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Category Archives: Julie Burchill
Shena Mackay: myrmidon of melancholy
‘There is…one amongst us who can write about blear and drear and perform some kind of magic on them that turns Tippex to liquid gold. This alchemist’s name is Shena Mackay and she is probably the best writer in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Dancing on the Outskirts, Julie Burchill, Saint Etienne, Shena Mackay, Virago
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