Do you answer your phone when you don’t recognize the number?
I have to say, I generally don’t. But, sometimes, when my intuition tells me I need to pick it up, I do.
“Hello?”
“Is this Rebecca Gold?” the man’s voice asked.
“It is. Who is this?”
“My name is Rick Arrighi,” he said. “I don’t believe we’ve met.”
I held my breath. “I know who you are,” I said. “I’m so sorry for your loss.”
I ask myself that question every 4 to 5 weeks. I’ve been coloring my hair for over a decade now, ever since the first signs of gray sprouted from my natural brunette thick head of hair. As the years go by, my hair has become thinner, and the color lighter. Deep brown, to light brown, to blonde(ish). But still, never gray.
I know.
Today is nearly over; tomorrow you’ll have time to write.
When your job slows down, you’ll have time to write.
After the holidays…
You’ll have time to write when _______________________ (fill in the blank.)
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