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My poem “Carl and Carla,” about the cardinal couple who winter over in the burning bush outside my dining room window, was published in The Weekly Avocet (April 5, 2026, #696). The Avocet, a poetry nature journal, emails a weekly PDF and prints four seasonal issues a year. The poem, an intersection of my writing and end-of-life doula work, ponders leaving “advanced care directives” not only for ourselves, but also “nature directives” for the plants and animals in our environment. Read more in POEMS.

Northern Cardinals, non-migratory songbirds, are monogamous

Why writers write: “The purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself.” – Albert Camus

My novel Who Cares? about aging with dignity, was lauded in Historical Novel Review. The reviewer writes: Drawing on her remarkable knowledge of senior living communities and city politics, the author shows how determined activists with the moral high ground can challenge the might of profit-driven interests and the politicians who back them. She really does leave us asking ourselves: “Who Cares?” Check out the HNR online archives for reviews of my other books. Order Who Cares? from the publisher, Bookshop.org, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, your favorite bookstore or other source. Read more about the book in NOVELS.

Woodruff Home for the Aged, a lively place where old people go to die

50 Give or Take published another piece of my microfiction, titled “Going Nowhere” so if you’re feeling lost and even GPS can’t help you find your way, navigate to this super short read! Sign up to receive and submit your own ultra-short stories, free, at 50 Give or Take.

Feeling lost? When even GPS can’t help you find your way . . .

Why writers write: “Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.” – Albert Einstein

Everyone is invited to help launch my new novel Who Cares? at Ann Arbor’s Booksweet Bookstore. Set in Ypsilanti, Michigan in 1960, the novel is about Woodruff Home for the Aged, “a lively place where old people go to die.” The tale, about the struggle to age with dignity, is told through the eyes of eight memorable characters, ages 9 to 90. Read more about the book in NOVELS. Also reading are authors Maureen Aitken and Keith Hood. The event is FREE and OPEN TO ALL. Details on Booksweet’s December calendar. Register at Eventbrite. Support Booksweet, your community bookstore!

Woodruff Home for the Aged: A lively place where old people go to die

Author Ann S. Epstein writes novel, stories, memoir, poems, and essays

December 2 is publication day for my latest novel, Who Cares? about the struggle for dignity at Woodruff Home for the Aged, “a lively place where old people go to die.” The tale is told through the eyes of eight memorable characters, ages 9 to 90. Read more about the book on the publisher’s order page and in NOVELS. To promote the book, I’m posting a new blog series titled “How Old Were They?” with interesting stories about the ages at which people from infants to centenarians do remarkable things. Read the book, enjoy the posts, and celebrate your own age, whatever it is!

Welcome to Woodruff Home for Aged, a lively place where old people go to die

December 2 is the release date for my latest novel, Who Cares? about the struggle for dignity at Woodruff Home for the Aged, “a lively place where old people go to die.” The tale is told through the eyes of eight memorable characters, ages 9 to 90. Read more about the book on the publisher’s order page and in NOVELS.

Welcome to Woodruff Home for Aged, a lively place where old people go to die

Everyone is invited to help launch my new novel Who Cares? at Ann Arbor’s Booksweet Bookstore on Sunday, December 7 at 3 PM ET. Set in Ypsilanti, Michigan in 1960, the novel is about Woodruff Home for the Aged, “a lively place where old people go to die.” The tale, about the struggle to age with dignity, is told through the eyes of eight memorable characters, ages 9 to 90. Read more about the book in NOVELS . Also reading are authors Maureen Aitken and Keith Hood. The event is FREE and OPEN TO ALL. Register at Eventbrite. Support Booksweet, your community bookstore!

Woodruff Home for the Aged: A lively place where old people go to die

Author Ann S. Epstein writes novel, stories, memoir, poems, and essays

December 2 is the release date for my latest novel, Who Cares? about the struggle for dignity at Woodruff Home for the Aged, “a lively place where old people go to die.” The tale is told through the eyes of eight memorable characters, ages 9 to 90. Read more about the book on the publisher’s order page and in NOVELS.

Welcome to Woodruff Home for Aged, a lively place where old people go to die

Everyone is invited to help launch my new novel Who Cares? at Ann Arbor’s Booksweet Bookstore, about Woodruff Home for the Aged, “a lively place where old people go to die.” The tale is told through the eyes of eight memorable characters, ages 9 to 90. Read more about the book on the NOVELS page of my website. Also reading are authors Maureen Aitken and Keith Hood. The event is free but please register at the Eventbrite site. Support Booksweet, your community bookstore!

Woodruff Home for the Aged: A lively place where old people go to die

Author Ann S. Epstein writes novel, stories, memoir, poems, and essays

December 2 is the release date for my latest novel, Who Cares? about the struggle for dignity at Woodruff Home for the Aged, “a lively place where old people go to die.” The tale is told through the eyes of eight memorable characters, ages 9 to 90. Read more about the book on the order page and in NOVELS.

Welcome to Woodruff Home for Aged, a lively place where old people go to die