Alice Orr

Conestoga Time. Luminously brave pioneers inspired our own trek west. open.substack.com/pub/aliceo…

Expect the unexpected. We should have done more of that. aliceorr.substack.com/p/our-…

Our Road West,Hits a Sharp Turn. Everything changes. Unfortunately for the worse. Our story is plot twisted for sure. aliceorr.substack.com/p/our-… #scammed #courageousaging #marriagestory #relocating #caregiverjourney #travelnightmare #deceptionstory

Conestoga Time Again. At the spot where pioneers began the journey west I could not stop staring at the covered wagon. It was a premonition. aliceorr.substack.com/p/cone… @MarriageStory #History #Relocating #MentalHealthMatters #CaregiverJourney #dementia #CourageousAging

Mom was mentally ill. Her dis-ease manifested in many devastating ways. Noone said a word about any of them. aliceorr.substack.com/p/talk…

People like us don't go to psychiatrists. My dad shouted that. I had no idea who people like us might be. aliceorr.substack.com/p/talk… #familydrama #MentalHealth #dementia #caregiver #courage #memoir #substackwriter

I tried marriage. Grandma said, "Not for you." Then I met Jonathan. aliceorr.substack.com/p/spea… #LoveStory #MarriageStory #CaregiverJourney #CourageousAging #dementia #MemoirWriting #SubstackWriter

Oh No! I'm a Caregiver. A story of Love, Dementia, Living Well, and Never Too Late. aliceorr.substack.com/p/oh-n… #GrandmaandGrandpaGoWest #CaregiverJourney #DementiaCaregiver #CourageousAging #MarriageStory #MemoirWriting #SubstackWriter

A new exciting episode of Grandma and Grandpa Go West aliceorr.substack.com/p/have…

Have You Lost Your Mind? The enterpise we were contemplating was absurd. But what choice did we have? aliceorr.substack.com/p/have… #Romance #suspense #MentalHealthMatters #family #marriage #moving

What makes you the Hero of Your Writer's Life Story? Find out now and here.

I turned down a top NYC literary agent over sushi. Embarrassing? Yes. Heroic? Also yes. Here's why. aliceorr.substack.com/p/you-… #MyWriterStory #WriterHero #HeroicWriter #WritingJourney #writerslife #writingcommmunity #WritingWisdom

My mentor wrote her first novel in a parking lot. She did what needed to be done. Find out how. aliceorr.substack.com/p/what…

What My Mentor Taught Me. She inspired me. Let her inspire you. aliceorr.substack.com/p/what… #writingcommunity #writingcareeradvice #WritingDiscipline #writerslife #amwriting #writingmentor #writinghabits #Creativity

IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO WRITE. Here’s what we all must do - Keep On Writing Whatever May Occur. aliceorr.substack.com/p/life…. #WritingCommunity #creativity #aging #writingprompt #writingexercise

Lifelong Creativity – Never Too Late to Write. What to do when Inspiration feels lost. aliceorrbooks.com/lifelong-c… #WritingCommunity #LifelongCreativity #NeverTooLateToWrite #WritingCareerAdvice #writingprompts #WritingExercises

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