Yes, the youth culture dominates nowadays exacerbated by rapidly changing technological advances of which the older generation is largely ignorant - but even if one stays abreast of technology anyone over

Thank you, @tobetada. It's actually improving again - I powered down during the worst part but the whole crypto market is depressed - bitcoin is low, so steem is low, but there is still a community here

the art of the story - perfect length, good pace, true to life and an ending that leaves the reader wanting more. This is a template for aspiring writers to follow and you do it so naturally and with ease.

ha ha...age is a number, Arthur - Shakespeare wrote, Thou hast neither youth nor age but as it were a kind of after-dinner sleep - I think people pick an age - say, thirty-five, and spend the rest of their

Thank you so much, @giantbear, for your generous encouragement. You exemplify the very qualities that make the Steemit community so supportive. I also read your posts and count you among the quality writers

Well, been there, had to power down through rough times, but am powering up again. In other words, Steemit is one place where if you persist you will make it!

Thanks lydon - miss you guys - hope you and Abi are doing fine :)

thank you!

ha ha, I don't think you read between the lines, @solarshutdown, but that's just my opinion :)

that's very observant, Arthur - and they are inevitably conflicted

I meant suffering can make us bitter, Arthur - empathy doesn't - I agree. Hmm...this talk about feelings gives me bumblebees in my brain - like trying to practice Mindfulness and distinguishing between

It was a fun piece - a play on word magic, collective nouns and spells. As for being wrong - hardly, lol - I doubt you've been wrong more times than you could count on one hand - Me? I fall seven times

Yes, he is committed- as for the song, it bore some nostalgia for me - a simpler time, perhaps - we all need something to help us through :)

Thank you! I should write a thank you post to all who have supported and befriended me on here over the years. I appreciate that so much.

Suffering can make us empathetic or turn us bitter - I get the double-edged sword - I think it's better to create than destroy and I know you feel the same, Arthur :)

Thank you!

thank you, Jaynie

The tale of the phones, lol. When I was ten I tried to set up a telegraph system with my friend across the road using a heavy duty battery to power it. No matter how much we tried, we couldn't get it to

A good suggestion, Arthur - curie does its best to reward people and encourage them but it's the relationships that create the community that encourages people to stay - like the friendship we share, my

Thank you!