Suzanne Travers has written for newspapers, magazines, and online publications in New York and New Jersey for twenty years, often covering seniors and aging. She lives with her daughters in her New Jersey hometown and walks her dog through the woods along the Passaic River. She reads too much news on her phone, got an A+ in junior high woodshop, and reminds you that New Jersey is the Garden State. Find her at suzannetravers.net.