COVID 19 has created havoc in everyone's life. I feel so sad for performers, hospitality and service industry workers - everyone whose livelihood depends on leaving their homes each day to spend hours in the public arena. Authors are perhaps more fortunate. For us, the daily round is essentially rather monastic, consisting of hours at the computer, at home alone. Nonetheless, we do need to venture out of our burrows to visit bookstores, liaise with clients, attend functions a