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No. 2036: Queer trade

Membership of G.K. Chesterton's fictional Club of Queer Trades was confined to per- sons who have invented a novel, eccentric way of earning a living: the trade must be the sole financial support of its inventor. You are invited to take the role of a jour- nalist conducting an interview with a mod- ern member of the Club, during which the nature of his or her trade is revealed. Maximum 150 words. Entries to 'Competi- tion No. 2036' by 28 May.