This is a difficult one, Sherry, I've been trying to get back to writing for Medium since last year but only managed sporadic posts, including unfinished essays for OHF which I've filed away. The further I dug into the topic of racism and man's cruelty to man in general, the more I despaired. Because I also panicked and felt my time was running out ; I went back to writing the story of my parents and my childhood. I retired from teaching at the beginning of the year, have a six-month-old new knee and moved back to Germany three months ago. I'm still in the process of resettling and will spend parts of the year in Ireland.

I do intend, though now, to continue writing poetry as a hobby, to finish my book and write for OHF, inspired by some of the essays I have been reading over the last few days. I wanted to see if I could find my way back to this heart-breaking topic. This was my intention before I got Clay's email which made me feel all the more guilty for not having been in contact with OHF.

So, let's see...