Ahhh, that explains it - you write so well, it's no surprise you taught high school English! I know what you mean: real life can keep one too busy or too fulfilled or too content to write fiction. It seems to me that a certain unrest, or an outrage, or anger, or passion, is necessary to get one to sit down and put words on paper when there's no class, no grade, as the incentive. "No need for fiction" - to me, that is a sign of someone who is living well and is well adjusted, not someone lacking in imagination. That said, I'd love to see more of your writing!