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Re: "I've been retired for 10 years and live on the 10th floor..."
Thanks for the story, I thoroughly enjoyed it. I am retired for the past 10+ years, and the theme certainly resonates with me.
Mar 01 · 3 months ago
🍺 mrrobinhood5 [OP] · Mar 02 at 01:27:
@jdcard glad to hear that :)
Very nice read mrrobinhood5, I lived along for 15 years, this story and its theme of solitude really gets me. Keep it coming!
ha! I first read this piece with Vgmi, didn't notice there is an image haha, good choice. reminded me of singapore of the old.
This will leave a mark on me...
Thank you. My mother-in-law is 96, and lives in a world which sometimes vaguely overlaps reality, and I find myself catching every slip-up of my own brain and wondering if that's how it begins. Sadly the answer is likely, yes.
I've been retired for 10 years and live on the 10th floor of an apartment building right next to a riverfront. My favorite pastime, among many, is to sit on my 10ft balcony to drink my coffee, eat cookies, smoke cigarettes, and face the riverfront. These are my two achy knees that do not go down the stairs unless absolutely necessary. The elevator is a bit finicky and I can't recall the last time I went down. People-sketching is one of my all-time favorite pastimes. I sketch joggers, runners,...