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My daughter talking to her friends even though I thought I’d disabled her devices.
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What thought won't let you sleep?Originally asked
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That to-do list I am supposed to get through but can’t summon the energy for in these weird, distracted times.
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Nothing, I can sleep everywhere but an aeroplane.
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Questions that I can’t answer – and that’s what becomes a book.
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