10th August 2024
Edna’s Banquet
It is her funeral today, and she is returned to Clare. Some years ago, in…
4th January 2024
More Than It Says On The Tin
The first Spanish painter I knew was my own age, and from Valencia. I knew…
24th August 2023
Come To The Quiet
Everything interesting is difficult. Let me translate this thought to Latin, to lend it more…
28th February 2023
Unchained
The mind wobbles in mysterious ways. Just last week, I read the sad and moving…
29th May 2020
Worth A Thousand Words
If the invention of moving pictures allowed us to capture and recreate how we live,…
25th May 2020
Casting Connell
Look at the actor Paul Mescal from a distance, and he’s like any fella walking…
11th April 2020
Before The Fall
It was a halcyon time. That time when woman, wrought from the rib of man,…
30th March 2019
Her’s & Ours
I am possessive about grammar, like a dog with a bone. And like most dogs…
13th January 2019
Life Is Simply Magnificent
We are each of us in search of transcendent experiences. This desire is at the…
29th October 2018
Flaws, Jaws And Genius
During the course of 124 minutes, with the help of iTunes, I have returned to…
22nd April 2017
Samsung Dreams Of Flight
Locate the dream, then bring it to life. This was the essence of my Friday…