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Lost for words

hen I had a job, I used to write all the time but now I am retired, I haven’t put a word on paper or screen for weeks. I only think about writing. Short stories are what I enjoy writing, even though I’ve not had any successes as yet. But now that the short story market has shrunk, it feels like a waste of time as there’s nothing to aim for. A novel feels too daunting. When I was working all week, I used to spend many hours in the evenings and at the weekend at my laptop, trying to squeeze out as

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