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The world according to Kirkey
My resting state can best be described as fairly gormless. The volume button isn’t completely turned off, but my connection with the world at large is, at best, a low-level hum of static. I’m not entirely disengaged from society, you understand; I just tend to operate on a need-to-know basis, and unfortunately, I’m not always … Read more
If I trace my understanding of human intimacy back to its humble beginnings, the trail leads not to a candlelit room or a romantic film moment, but to Mayrhofen, Austria, where a younger version of me – earnest, optimistic, and equipped with the emotional intelligence of a startled pigeon – first attempted to navigate the … Read more
I was pretty much late to the party losing my virginity ─ at the relatively ripe age of nineteen in an Austrian chalet with my Julie. From what I can recall of this cumming of age, it was behind closed doors, in a bed, with the lights out. I guess, in my defence, it was … Read more
I recently linked my in-car audio system to Spotify. How rock n’ roll am I? I often create my own montage of hits whilst thumping the steering wheel and singing aloud, or just humming when I don’t know the words. I’ll even fess up to getting a few lyrics totally wrong, although to be fair … Read more