Contributor

Leslie Handler

A late bloomer boomer's soft place to fall, and inspiration on how to get back up.

Leslie is a 2015 Society of Newspaper Columnists award winner. She’s an international syndicated columnist and a frequent contributor to WHYY's Newsworks, has written for The Philadelphia Inquirer, ZestNow, and Boomercafe, as well as blogs for The Huffington Post. She has a Bachelor of Journalism degree and currently lives smack dab between Philadelphia and New York City with husband Marty, dogs Maggie and Hazel, a collection of fish, said husband's cockatoo who she's been trying to roast for dinner for the last 31 years, and a few occasional uninvited guests. You may follow her blog and read published essays at: lesliegoesboom.com.