Rocket Science
Apr 20, 2021
3 minutes
illustration by Finn Dean
of your childhood are everybody else’s. When I think back now to the impressive collection of playthings in my playroom (I had a dedicated , for heaven’s sake), my heart does not start racing. Yes, there was the Matchbox garage passed down from Mum, and my beloved pop-dice game, Frustration, and my vintage toy soldiers and wooden fort. I can visualise these things in detail, so presumably spent many happy hours with them. But it’s only when I get to remembering Ben Walker’s space hopper, or Neil Savla’s roller-skates, or
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