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Good morning, My son returned from a week at the beach for part of his spring break with his Birmingham friends and my daughter flew to New York for her spring break with some of her college friends. Letโs just say Iโm not sleeping great. Iโm fine mostly. I know they will be fine mostly. But emergencies happen and their brains arenโt fully formed yet, so sometimes I worry when they travel. These early years of empty nesting are so strange. Iโll think I can do whatever I want and need to do because my kids no longer need me that much, then I have to cancel plans or rearrange things or put off my writing because at times they actually do still need me in ways that take me away from my writing and work. The SDW Members shouldโve received their Christmas gift I mean St Patrickโs Day gift in the mail by now, or maybe in the next few days depending on where you live. If you havenโt received one, please let me know. I hired a friend to help me with mailings and local events, and itโs wonderful to have an extra set of hands and eyes and feet to help me do the work I want to do. This week is pretty full. Iโll wake too early most mornings to write before normal work hours. I am still hopeful that I will have my manuscript ready for my editor very very soon. The Paris Avenue Writerโs Group that I hosted in my home went well yesterday. And a few of us had a nice Zoom conversation about creative resistance during the SDW Members Sunday Conversation last night. Then I watched the rest of the Oscars which I enjoyed. Iโm pretty into the awards shows this year. Maybe because itโs a nice break from the manuscript looming over my head. I hope you have a lovely Monday. The world is so messed up in so many ways, but I hope you can ignore all of it for at least a portion of this day. The world is also full of so many delightful and good things. I hope you can also put yourself in the way of something good for at least a portion of this day. Until next time, Charlotte
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