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Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
I am so curious. We had my son christened because there may be a god but, equally, my partner is a science teacher, so I am also completely open to the possibility that nothing happens.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 November 2023 source ↗
Others on this question
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Being alive on Earth is challenging and I like to believe that whatever happens after is filled with peace and ease.
A nice long rest.
More from Katie Melua
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I get distracted by anything and everything, so all my projects finish just before the deadline. Sometimes, it’s a bit too tight.
When I see older generations struggling with technology, I am afraid of it moving so quickly that I can’t use it.
I almost cried last night because of the lack of sleep.
I would have partied a little bit harder in my 20s.
Forty-eight hours after giving birth, I sent a picture that someone had sent me of their baby to a WhatsApp group, thinking it was my son (they kind of looked similar). Mortifying.
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