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Giant Puzzle

I am a huge procrastinator unless I have a sudden inspiration that comes out of nowhere, I am in the middle of a project, or I have a routine such as a weekly column. Otherwise, I may not write a word for weeks at a time, and when I am determined to start again, it [...]

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Days On A Burn

Hemingway said ‘There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.’ Well, perhaps it was easier when it was a typewriter. Now, first thing, I sit down and check my emails. Even if the obvious spam is sifted out, there are various spammish messages to distract me. Maybe [...]

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