Jonathan Traynor

REVIEW: Soineanta Maskirovka by Christopher Owens “A Tableau Of Melancholia And Mystery In An Ordinary Life”

When an author’s work is labelled as existential and surreal the casual reader may look away and head for the latest bestseller or cookbook. When it comes to writers such as Christopher Owens that would be a mistake, as evidenced in his latest book, Soineanta Maskirovka. The book tackles a life lived normally that comes […]

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Belfast Author Launches Daring New Book Soineanta Maskirovka

Belfast writer has launched his latest work, Soineanta Maskirovka in a book that both intrigues and entertains.  Evolving out of a hidden desire to create, Christopher Owens’ work exists between conscience and the sub conscience. “After all, the impending apocalypse needs someone to document it,” he said. Much like his previous works A Vortex of Securocrats and “dethrone

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Comment: Health Service Broken – Is It Beyond Repair?

This week it was reported that 350 people were on trolleys in accident and emergency departments in Northern Ireland waiting for a hospital bed. When one sees elderly patients waiting for 36 hours, when one sees staff in casualty juggling multiple patient conditions, when one sees ward staff desperately free up space it is clear

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