In an odd sort of way, the computer and the Internet is the hermit's ideal form of communication. You don't have to see anyone. To send an email, you don't have to talk to anyone. You can just send it, and they'll read it on their own. The Internet has been really good for hermits.

I'd lied many times: to bolster my credentials, to elicit sympathy, to make myself appear less ordinary.

I'd lied many times: to bolster my credentials, to elicit sympathy, to make myself appear less ordinary.

Perhaps one could say I've worked in South Africa too long, but I believe in forgiveness, especially when a person admits a mistake, asks for forgiveness, and works to right a wrong.