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Bill Gallagher's avatar

In our day you could have said John Stanislaus Joyce was a rolling stone. https://gallagherpdx.substack.com/p/fathers-day-james-joyce-loved-his

Cannes Doodle's avatar

Great stuff, Michael. I remember Walter Ellis writing a piece for the Sunday Telegraph in one 1,200 word sentence. The Scottish deputy editor, who was pissed, blew a gasket when he read it (he was a fine journalist but not a man of letters). It was retrieved from the spike the following morning by the editor, Sir Peregrine Worsthorne, who was. One of Walter’s finest offerings.

Michael Patrick O’Leary's avatar

Thanks Mark. I had to make several attempts to make it stick like a Barnacle on Substack. Walter and I are great pals these days 🥸