My 80-Year-Old Friend Encourages Me to Write

Tell people about your work in progress it will spur you on

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Lockdown was a lonely time. I started working from home and was only allowed to exercise outdoors once per day (a rule which now seems bizarre).

Under the suspicious eyes of neighbours, I ventured out daily to my local church grounds. Despite living in a built-up…