Write Away
I’ve never enjoyed the physical act of writing, and this goes back to my early years in boarding school, when we were made to write with the old-fashioned dip pens and real ink. (I know, this dates me!)
Being a left-handed writer, this meant that I always had an ink stain on my left hand, as it blotted what I had just written, or my writing was illegible as I tried to avoid the first issue.
I also used to dislike intensely any writing-based activities at school, such as essays. Maybe it was because the subject matter was given to us, or maybe it was because I hadn’t come to appreciate the feeling that writing can give you.
Anyway, I welcomed the advent of Read more…
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