Hello everyone,

It was heartening to hear from so many of you in my last post. I really loved hearing where you were writing from, connecting with so many unexpected places. Today I reported on the happy woes of the writer. I suspect many of you are writers, secretly or openly, so I thought it good to share a source of potential misery for of all writers.

I am now going to take a long walk, which is advisable to all who are able. Below in the jumble of new pages and old coffee cups are the two books I spoke of. Please take care of yourself and I will see you soon.

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