John Corcoran ~ away in a trench working

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Senior writer at Larian Studios. I talk about beans too much.

A copy of The Employees, by Olga Ravn
A copy of Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke, in a bar in London
A copy of The Death of Us, by Abigail Dean, at a cove in Capri, Italy.
Side by side of me in April 2015 during my first week at Larian vs me in April 2026.
A copy of The Táin/Táin Bó Cúailnge (translator: Ciaran Carson) on a table in a bookshop/cafe in Riga, Latvia.
Frozen river in Riga
A copy of What We Can Know by Ian McEwan sitting on a table in a pub in Dublin. Quiet pub atmosphere was shortly thereafter spoiled by a large influx of people attending a comedy gig, who proceeded to fill the space with farts and forced me to flee.
A copy of The Wax Child, by Olga Ravn
A copy of Our Share of Night, by Mariana Enriquez.
Copy of My Year of Ret and Relaxation, by Ottessa Moshfegh
Sweet potato dinner rolls
A copy of The Black Spider by Jeremias Götthelf sitting on my desk at work
A copy of Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro, sitting next to a coffee outside a cafe in Berlin
POV at the cinema before lights down. Screen isn’t as small as it appears in the picture.
Ginnie the greyhound curled up under her blanket at 7…8am? On a Sunday
Myself posing with a T-Rex skeleton in the natural history museum in Berlin
Greyhound with plush cat doorstop
WORMLAND
A copy of Jack London stories on a side table with some novelty candles
Gloomhorse poses with world’s saddest ramen
Gastrointestinally-challenged greyhound still humours her human and strikes a pose.
A skeleton cat guarding boxes of Barry’s Tea
Assorted masala-flavoured crisps and other Indian snacks
A copy of The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle, with a hound for scale
A xenomorph extending its inner mouth at its prey
A coupon offering beer, food, and unsettling dolls
Ryanair safety card
An ancient talisman
A vending machine selling wrapped mystery books
A copy of Mere by Danielle Giles, in a seaside pub in North Wales
A copy of Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell on a striped deck chair
Ginnie the greyhound relaxing in a pub in Dublin
Copy of Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett, on a flight somewhere between Belgium and Ireland.
Copy of Lanny by Max Porter, on a table in a hotel in Guildford
Figurines of Dame Aylin and Isobel Thorm from BG3 in Larian Studios in Ghent. There is also a small figurine of a knight.
Copy of the Bullet Swallower by Elizabeth Gonzales James, sitting on a cafe table in Porto
Copy of Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss, sitting on a bed in Madrid
Copy of The Unworthy, by Agustina Bazterrica.
Heilung performing live in Dublin
Looming greyhound looking characteristically awkward
A dog lying on his back, legs in the air, fast asleep in the doorway of a cosmetics shop.
A cat sitting on a stool, licking his chops.
A tricolour cat sitting on a couch in a taproom
A glass and bottle of IPA on a table in Istanbul
A copy of The Empusium, by Olga Tokarczuk, lying on a bed next to a sleepy greyhound.
Film poster for Le Vourdalak (2023)