Creative Aging

Below is a Letter to the NYT that reflects feelings about the content of an essay on Creativity and Aging that appeared in the Times. I was interrupted while completing it. However,
had I returned to in in time to post it to the Times, it would have ended as shown in red type below.

Response to

What Happens to Creativity as We Age?

Alison Gopnik and Tom Criffiths

Sunday Review Section, NYT, SUNDAY, AUGUST 20, 2017

In contradiction to the premise proposed by the authors that our creativity lessens in age, the personal experiences of myself and friends (mostly within stone's throw of early 70's) is that we are experiencing a flowering of new creativity.  For most of us, one or another kind of creative endeavor has been maintained throughout our adult years- early child rearing years the exception, but now there seems to be a new freedom to our creative efforts. No longer worried about how our efforts may play out in a professional way (i.e. will my stories ever get published, my photo show at the library draw a crowd, etc), there is the enjoyment of creating for oneself - and sharing with whomever is receptive. To this end, we are right now organizing a monthly-

To this end, we are right now organizing a monthly meet-up as a means to share the creative energies and enterprises that are active and alive for each of us despite age.