So apparently I am no longer capable of writing short things

Rather, I have written short things of late. But I have not succeeded in writing a done-for-now draft of a standalone short story since 2017. (Note to self: do something about the 2017 drafts.) This is weird for me, because I used to whip off short stories with something approaching ease. That at least lends itself to improving-by-doing, which I feel like I did, but in the intervening years I fear I have lost my chops. So I think I will just be frustrated with this story for the next couple weeks and hope that will make me relieved/excited to turn to editing or another writing project.