Elaine Mullenax Long

In January Elaine Mullenax Long (Edu) of Buena Vista, Colo., turned 80. After graduating from CU, she taught in Portland, Ore., Denver and on a U.S. Strategic Air Command base near Oxford, England. She then began a writing career, and several of her short stories have been published in magazines and in anthologies. Her three novels were followed by a nonfiction book, The Caregiver’s Choice, which chronicled the 14 years she spent taking care of her husband, who died of cancer in 2003, and her mother, who died of Alzheimer’s disease in 2007. She also produced three CDs of music. Her website is www.elainelong.com.