Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
A recurring Guardian Q&A prompt asked directly across respondents and years.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 June 2024 source ↗
I was caught by a wave while swimming at night with friends in Southampton. That shook me.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 November 2016 source ↗
I fell off a ladder, landed on my back, got up and was fine.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 May 2018 source ↗
Coming under attack while reporting in Iraq.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 June 2024 source ↗
When I was about two, I accidentally knocked a boiled kettle on myself. I am scarred, in many ways, from that.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 January 2026 source ↗
Bedpan emptier in a hospital.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 June 2024 source ↗
I can’t cook. I use my smoke alarm as a timer.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 June 2024 source ↗
People who pretend to have perfect marriages. Perfect marriages are like orgasms – many of them are faked.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 June 2024 source ↗
My own books being discounted. Oh, and sharks. The reason we Aussies swim so fast is because something much bigger is always trying to eat us.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 June 2024 source ↗
As a writer who championed women with grit and wit.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 June 2024 source ↗
Not winning any literary prizes.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 June 2024 source ↗
Adam Clayton, Adam Peaty, Adeel Akhtar, Adrian Edmondson, Aidan Gillen, Alex Lawther
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