Meg Rosoff
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My husband is the kindest, funniest, most strange and wondrous person I know.
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What song would you like played at your funeral?
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In the last five years, what have you become better at saying no to?
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What has been your biggest disappointment?
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What most recently made you cry?
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What made you decide to stop something you were known for, and how did you know it was time?
Time & hindsight
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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's Q&A repeatedly uses this prompt, sometimes dropping 'living' while retaining the same comparative judgment.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
My mom and dad. They always encouraged me to keep spiritual things first.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 January 2021 source ↗
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