I worked f***ing hard on the writing of this piece & just as hard on the editing but I feel it was worth it. It’s about my life in 1995 (photo is of me with my nan in December that year; the t-shirt is from a gig by Kim Deal's lo-fi post-Breeders band The Amps… I can’t remember where the slippers came from but probably the Nottingham factory seconds shop where I got pretty much all my clothes around that time), my recent autoimmune diagnosis, transport, time, a great Norwegian film and many other things. I hope 2 or 3 of you might get a moment to read it.

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