[Carl Copeland]

Just wanted to say how much I've missed the Sphere. After an uninspiring winter, I felt the call again this spring, but found I could no longer get in without a VPN (not unusual for my part of the world). Non-work-related apps are taboo on my laptop, and one-finger phone poking hardly lends itself to criticism and creativity. Keep the porch light on till I find a workaround.

[Hilary Biehl]

I wondered where you were and missed your posts. Hope you can get the technological issues sorted out.

[Glenn Wright]

Hey, Carl—

Delighted to hear from you and looking forward to seeing you regularly on the ‘Sphere! Good luck with the digital deities.

Glenn

[Joe Crocker]

Yes, good to know you are still with us Carl. Hope to hear more from you.

(I sympathise with your lack of mobile phone dexterity. My kids just laugh at me when I attempt to WhatsApp)

Joe

[Nick McRae]

I'd been wondering what happened. Glad to hear you'll be returning and that all is ok.

[Susan McLean]

Good to hear from you again, Carl, and I hope you find a way to join us more fully.

Susan

[Matt Q]

Hey Carl.

Good to hear from you. I'd been wondering where you'd got to. It would be great to see you back. My education in old Russian poetry has stalled badly in your absence, plus no one else seems to want to argue about stress promotion

Maybe it's time to invest in a cheap laptop of you own? The Sphere is so low-tech that even the oldest, lowest-spec computer would suffice. Or for an even more low-budget workaround to one-finger pecking, you could connect a computer keyboard to your phone, via bluetooth or USB cable.

Matt