Rae Raptor

BOOK

Step by Step: A Memoir of Aging, Fear, and Finding Faith 300 Feet Off the Ground

When sixty-year-old Rae Raptor—a recently retired English professor—steps onto a one-inch ribbon of webbing suspended hundreds of feet above the ground, she has no idea where this first step will lead.

What begins as a project to stay balanced in older age becomes a journey through fear, reinvention, and faith.

From the granite cliffs of Yosemite to the deserts of Peru and the castle turrets of Czechia, Rae’s story fuses high-stakes adventure with a spiritual quest.

Broken bones, setbacks, and social media addiction force Rae to confront deep questions about identity, meaning, and belief.

Reflective and funny by turns, Step by Step portrays aging not as decline but as discovery—and balance as far more than staying upright.

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