I confirm that there is indeed life after retirement; something other than long days napping and looking out the window yearningly. But its also true that writing is a solitary sport, and you need to be fine with that. Before I became a trial lawyer, I struggled with the option to learn to write. My English professor's advise was clear: "But will you have anything to say?" I chose the law, and those years of my youth, the poverty, displacement and violence were held inside, deemed unworthy of chronicling, as was my time at war. So, please, don't listen to academics. I'm finally having the time of my life.