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Barbara Laughlin - author

"Aged wisdom speaks through the pen of the older writer."

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MY BOOKS

Complete Collection (so far...)

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Pate, Paste and Patience is relatable fiction written for older individuals, by an older individual...Barbara Laughlin.

In novella #1, you'll meet 73 year old Camille and her friend Sarah as they take a French Cooking class together. Camille then takes on an Internal Construction class, where...would you believe...she learns to build kitchen counter tops?

I think you will find it all very relatable and while not laugh out loud funny, certainly smile worthy.

All Last Chapter Novellas will be available in both print and eReader.

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Last Chapter Novellas is always happy to hear from their readers.

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COMING SOON!

Parties, Protests and Poses

Seventy-three year  old Camille and her friend Sarah continue making their last chapter their best with more adventures. From having her 9-year-old great grandson visit for a couple of weeks to being almost arrested during a protest, she and her friend Sarah then go on to enjoy a yoga class where everyone...all ages, abilities (think physical compromises) is welcome. This second Last Chapter Novella is sure to be a relatable, fun read.

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In addition, I'm compiling an anthology of short stories, writing a 'coming of age' book called Someone Who Will and for Camille's fans from the Last Chapter Novellas, there will be a #3 and #4.

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MEET THE AUTHOR

Hi, I'm Barbara...author of Last Chapters Novellas. I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Ink and Experience Press recently and I'd love to share some excerpts with you from that interview.

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1) Ink and Experience: When and why did you start writing?

Seems I've always needed and wanted to have a cause. In my 50s, it was senior fitness, in my 60s it was shelter pets and in my 70s, it's growing older. So here I am at 73...writing and hoping that my characters become inspiring friends to my readers.

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2) Ink and Experience: Where do you get your ideas?

One word...life. Living it, watching others live theirs. Sometimes I need to tame it down a bit, other times I get to embellish experiences.

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3) Ink and Experience: What are you currently working on?

I'm working at getting Parties, Protests and Poses published and available for Camille's (the main character in all Last Chapter Novellas) fans to enjoy.

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4) Ink and Experience: Do you ever edit anything out of Last Chapters Novellas?

Yes, Parties, Protests and Poses required some editing in the Inclusive Yoga class chapters. We have been so entrenched in words devaluing older people, the young and the physically compromised, so I'm always watching that none of these creeps into my writing. For example, in the upcoming Parties, Protests and Poses, there is a young girl that came to Yoga class with her grandma. She is the age that is referred to as a Gen Zer. She made a somewhat nasty comment in the first class about her grandma, causing me to 'take an attitude' towards her. I found myself using ageist language that I wasn't proud of and had to go back, editing those derogatory parts out. Ageism goes both ways...old and young.

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Faces of older people making their last chapter their best.... (We are sorry. If you are viewing this on a mobile device such as a phone, the video is not available)


It isn't often we get to see a parade of people in their 60s, 70s, and beyond. These are what Last Chapter Living is all about. Visit our blog, read refreshing, relatable stories, relax and enjoy. We hope it inspires​ you to make your last chapter your best, too! 

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