Dancing with the Muse in Old Age
By Priscilla Long
Epicenter/Coffeetown Press, 2022
ISBN 9781684920204 (trade paper)
ISBN 9781684920211 (e-book)
perfect bound, 210 pages

Available from the usual online booksellers—try Bookshop.org—or your local independent bookstore.

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Dancing with the Muse in Old Age is a book about thriving in old age.

“You’re still writing?” is a question I get more frequently the closer I slide toward 80.  “And making films too?”  Not only that, I want to boast my most recent book was published by a major company and our latest documentary will be on PBS in a few months. Now comes Dancing with the Muse in Old Age, a richly documented book that spouts everything I want to say—and brilliantly.  Priscilla Long not only says we can be creative as we reach whatever age might be our last, but we may be producing our finest, most brilliant work.” —Gay Courter, NYT bestselling author of The Midwife, Code Ezra, and Quarantine!

“Dancing with the Muse in Old Ages gives this septuagenarian hope that I have many productive years ahead of me, more than I thought. Its inspiring accounts of fruitful activity among those my age and older inspire me to think about how to make better use of my remaining years. Among these accounts are those of Priscilla Long herself who practices what she preaches, continuing to forge ahead with one project after another well into her 70s, including, most notably this book. Highly recommended for those who would like to stay productive and creative late in their lives.”—Ralph Keyes, author of The Courage to Write, The Hidden History of Coined Words, and fifteen other books.