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MILF: Motherhood, Identity, Love and F*ckery

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Paloma Faith
Paloma Faith

Paloma Faith is a British singer-songwriter known for her distinctive voice and personalized musical style. Born on July 21, 1981, she has achieved significant success in the music industry since the release of her debut album 'Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?' in 2009. more

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“A night-long easterly and a chestnut tree side-swiping the power lines has stilled the house to this: wells of darkness in the hallway, doors opening onto mine shafts of night and us, sitting by firelight, tipping heels of whisky against the flames and the dust. An evening of unfamiliar obstacles, rooms shrunken to the candle's halo, the world lessened. You speak from the shore of the other chair, saying all you really want is to live long enough to be good at the oboe and remembering a fly I saw that morning, vibrating across a window like a tatooist's needle towards the slip of space that was air not glass, I think I understand. That it is after all the small victories that matter, that are in the end, enough.”

“That's just like you, man... But wait, you're keeping a bunch of old plastic bags around? Aren't you getting a little too engrossed in the domestic life? When I saw you scanning grocery store ads on your phone, I thought you were somebody's housewife.”

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