My grandma, who died a few years ago, because I wasn’t able to see her on my last visit to Georgia.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 November 2023 source ↗
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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
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My stepmother died a few years ago but I didn’t make that last hour to have a conversation with her, so I’d like to say sorry for that.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 December 2023 source ↗
My closest friend at uni – I sometimes retreat from life in quite an extreme way, without word. Back then, I didn’t really understand what I was doing.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 February 2025 source ↗
Myself. I didn’t know how to protect myself adequately when I was younger, and I think I would have experienced my youth differently if I had.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 June 2025 source ↗
Everybody I’ve lost to suicide. When someone dies in that tragic way, you always feel you could have done more.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 July 2025 source ↗
To a resistant materials teacher at secondary school called Mr Noel. He had a comb-over and whenever he turned his back to write on the blackboard, we would roll up bits of paper and launch them at his head. Once, I hit him. I remember him turning around and looking crestfallen.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 October 2025 source ↗
Most of the people I dated between 23 and 33. It feels crazy to me that I ever thought that I could be anyone’s girlfriend before I figured out the things I’ve now figured out.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 November 2025 source ↗
To my cousin P, who was one of my best mates growing up. We lost him when we were in our 20s and, before he passed away, I was so busy with this stupid thing called life and a brand new kid. He called me and said: “Bro, I’m not feeling right.” And I said: “Bro, you’ve never been feeling right.” And it always sits on my head that if me or somebody else had been paying more attention maybe things would have worked out different. He had extremely rare bowel cancer and died five weeks later at 27.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 December 2025 source ↗
My father because I was 12 when he passed and I blamed him for everything in my parents’ marriage. Now I realise he did the best he could and was just figuring life out like everybody else.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 March 2026 source ↗
To myself for diminishing my gut feelings until quite recently.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 April 2026 source ↗
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