Beyond the Brink (And Fighting Back) by Starting all Over

After a long career as a journalist and feature writer and 10 years of retirement spent traveling, hiking, knitting and playing the ukulele, Californian Susan Rife started back to law school five weeks ago. Her story is an illustration that new beginnings can come at any point while you’re still breathing.Susan Rife is retired after a 40-year career as a print journalist in California, Kansas and Florida, where her writing and editing focused on features and the arts. Since retiring in 2016, she has been active in her local branch of the American Association of University Women, where she serves as public policy chair. She lives in the Bay Area with her husband, 93-year-old mother, two cats and an Australian shepherd. Before embarking on studies at Purdue Global Law School in January, she spent her free time enjoying the outdoors, reading, knitting, weaving and playing the ukulele. Now she no longer has free time. She studies.