James Kirk
Essays on culture, belief, society and moral uncertainty, written from an international perspective.
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Because of the heat (a short story)
Phase One: The Wedding
It was the day of the wedding. My wife and I were in the old Victorian terraced house that had so often been the hub of our extended family’s major events. It was deceptively large, sprawling over three storeys above...
The Working Man’s Academic: Meet Carl Chinn
When you encounter someone with “Professor” before their name, you’d be forgiven for imagining someone rather snooty: rigid, aloof, and speaking with the sort of accent that suggests they learnt Latin before they learnt to laugh. Carl Chinn...
When Christianity Went Right: Faith, Fear, and the New Gospel of Power
27th October 2025
There’s a lady who knows all that glitters is not gold—and she believes the end is nigh. I know a woman who’s convinced the Rapture is imminent. With a sharp tongue, some missing teeth, and a mean right hook, she has beco...
A Modern Parable
HIGH ON THE HILL sat the grand chamber of the Valley Syndicate. The building served a dual purpose: by day, it was the boardroom where the directors counted their dividends; by night, it was the town hall, where those exact same directors s...
The Hobnailed Boot (a short story)
The man sat at the kitchen table by the black iron cooking range. The range heated the room and the air was thick with the smell of burning dead wood, grease, carbolic soap and stale cigarette smoke. The room was built around necessity, wit...
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