Author’s Note: I wrote this piece the week before Christmas but, while staying with family over the festive period, was unable to post it. After Christmas, I thought for a while it was too late. Then, I sat in a café in Liverpool, buses rumbling by, everyone wrapped up in coats and scarves, and I thought about writing a brand new post and even the thoug…
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