How I Spent My Year, by PTNC (Age 65)
byI just had my 65th birthday. I do not celebrate birthdays, but they are a useful milestone for taking stock of the year’s accomplishments….
I just had my 65th birthday. I do not celebrate birthdays, but they are a useful milestone for taking stock of the year’s accomplishments….
Recently I came across a quotation by Mary Papas: Writer’s block is when your imaginary friends won’t talk to you. I thought it was…
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