Arlene Heyman’s career as a writer is a unique one; the author’s early successes in prominent journals in the 1960s and 1970s were followed by decades of near silence as she pursued a successful career as a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, and her patient and often painful journey toward recognition is reflected in her fiction. This essay reflects upon some of the narratives through which Heyman explores age and aging, complemented by material drawn from interviews with the author. Taken as a whole, her fiction reflects upon the author’s personal trajectory as well as upon wider social struggles, presenting a vivid portrayal of the scary, joyful, and often surprising experiences involved in growing older.