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DESCRIPTION:What happens when you return to a dream you set aside decades a
 go? At 21\, Mark Shaiken wanted to write books. Instead\, he spent nearly 
 40 years practicing bankruptcy law. At 65\, he began a new chapter as an a
 uthor. Join us as Mark shares his journey from the courtroom to writing le
 gal thrillers and essays—and reflects on what getting old(er) has taught
  him about curiosity\, humor\, and the difference between what you do and 
 who you are. With stories\, a few laughs\, and time for questions\, this c
 onversation is an invitation to consider the possibilities of a second act
 . About our speaker Mark Shaiken is a retired commercial bankruptcy lawyer
  and the author of seven books\, including two essay collections and the f
 ive-book 3J legal thriller series. He lives in Denver and volunteers wit
 h Habitat for Humanity Metro Denver and Sunshine Home Share Colorado.  Lea
 rn more about Mark at markshaikenauthor.com. 
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SUMMARY:Aging with Curiosity . . . and Humor
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><span style="font-size: 16px\; font-family:
  arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; caret-color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; color: rgb
 (0\, 0\, 0)\;">What happens when you return to a dream you set aside decad
 es ago?</span></p>\n\n<p style="caret-color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; color: rgb(0
 \, 0\, 0)\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,helvetica\,sans-serif\;"><spa
 n style="font-size:16px\;">At 21\, Mark Shaiken wanted to write books. Ins
 tead\, he spent nearly 40 years practicing bankruptcy law. At 65\, he bega
 n a new chapter as an author.</span></span></p>\n\n<p style="caret-color: 
 rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,
 helvetica\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;">Join us as Mark sh
 ares his journey from the courtroom to writing legal thrillers and essays&
 mdash\;and reflects on what getting old(er) has taught him about curiosity
 \, humor\, and the difference between what you do and who you are.</span><
 /span></p>\n\n<p style="caret-color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0
 )\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,helvetica\,sans-serif\;"><span style=
 "font-size:16px\;">With stories\, a few laughs\, and time for questions\, 
 this conversation is an invitation to consider the possibilities of a seco
 nd act.</span></span></p>\n\n<p style="caret-color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; color
 : rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,helvetica\,sans-serif\
 ;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><strong>About our speaker</strong></span
 ></span></p>\n\n<p style="caret-color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; color: rgb(0\, 0\,
  0)\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,helvetica\,sans-serif\;"><span styl
 e="font-size:16px\;">Mark Shaiken is a retired commercial bankruptcy lawye
 r and the author of seven books\, including two essay collections and the 
 five-book&nbsp\;<em>3J</em>&nbsp\;legal thriller series. He lives in Denve
 r and volunteers with Habitat for Humanity Metro Denver and Sunshine Home 
 Share Colorado.</span></span></p>\n\n<p style="caret-color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)
 \; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;"><img alt="Mark-Shaiken_2025_small sqaure.jpg" 
 id="&lt\;61B88B3A-E429-468D-BECC-F3D3AA4EEE88&gt\;" src="blob:https://www.
 crsadmin.com/f4fbbd19-0e68-405b-a0d7-a53afcef1e56" style="caret-color: rgb
 (0\, 0\, 0)\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; opacity: 1\;" /></p>\n\n<p style="ca
 ret-color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;"><span style="font-fam
 ily:arial\,helvetica\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;">Learn m
 ore about Mark at&nbsp\;<a href="http://markshaikenauthor.com/">markshaike
 nauthor.com</a>.</span></span></p>\n
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