August 18, 2026

The Hero’s Journey, Part Two: When Was the Last Time Your Life Loved You Back?

On grief, achievement, exhaustion, and an unexpected message from Edgar Allan Poe We heard you. You want stories, not articles. Your brain is a story machine, seeking patterns and structure. This is a story from inside the world and mind of an origin founder of the GPC Community. Follow along for the […]
August 10, 2026

My Secret for Cutting Through the AI Noise

Two women, brilliant writers, past 50, make the most sense For the past 3,000 years writers have not used AI to get their thoughts and stories in a final form worth putting into the world. I’m one of those writers. I’ve been turning observations and strategies into stories for 50 years, and […]
June 1, 2026
friends gathered around campfire

Networks We Nurture, Mailing Lists We Delete

A story about people who matter. Somewhere after 45, we want quality relationships instead of acquaintances. We get smarter about our gifts and limitations. There’s an urgency that comes as we move closer to death and notice that time, money, trusted friends, and our usefulness to others shifted.   What If That […]
May 22, 2026
gifted adult

You are Gifted, not ADHD. Well, Maybe.

Identical Does Not Mean Same Thing. Ask Any Parent of Identical Twins. Why do we even bother to take up this subject again? Why do we feel like we have to explain everything twice or three times? It’s mentally exhausting to the gifted adult and more than irritating to adults with brains […]