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I turned 60 some weeks back and unlike any previous birthday, this one affected me

You may think this is foolish, but it’s how I’m feeing right now

Dominic DiFrancesco
3 min readJul 17, 2024
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I know it’s foolish, but turning another year older made me think, thinking about all the things I’ve done in my life, but also, most importantly, all the things I haven’t done. You know — regrets.

I’m not one for regretting things in general, but this birthday made me realize that time grows short. I’m more than halfway through my life and I have something that I’ve consistently said I wanted to do that I have been putting off — and that is writing a novel. This has become my ultimate expression of procrastinating.

Every year, and every NANOWRIMO that passes reminds me that I still haven’t written my novel. A couple of months back I started it, got about 4 chapters in, and then abandoned it. I liked the idea, but I didn’t like how I started the manuscript so into the trash heap it went. Well not really, I saved the draft — at least for now.

Now I have more ideas for novels floating around in my head, but can’t decide which one to write. I have a feeling that instead of trying to be a pantser, discovery writer, or whatever you’d like to call it, I probably am a person that needs to outline my writing. I’m going to give…

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Dominic DiFrancesco
Dominic DiFrancesco

Written by Dominic DiFrancesco

I’m a life-long writer & tech nerd. I love blogging, writing poetry, and short stories. My website https://domdifrancesco.com

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You're never too old to chase dreams...Believe in yourself

Life is finite, so why not try to do everything you’ve always wanted to do, because lets face it, if you don’t, the end of our time here on earth will be filled with regret, and with no...

And so the truth is told: straightforward and to the point. Great read. We all get older, and the younger you are when you start saving for your retirement, the better. It's important to share this with the next generation.