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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Long walks with my husband. Being with my family. Making music, and writing when songs just fall together. And maybe a cannoli. Just one.
The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 3 April 2020 source ↗
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A fall day on the beach with Elliot and my dog, Luna, and the sea, sand, and sky.
A free day anywhere with a good dog.
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