Dana Bennett – there is a sizeable community of fiction writers, poets and personal essayists spread throughout this platform, if you know where to look. The best place to try are the various publications that support these writings, such as P.S. I Love You (personal essays, short fiction and poetry) and Lit Up (short fiction and poetry), along with many others. If that’s the type of writing you’re interested in, I suggest you check them out and consider submitting. Me, I write poetry and short fiction for a number of publications, and have enough readers and response to keep me writing/submitting. So if that’s more your speed, there are readers and writers here. It can be hard to find us amongst all the life hack and personal development stuff, but we’re here. And age is not an issue in these areas – and may even be considered an advantage!