JAMES MCGIRK CV – Circa 2012, email me (or see Publications) if you’d like to see the latest version. PUBLICATIONS ABOUT…
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North Korea’s Nerve War
The Moranbong Band is best imagined as a North Korean version of Celtic Woman: an all-female ensemble band swaddled in…
The Best-Yet List of Bird Names (not mine)
A bevy of quail A bouquet of pheasants A brood of hens A building of rooks A cast…
READING TONIGHT
Reading from my novel INDIAN MADE FOREIGN LIQUOR tonight at 7 p.m. at the KGB Bar
Plongeur
“A plongeur is a slave, and a wasted slave, doing stupid and largely unnecessary work. He is kept at work,…
It is better to be a contented cat
“It is good to be a cynic—it is better to be a contented cat — and it is best not…
The Bank
I am now earning £2 10s a week for sitting in an office from 9.15 to 5 with an hour…
Transparent Studio Collaboration with Jaret Vadera
“For the collaborative project with writer James McGirk, we decided that we would do a dialogical writing piece. We agreed…
Captain Samuel Clough on his Beloved Cat
“My Boate has filled with odd Beasties. Tho the Leathers of his nose make a fine tip for my cue,…