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Back’n'Forth with the Movers and Shakers
October 22, 2009 – 1:58 am | 21 Comments
Back’n'Forth with the Movers and Shakers

As a globally celebrated renaissance man, naturally I’ve gained the ear of many public figures throughout the decades. Often I’ve had occasion to correspond privately with these movers and shakers via email, text message, letters, …

Dear Flann: Readers’ mailbag
October 15, 2009 – 2:56 am | 8 Comments
Dear Flann: Readers’ mailbag

You have the body of a Greek God. How do you stay in such amazing shape for your age?

Interview with Beelzebub
October 8, 2009 – 1:12 am | 13 Comments
Interview with Beelzebub

Following from my recent interview with God (see here), I caught up with Satan to find out how things are going in the eternal, fiery pit of Hades. Enjoy!

Ambush in Saigon (continued)
October 1, 2009 – 5:06 am | 15 Comments
Ambush in Saigon (continued)

I now present the final page of my war novel ‘Ambush in Saigon’ (read its first page here). In 1986, The Irish Times branded the book “…historically inaccurate on a Sergeant Bilko scale.”

Final Page: Ambush in Saigon
September 30, 2009 – 4:21 am | 25 Comments
Final Page: Ambush in Saigon

In a delicious twist on my ‘Final Page’ series (see previous instalments here), I now present the first page of my war novel ‘Ambush in Saigon’, with the final page to follow tomorrow.

Coddlescopes
September 24, 2009 – 1:28 am | 10 Comments
Coddlescopes

Aries (Mar 21 – Apr 19)
Be assertive with colleagues this week. Don’t be afraid to lay down the law. Though you’ll spontaneously combust at midday on Sunday, a torrential downpour will douse the flames and …

Final Page: The Bloodening
September 17, 2009 – 6:06 am | 25 Comments
Final Page: The Bloodening

In the second instalment (see previous instalments here) of my ‘Final Page’ series, I now present the last page of my horror novel ‘The Bloodening’.

Oasis Split Dooms the Earth
September 10, 2009 – 5:46 am | 17 Comments
Oasis Split Dooms the Earth

The music world was effectively ended last week with the news that Noel Gallagher has quit Oasis.