Less is more

I had the good fortune to pop into a friend’s house yesterday to sample a quiet ale.

Sitting around his dining table, he asked how the writing was going.

“Okay,” I said.

“Good,” he replied, before adding. “I enjoy your blog.”

There was a moment’s hesitation that preceded the inevitable ‘But’. I encouraged him to continue.

“Well,” he said, fumbling for the kindest way to frame it.

“Go, on, just say it as it is.”

“Okay. They’re a bit… long.”

So, in the interests of brevity.

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