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Retired – part IV

Feb 21, 2023Robin EngelAlone, lonely, malaise, responsibility, retirement

Okay, maybe I’m not done with this subject. I’m having revelations all over the place. Thought I’d share the next installment. Something is beginning to dawn on me. Well, okay, I’ve had nuggets of thoughts about this, but it feels like it’s starting to gel. I suppose it couldn’t really take hold until I was…

A Woman Alone in an Apartment in Manhattan

May 28, 2020Robin Engel5 CommentsAlone, Covid, New York, Pandemic, quarantine, Woman

Isabella lived alone in a one bedroom apartment on the 24th floor of a high-rise apartment building in Manhattan, New York. She didn’t enjoy taking the elevator. She was slightly claustrophobic and had nagging anxiety about having a power outage, or worse. Ever since 9/11, she had a looming apprehension that if there were a…

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Retired – part IV

A Woman Alone in an Apartment in Manhattan