My colleague Des Gunning just recently wrote this interesting and thought provoking article on the Irish Times Article ( see here http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/looking-for-a-pulse-among-dead-irish-writers-1.1643329 ) on the Dublin Writers Museum I think Rosita Boland's feature of the Dublin Writer's Museum is something of a missed opportunity. First off, I see no mention of Robert Nicholson’s role … Continue reading Here is my colleague Des Gunning’s response to the recent Irish Times feature on the Dublin Writers Museum
William Seward Burroughs (1914 – 1997)
With thanks to Scrawl Magazine, who originally published this piece. William Seward Burroughs – actually smiling… It's not all in the voice. But one gets inklings when one listens. The cracked sepulchral voice of William Seward Burroughs (1914 - 1997) adds a searing quality to countless recordings of his stories. Nowadays this is the … Continue reading William Seward Burroughs (1914 – 1997)
THE JAILING OF MARGARETTA D’ARCY
One of the most, well, disturbing aspects of living in Ireland, aside from the surveillance of ones internet and cellular traffic by the NSA, is the awful fact that Shannon Airport, a civilian airport, is used on a day to day basis by US Aircraft on their way to war zones. The fact that … Continue reading THE JAILING OF MARGARETTA D’ARCY
The Nature of Genius
Literally dozens of very very bad cop dramas, TV shows, novels, movies, plays, and books write about genius. When I worked on One Inch Punch, a book about a genius, I knew I had to attempt to thoroughly understand my subject properly. I figured that if I didn't try to grasp what it meant to … Continue reading The Nature of Genius
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