media platform, oh yes, i wasn't really ill, i was just hiding under the table and she replied yes, we know you were ill, michael, but you are 7a, or 73. and i thought, what is but about being 7a? we are just this "but", whether these words come from in describing older people so i felt alarmed by that and they still feel alarmed by it. you talk about the bonds. welcome one of the most sacred bonds in society goes from the cradle to the grave which is sort of what i was suggesting in the poem that i've read, we bind ourselves together and a day and a life of an eight—year—old is no less valid than a day in the life of a five—year—old or a 20—year—old. a five-year-old or a 20-year-old. a five-year-old or a 20- ear-old. ., ,, a five-year-old or a 20- ear-old. . ~ ., 20-year-old. thankfully you are still writing. _ 20-year-old. thankfully you are still writing, you _ 20-year-old. thankfully you are still writing, you are _ 20-year-old. thankfully you are still writing, you are still- still writing, you are still writing children's fiction, you are well known across the world for having written one of the most popular kids books of all