How "author" are you?

 How author am I? I suppose you could say this creative exercise came from me wanting an answer to that question. I have written books before, but it has been a while. Did that skill ever leave me? Do any of our skills ever leave us?

I decided to sit down and write about a few of my past coworkers as if I were vividly introducing them in a story. I thought about their differing personalities/looks and how I could write about them profoundly and creatively. I ended up writing a short story about them and how they fit into my life and vise versa. It was very interesting!