60 to 60

1986: I turn 29

by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Mar 1, 2017 | 60 to 60, continuous life, life, memory, time, truth | 3 comments

1986: In January I’m at work when the Challenger disintegrates just seconds after lift off. We get a TV on in a conference room. Work in Columbus is less fun. Fewer lawyers, less urgency, no glitter. I’m the only female so nobody but the guys to eat lunch...

1985: I turn 28

by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Feb 28, 2017 | 60 to 60, Columbus GA, continuous life, life, marriage, memory, time, truth | 14 comments

I wrote this as a note to yesterday’s post and then deleted it. But the concern is here again today. Although I don’t think about a particular year until I begin to write it, I worry that the years are about to get boring. I remind myself that each one is...

1984: I turn 27

by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Feb 27, 2017 | 60 to 60, continuous life, life, memory, time, truth | 4 comments

1984: I like the people I work with, and I enjoy writing wills and trusts–the challenge of translating the wishes of another person into words. There are enough women at the firm (say 10 out of 250) so that there’s always someone to go to lunch with. Work...

1983: I turn 26

by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Feb 26, 2017 | 60 to 60, continuous life, life, memory, time | 4 comments

1983: Kathleen turns two. I dive into weeks of intense study for the bar exam. Then two days of testing at the convention center in Atlanta. It’s multiple choice one day and essays the next. I sit next to a guy who tells me he’s failed twice. Then the...

1982: I turn 25

by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Feb 25, 2017 | 60 to 60, continuous life, life, marriage, memory, time | 8 comments

I made the decision to embark on the one true thing posts after much deliberation and with some fear. Ultimately it felt like something I needed to do. And while in each post I wrote one true thing, I had the freedom to pick and choose, to skip over, to avoid. Not...

1981: I turn 24

by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Feb 24, 2017 | 60 to 60, continuous life, life, marriage, memory, time | 8 comments

1981: Kathleen is born January 4th, over winter break, shortly after the Falcons lose to the Cowboys in the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs. My life on this planet free to worry only about myself is over at age 23, the same age my mother was when I was born. Au...