What an engaging voice you have. I could relate to a lot of this. I like reading pieces that feel like I’m sitting in a coffee shop talking with a really honest person.

Before the pandemic, I met a writer at a friend’s retirement party. The writer had a day job, a husband, and a long commute. On Saturdays, she cleaned house. On Sundays, she was too tired to write. As a result, she hadn’t written anything in the ten years since her last short story was published.

“How do you get so much writing done?” she asked me.

“Simple. I don’t clean.”

Thanks for writing this. I enjoyed reading it.