We all make lists every day. They’re the most mundane form of writing – or are they? Lists can be much stranger than they appear. Shopping lists, to-do lists, wish lists – they all serve a practical function, but they can also be extremely revealing. In the memoir Roland Barthes by Roland Barthes, the French theorist includes a list with the title ‘J’aime, Je n’aime pas’, a simple list of things he likes – such as cinnamon, champagne, realistic novels and …
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My fiction debut, The Amusements, is a novel of interconnected stories set in the seaside town of Tramore – a place I know well because my family are from Waterford. With the …
About ten years ago I was touring my stand-up comedy show in England. Doing my due diligenceon the town I was performing in one night, I stumbled upon a chilling, …
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