I Used to Write in Busy, Noisy Cafés. Now I’m Writing Alone in Silence.

Three aids are helping me stay productive through the quiet of the quarantine

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For years I wrote at home, alone at my desk, trying to force myself to tune out distractions that were all around me — the phone, the housework, the pets, and, oh yeah, the work I was supposed to do to actually pay…