Author Archives: Richard Grainger

OF MARRIAGE

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Richard Grainger

The winds of change are buried, Cast iron deep beneath the winter’s frozen ground. There’s little to suggest That love or marriage, Or even earthy sex Could make those rusted wheels go round. And so he tells her That he … Continue reading →

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A MUSEUM SLIP-UP

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Richard Grainger

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My name is Eliza Anne Thomson. I am eight and three quarter years old. I have a dog called Amber, a cat named Bono, and a mum that I wish was someone else’s. We are standing outside The British Museum ‘cos … Continue reading →

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WILLOW TALK: DEATH IN A FAR-OFF FORGOTTEN HOTEL ROOM.

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Richard Grainger

“To play county cricket,” Sir Gareth Sobers once said, “you have to love eating salad three times a day.” Is it salad that drives so many cricketers to end their own lives or is it the game itself, as cricket … Continue reading →

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HOW NOT TO WRONGSIDE THE EMPLOYABILITY DEMOGRAPHIC

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Richard Grainger

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I recently applied for a job and to my great surprise I was invited for interview. I say this, not because I have the slightest doubt that I will be the best person for the job, but because I have … Continue reading →

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The Importance Of Looking Happy

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Richard Grainger

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My name is Eliza Anne Thomson. I am eight and three quarter years old. I have a dog called Amber, a cat named Bono, and a mum that I wish was someone else’s. We are standing in the car park … Continue reading →

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SOCIETY — WHAT SOCIETY?

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Richard Grainger

 On the day that Big Ben stopped as Margaret Thatcher was eulogised, demonised and then buried, I wondered what sort of a world it is we now live in. What would the woman who was incorrectly attributed as having said … Continue reading →

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COMPOUND 19

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Richard Grainger

It’s February 2016, rapidly approaching the centenary of the Easter Rising and the upsurge of Irish republicanism that led to partition, and almost a century of bloody civil war. Jonny Farrell, the only Protestant to have joined the IRA, is … Continue reading →

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GONE GIRL — A REVIEW

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Richard Grainger

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Gone Girl — what to make of that then? Crikey! Gillian Flynn’s much-acclaimed new novel is one of those very rare books that I could not put down. Actually… I’ve just told you a lie. Misled you. The unreliable critic. … Continue reading →

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