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Writing in virus time

To quote Plato, Strange times are these in which we live.

It is a bit of an understatement; however, a piece of normality ensued when the May edition of Writing Magazine plopped onto the doormat.

It was an uplifting event for me as I have been isolating with what is presumed to have been the Covid-19 virus.

My day-to-day work as a health and social care coordinator for the NHS is currently an important role and I was devastated to be struck down at such an important time.

When it became apparent that I would have to isolate, I had hoped to get on with some writing – after

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