Well, what a conundrum. This is a situation not even Dear Abby might be able to answer. What do you do/say when meeting a friend you haven’t seen in seven years and as you walk into sight, he exclaims, “You’ve lost a lot of weight.” Then he hugs me and says, “Wow.” Of course I was speechless as I thought of how to respond. Garry is a lovely man and I’ve known him for years. He’s a straight-shooter so I knew he was being honest. But what to say? He’s the inspiration for my non-fiction book on policing and my beta reader, so I had to tread gently. I was happy that he’d noticed I’d been working on trimming my shape and weight, but…

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