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Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 March 2018 source ↗
When I hit 30 and managed to get a council flat in London. It was in the most terrible state, but it was bliss to have a flat of my own.
Flying in over London on a cool, clean morning after a long time away.
Right now. It's a beautiful thing to find yourself "the wrong side of 40" and more in love with life than ever. I never tell people this publicly as they wrongly assume the only valid creative state is that of the cliche of the tubercular, tortured artist coughing up blood in his garret.
As a child, discovering there was a wonderful thing called countryside.
Definitely a Carpenters track.
To my teachers, for not paying attention.
Paul Irons, the deputy head at my school, Fernwood comprehensive. He was an inspiration, and still is.
I wasted a year doing nothing at 18. I got with a guy and just wanted to hang out. It didn’t do me any favours.
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