themidlifesecondwife
themidlifesecondwife
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Bio
Hello, and welcome to my blog! My name is Marci.
I'm the Midlife Second Wife.
I started this blog because I discovered that there is life after 40, life after divorce (or, for some of you, the death of a spouse), and life after cancer. I’m living proof of it.
When people ask me what The Midlife Second Wife is about, I find this is as good a description as any: TMSW is a literary lifestyle/relationship blog with recipes...and a medical memoir. Since starting it in August 2011, it's taken me on an amazing, fascinating ride. I'm glad that you're here to share the journey.
The Midlife Second Wife is also an offshoot of my boutique writing, editing, and media relations firm, KeyWord Communications. Both blog and business began life following a very satisfying career as a writer and media relations specialist at Oberlin College in Ohio; when I left, I was director of communications for the world-renowned Oberlin Conservatory of Music.
The reason for this sea change? Remarriage and relocation to Richmond, Virginia, at the prime age of 54. You can read my Richmond Times-Dispatch essay, “Latitude Change Brings Attitude Change,” for the particulars. I’ve contributed other articles to the Times-Dispatch as well, including profiles on the Academy-Award-winning actresses Sissy Spacek and Sally Field, and a first-person account of the online dating phenomenon.
I’m also a published poet, and received the Academy of American Poets Award when I was an English and Creative Writing student at Oberlin College. And although I've yet to travel to Singapore, I've had articles published in Silver Kris, the travel magazine of Singapore Airlines. Much of my earlier work was published under my former name, Marci Janas.
These days I'm a contributor to the Huffington Post, which included my blog on its top seven must-reads for the over-50 set. I also write product reviews for Viewpoints and was one of the first bloggers invited to contribute to Katie Couric's new talk show.
After another relocation, my husband and I live in Rocky River, Ohio—a lakeside suburb of Cleveland. I’m the mother of a wonderful young man and two terrific stepsons.
You can follow me at any number of social media sites:
Blog:
http://themidlifesecondwife.com
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/Midlife2Wife
Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Midlife-Second-Wife/204875382907736?ref=hl
Pinterest:
http://pinterest.com/midlife2ndwife/
LinkedIn:
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/marci-janas-rich/8/392/a67
Google+:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/112929740022895628880
Thanks for visiting. I'm glad you're here!
—Marci
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