When I decided that Mavis Staples was right – I don’t need to despise myself.
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Originally asked
Vox, to writers and thinkers, 9 Questions, 2017
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My mind is changing about being a mum. I got a dog and the way I feel about it is a lot, and I realise maybe I would want to be a mum.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 November 2025 source ↗
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Two days ago. To move to New York.
When I worked out I was gay and decided to leave the church at 29.
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People who can’t wait to argue.
At a pub in Rotherham. I was a really bad waitress and I ended up being demoted to chopping the potatoes and I even got fired from that.
Having no way of earning money.
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