‘What’s Taki like?’ is a common response to my telling someone I’m a contributor to this magazine.
‘What’s Taki like?’ is a common response to my telling someone I’m a contributor to this magazine. People seem to think we regular contributors are jolly shipmates together, living out of hammocks in the hold.

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