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Selection of articles written between 2005 and today.

  • The Wall in the Mind – 6 – Die Mauer Im Kopf

    Download: The Wall in the Mind – 6 – Die Mauer Im Kopf Claire meets an old friend at the abandoned CIA listening post at Teufelsberg (Devils Mountain). As a storm begins, Claire learns the truth about what happened to Emil. Violence, death, and horrible secrets from the past finally exhumed, in the final episode of… Read more

  • Book now for ‘The New Irish Playbook’

    Tickets are finally available for ‘The New Irish Playbook’, a show case of short work from emerging Irish writers, featuring my play ‘One Night  Forever Ago’. The show runs May 17th – 20th in the Sean O’Casey Theatre. Get your tickets here, or check out the event on Facebook. Poster image based on ‘You Lost… Read more

  • The Wall in the Mind – 5 – Who is Emil Reichman?

    Download: The Wall in the Mind – 5 – Who is Emil Reichman? Claire is pushed to extremes in her quest to discover what happened to Emil. Her actions have consequences, both for her and the people she loves. Claire receives another mysterious tape, recorded after her release from jail in 1989, revealing a terrible secret… Read more

  • The Wall in the Mind – 4 – Secrets & Lies

    Download: The Wall in the Mind – 4 – Secrets and Lies In Episode 4 of ‘The Wall in the Mind’ we learn more about the relationship between Claire and Emil, and Claire’s friendship with Matthaus back in 1989. Claire confesses to Matthaus why she came to Germany. In the present, Matthaus tries to convince Claire… Read more

  • The Wall in the Mind – 3 – No Friends Like Old Friends

    Download: The Wall in the Mind – 3 – No Friends Like Old Friends Update: Soundcloud is currently broken (I’m substituting local links, apologies if this screws with your podcast feed). Shortly after her release from prison in 1989, Claire believes she can see Emil in videotaped footage of the fall of the wall. In 2014,… Read more

  • The Wall in the Mind – 2 – The People’s Republic of Friedrichshain

    Download: The Wall in the Mind – 2 – The People’s Republic of Friedrichshain We slip between past and future – Claire’s memories of her incarceration and her search for answers in the present. Claire finds the city, and her old friends much changed. Claire searches for Emil amongst the last of the Berlin squats, and… Read more