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Selection of articles written between 2005 and today.
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2 Fast, 2 Furious – Singleton
Breakfast started calmly enough. I’d risen after solid sleep to snorkel the welcoming bodice of Sunday afternoon. I’d splashed links of pig meat into steaming sizzle, smirking at the pock sting leaping tics of lard. In a pot I’d placed a ham for lunch, set it to boil in hearty flame broiled majesty, what meat!… Read more
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Technolotics on TV
I’ve had to keep this under wraps for quite a while, but I’m incredibly excited to announce that Technolotics will be returning in the Autumn, as a prime time television show on RTE Two. We were approached by the channel last October after submitting an independent production proposal, and commissioned to produce 22 episodes to… Read more
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Linear Time
In a sudden storm your car has skidded off a mountain path on a patch of black ice and you’re plummeting to a fiery death hundreds of feet below; that adorable toddler you’re babysitting has reached up to the kitchen counter top where the until a moment ago the kettle hungrily bubbled, yanked its dangling… Read more
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Frank – Amy Winehouse
Amy Winehouse has long been a controversial figure. Derided and adored in equal measure, yet blessedly immune to public opinion, she stands in stark contrast to our expectations. Amy was born in Egypt in 1942 to Greek Orthodox parents, moving to the East London borough of Clapham at the age of eight. As a child… Read more
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Christmas
There can never be a more succinct joining of family get togethers as when we held our Christmas dinner in the clinic. Whilst cousin Cathy was having her womb scraped clean of her fathers mistakes, in the cold sterile chamber beyond, we sang carols and drank sherry in the bright yellow waiting room. We listen… Read more
