35 Weeks to 50 Years old. Counting down: 4 Months. 18 weeks. Essay #5

Kirsten Laurel Prather Caplan
5 min readNov 16, 2020
Irene Joy’s handwritten poems pictured on iPhone

A quarter of the year has passed since I started my countdown to my 49th birthday. It all seems silly- this counting, but I made a commitment to do it, and I will honor my commitment. A quarter of the year has passed, 18 weeks have come and gone. A full season of summer heat that lingered well into October has finally ushered in autumn shivers. It is November. Unlike the…

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Kirsten Laurel Prather Caplan

Former Theatre and Diversity and Inclusion teacher, is currently writing and incorporating her best teaching to her own life.