What makes a good writer?

"You know what, it is so funny. A good writer will always find it very hard to fill a single page. A bad writer will always find it easy." (Aubrey Kalitera, Why Father Why, 1983)

Here I'll be posting some flash stories for you. Please forgive my mistakes as this is not my first language and I am a newbie at this : ) Read this story in my Free Stories page.
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