The Path to Autumn is a compilation of my ponderings on the crisis called midlife. Through poetry and images, I make the journey called midlife survivable. My hope is that it can help another traveler on their road of fallen leaves.

Lynn Maltais earned her Master's in Nursing with an emphasis on nursing education in 2010. She has spent over 30 years in the healthcare field. Although Ms. Maltais is an associate professor of nursing she spends her free time pursuing her love of writing and painting. She believes that nursing is as much an art as it is a science. She incorporates her love of music, poetry, and painting into her role of nurse educator. Although a native of northern Minnesota, she has spent the past 3 years in sunny Florida.