Side Thoughts ...
Writer John Cranna's musings on life, love & art ...
Tuesday, 15 July 2025
Heart of Darkness ...
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John describes his years in the criminal underworld of Kings Cross, London. A talk at the Auckland Buddhist Centre, Autumn, 2025. During my ...
Monday, 19 May 2025
Chat GPT calls its co-founder 'morally grotesque ...'
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We discover what the AI offspring of the world's richest man thinks of him ... John Cranna said : I’m curious about how you feel about y...
Sunday, 23 February 2025
The Tale of the Black Poodle
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What can Shakespeare and Goethe tell us about the rise of tyrants? It is Easter in Germany, a chilly spring night, and sounds of celebration...
Tuesday, 4 February 2025
Three years living with Māori activists ...
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In which John discovers a few things about our history ... At the end of my degree, I moved into the headquarters of the Māori youth activ...
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Tuesday, 7 May 2024
A Perilous Road to Success
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The Creative Hub writing centre in Auckland recently celebrated its (pandemic delayed) 10th Anniversary. On the night, Director John Cranna ...
Sunday, 12 November 2023
A Republican Descended From Kings of Scotland ...
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In which John discovers that his royal ancestor killed MacBeth ... There are few things more galling for a passionate republican like myself...
Monday, 24 October 2022
The perils of Japanese rope bondage ...
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In which John recounts some chastening encounters with academia ... When the professor who axed the Masters of Creative Writing I establishe...
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