carrie Knowles was awarded a North Carolina Arts Council grant to write her memoir in 1994. The Last Childhood: A Family Story of Alzheimer's recounts her arduous (is there any other word to describe this experience) and often rending experience with her mother's disease. She updated the book in 2017 to include her experience following her mother's death.With courage and candor, Carrie shares more of this experience with us on this week's episode. Please tune in to this important conversation. You can learn more about Carrie and her work at www.cjanework.c...2022-06-1932 min