Lynne M. Spreen’s fiction features main characters in the second half of life. Her award-winning debut novel, Dakota Blues tells the story of a 50-year-old woman who takes a last road trip with a 90-year-old friend. She followed with Middle-Aged Crazy: Short Stories of Midlife and Beyond, and in October published Key Largo Blues, the sequel to her first book. This is an excerpt from that novel. Lynne is now working on a new Silver Romance series.