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Patrick McKiernan
Hello there. You look nice today. New haircut? anyway my name is Patrick McKiernan and I am a 26yr old Northern Irish fella that loves writing and the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ of course. I write freelance for a music magazne also which is a great gig but my main passion is creative writing. In my spare time I enjoy watching films both for fun and, thanks to a Film Studies degree, to take the fun out of watching films thanks to picking out technical faults. Thanks education! I also like watching tennis, reading tennis commentary on the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ website (Piers Newbury is a God) as well as going to gigs and hanging with my good lady and good family. Anything else? Oh yes; I can cook pasta just by staring at it and hold a world record in something or other. Enjoy your day.
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The Illness That Grips Us All by Patrick
McKiernan
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Seldom you see a cancer so strong
That it takes the entire country by storm.
The brave face perfected for photo ops,
Impending death cover shoots.
But what happens when the shutters close shut?
Trust funds set up through OK and Hello
The grip of publicity gives the sallow,
Sick skin a made up glow.
Final thoughts all condensed into a blog,
Sympathy from all the detractors
Lost in the newspeak fog,
Too scared to say ‘Media Hog’
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