John Patrick Higgins’ ‘Fine’ Hangs on in Quiet Desperation
The lives of middle-aged men are to John Patrick Higgins as the statue of Ozymandias was to Shelley: epic, broken, and tragi-comic monuments to quiet desperation.
Reggie Chamberlain-King
Reggie Chamberlain-King is a writer from Northern Ireland. He has
published three books with Blackstaff Press - Weird Belfast; Weird
Dublin; and The Black Dreams: Strange Stories from Northern Ireland.
His show, Surrealist’s Map of Ireland, can be heard on BBC Radio 4.
The Tooth Hurts: John Patrick Higgins on Pain and Porcelain
John Patrick Higgins chatters about his newfound porcelain immortality and the tooth hurt endured for his new book, Teeth: An Oral History.
Waxing Moustaches: A Hair-Brained Interview with Humourist Aug Stone
What do sports, music, comedy, and neuroplasticity have to do with waxing moustaches? This hair-brained interview with humourist Aug Stone explains.
Two Men in a Tub: A Sudsy Interview with Humorist Robert Wringham
Robert Wringham’s Rub-A-Dub-Dub slips neck-deep into the wet hot mess of middle-age angst. From the comfort of his bath, so to speak, he talks about it.