lingering - by Elaine - manners & mystery
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end-of-year reflections on how i spend my time
lingering end-of-year reflections on how i spend my time Elaine Dec 22, 2022 42 1 1 Share Walasse Ting, Goya’s Lover , 1977 I used to live in the future a lot. Everything I did in the present had to serve a future purpose. I worked hard at my job because I wanted a promotion. I got up early to write because I wanted to get my novel out into the world. Of course, I enjoyed writing. I enjoyed the process of making up characters and putting them in uncomfortable situations. But the reason I stuck to a schedule and worked as hard as I did was because I really wanted to get published. This was at a
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