Have you ever published anything?

As a journalist; magazine articles as well as straight news stories. But not a book. One of the reasons I retired early was to write a book or two. Found I did not have the discipline to plow on and edit at the end; constantly editing and re-writing, churning as I went. I did write a three-volume journal of observations on life for my grandkids that I gave them when they reached adolescence. Of course the publishing industry is so much different than when I retired. So much is now an Internet-driven form of self-publishing. Three former members of my former staff have recently published books, which makes me wonder "what if. . ." particularly when one -- who now has published two books -- gave me a copy of his first with the comment "you are the fastest, good writer I've ever known. I've known other fast writers, and other good writers, but not the combinations". Which gets back to the writing on deadline and not having the luxury to self-edit.