Now that I Am Older is a captivating collection that displays Myrne Roe's award-winning poems, spellbinding short stories, and personal favorites. From the elegant Foreword by Roy J. Beckemeyer, author of The Currency of His Light: "Roe proffers us the captivating glimmer of moments, insights, smiles, tears; a treasure chest of words and imagery to enjoy over and over again, each time we open its cover."
Myrne Roe is a former teacher, congressional chief of staff, university public relations executive, editorial writer, and nationally syndicated columnist. Winner of awards for her poetry, her feminist anthology, Radiating Like a Stone, is a gold mine of the history of Wichita women. Now an octogenarian, these poems and short stories reflect her life and career.