SHORT TAKES : Michener Not Shy Retiring Type
James Michener says he plans to keep writing five hours a day while he spends his winters teaching and taking part in a college program for 216 retired professionals and their spouses.
The author said Wednesday that he and his wife, Mari, have settled on the Academy of Senior Professionals at Eckerd College in which to pass their time from October to February. They had looked at about 40 possibilities.
“It’s what people my age look for,” said Michener, 83. “We know a mere quiescent retirement is quite often fatal. . . . I try to keep my mind active.”
The author of such novels as “Hawaii,” “Chesapeake,” “Centennial” and “Texas” announced earlier this year that he had written his last big book.
The Micheners plan to live from February to May at the University of Texas at Austin, where he is professor emeritus.
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