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Ken Bashford's avatar

At age 72 almost everything I find myself thinking about the world — as it is and seems determined to become — bores me, depresses me, or both. And so I read. I read fiction and non-fiction about the world as it was before digitization and its noise. This reading and echoes of it, while they last, bring respite, mostly borne of gauzy nostalgia, but also comforting insights and hope. This reading … and your writing … are my lough. And I try to ignore the irony of the machines that bring them to me. Thank you … Ken

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Beth's avatar

Take the time you need. It’s always well worth the wait. Looking forward to the next part (but in a non-pressurising way ;) and very glad to have had the opportunity to read and absorb your work so far.

Thanks to everyone below the line for all your comments, insights and reading recommendations too. Learning so much. I don’t usually add anything to the conversation, because half the time I feel like a spaniel trying to follow a physics lecture, but it’s really inspiring. What a great bunch of thinkers you’ve gathered here, Paul.

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