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A real painter
How did a kid who drew comic books in Békéscsaba find himself exhibiting/selling out his paintings on the other side of the world in Art
2024 Grateful 29: Time Travel
Somewhere recently, with someone, the conversation of time travel came up. They spoke about how travel into the future might technically be possible, given the
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I went to visit my dad today. I brought him roses from his garden. I think he’d have liked that. We didn’t talk much. He
2024 Grateful 31: Old Age
To distract myself as European and local election results trickle in, I did a poll of my own. I stumbled on this today and reading
2024 Grateful 32: Ageing of the Oppressed
One of the things I enjoy most about my work is the variety of stuff I get to read. This past week, for instance, I
2024 Grateful 33: Artisinal visions
It could have been everything it wasn’t. It could have been a load of pretentious codswallop with indecipherable art and mediocre wine. But it wasn’t.
Pour Decisions
I grew up with the iconic Blue Nun and the odd cardboardeaux brought back from France by neighbours lucky enough to go on foreign holidays.
2024 Grateful 34: Be proud, be sound, behave
Passing through Glengariff in Co. Cork recently, we stopped for a gander before heading over Healy Pass into Co. Kerry. Wandering through the very colourful
2024 Grateful 35: Apomakrysmenophobia
Apomakrysmenophobia. How would you even go about pronouncing it? Apo-ma-krys-menophobia? Apom-a-krys-menophobia? Apom-ak-rys-menophobia? Having failed to find any guidance online, I’m going with #3. I’m having
2024 Grateful 36: Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
I love a good dictionary. I’ve a thing for obscure words. And right now, my sorrows abound. The perfect time then to stumble upon the
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