Telling a story to my son about my brother.
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When I watched a series called Pose. The hospital scenes took me right back to when we were going through the Aids years. It’s the same with It’s a Sin.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 November 2021 source ↗
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Funerals and, annoyingly, athletics medal ceremonies.
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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.
Too many of my friends, family and peers dying.
To work in a dry cleaner’s.
I had a midlife crisis and paid 70 grand for a Morgan AeroMax which looked just like Cruella de Vil’s car. I was in a permanent state of terror and soon sold it.
I had a bad heart attack 20 years ago: I think I slid off the mortal coil for about 30 seconds.
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