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Danny Katz

Danny Katz is a columnist for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald. He writes the Modern Guru column in the Good Weekend magazine. He is also the author of the books Spit the Dummy, Dork Geek Jew and the Little Lunch series for kids.

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Unaccustomed as I am, I need a wee drop first

The reason why I don't let people get too emotionally close to me is that I'm worried that one day they'll decide to have a big birthday party or milestone celebration and ask me to say a few words.