The Guardian -
18 Dec 2017 19:42

Opening presents in a car by the ocean with Dad; Mum making tostadas; watching Taxi Driver aged 10 with a chain-smoking Hungarian. Most people want sameness - I always have difference I tend to become a little more quiet this time of year, to dress in plainer shapes and colours, to dread the tinselled parties and all their accompanying questions. In trying to evade any enquiries about my own plans or family, my tactic is often to ask after the smallest details of whichever acquaintance or strang...
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