How to Succeed at Aging Without Really Dying
Lyla Blake Ward's writing career officially began in 1949 when she sold her first poem toColliers'Magazine. Over the last 60 years, she has published numerous works of humorous verse, op-eds, personal  essays and pieces of social commentary in newspapers and magazines around the country, including:Good  Housekeeping, theWall Street Journal, Cosmopolitan, Woman's Day, Family Circle, theWashington Post, theChicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, andNewsday, among  many others. A savvy businesswomen, she also built and ran a small public relations agency, opened her own  party goods store, and founded the monthly publicationParty and Paper Retailerwith her husband,  Russ. Residing in Connecticut, Ward enjoys reading, woodworking, needlepoint, knitting, baking, cooking and  attending her grandchildren's school plays.