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Issue #363

‘It seems most of these questions are like “my family member died, I’m sad!”
And the answers are like “life is beautiful and mysterious, sadness brings us together ...’

Issue #362

‘40 SHORTS

That last file was a bit serious – Can we please have some of your irreverent question answering? In need of it given the state of the world. ...’

Issue #361

‘What are you reading? do you read non-fiction?’

Issue #360

‘[ ] Something has troubled me since my son Eden died last year at four years old from cancer. Long before he was ever sick, I carried a strange certainty that we ...’

Issue #359

‘[ ] Once again, I wake up to a world that feels completely meaningless. Why fucking bother?’

Issue #358

‘Do you ever stop working?’

Issue #357

‘Do you know how hard it is to come up with just ONE question out of the multitude of wonderings? What question might YOU have for us?’

Issue #356

‘Nick, I’m writing songs again. They’re fucking pouring out of me. It’s been 8 years since I wrote songs. But here’s the thing. I’m struggling to ...’

Issue #355

‘At the International Film Festival in Berlin, jury president Wim Wenders sparked controversy, stating that art and artists are “the counterweight to politics, we are the opposite of politics.” He ...’

Issue #354

‘I never thought I’d be one of those readers who wrote to you seeking counsel in grief, yet here I am: my precious wife C has passed after a ...’

Issue #353

‘Thank you for three phenomenal shows in Melbourne, which I witnessed from the front rows. Utterly sublime. Best concerts ever by any band that I have seen!!! The energy and ...’

Issue #352

‘How do you become a Bad Seed? Asking for a friend.’

Issue #351

‘Do you think humans have to suffer before harnessing genuine human sympathy?’

Issue #350

‘50 SHORTS

I used to love your music in the 80s and 90s. Your new music, I not only don’t like it, I find it unlistenable. It sounds ...’

Issue #349

‘What will you pray for in the new year?’

Issue #348

‘Merry Christmas, Nick!’

Issue #347

‘I don’t experience anything when I go to concerts anymore, but I still really enjoy music. Do you like going to concerts?’

Issue #346

‘Your newer merch is entirely soulless. Please take some more time on it for the 2026 Australia tour. It’s disappointing.’

Issue #345

‘I was coming up to wakefulness when I felt the presence of my son, dead ten years. “I’m so sorry, I’m so very sorry”, I murmured to him. “...’

Issue #344

‘Which song comes to mind when you are genuinely joyful? I mean, carefree, energy flowing, dancing, moving, kind of happy?’

Issue #343

‘I’m eighteen and I don’t know what to do with my life. Do you think this poem is any good?

I’m a tree made of ...’

Issue #342

‘I recently read a fascinating article in Smithsonian Magazine titled “The Secret Life of Cormac McCarthy.” The article discusses his personal Library—which contained a staggering 20,000 volumes! [ ] A quote from ...’

Issue #341

‘75 QUESTIONS No. 5

I’m disappointed (with 50 Questions No. 4) that you only answered once with “go fuck yourself.” What’s up with that? Were the 50 questions rigged? It’s ...’

Issue #340

‘I’m originally Afro-Caribbean man from London living in Melbourne for the last 12 yrs as I met an Australian in Vauxhall, London, fell in love and here I am separated (...’

Issue #339

‘Today I went to Brighton for a day trip. I am a German exchange student staying in Eastbourne. As I am pretty much the same age as Arthur was at ...’

Issue #338

‘Describe your day (please)’

Issue #337

‘I’ve had several disagreements with friends about where you stand on things. Where do you…stand?’

Issue #336

‘What did you do on your holiday?’

Issue #335

‘One of the pivotal moments of my early 20s was seeing you perform at Enmore Theatre, Sydney. My now wife stood me up for that performance, and I have always ...’

Issue #334

‘Do you have father figures?’

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