Diary of a Dissenter: The Week From My Window

'As you'll see, Freddie [Mercury] actually cried out to Jesus Christ for redemption. But no one heard him, and it killed him.' — Mischa Popoff

David Bowie kneels in prayer at Wembley, 1992

Grace Notes

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SUNDAY

A truly horrendous morning in Dun Laoghaire — rain, wind and …