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| Introduction | Finn Pistonelli….yes, quite a name! Er…um…….OK, I’ll tell you…… I was struggling to find a suitable pseudonym some years ago when two of my children walked into the room where was I sat with my notebook and pen. ‘I need a pen-name, kids. Have you any ideas?’ I casually asked. After a heated, friendly debate as to who would choose my name, I eventually came up with a peaceful compromise. My daughter would write out a load of first names and my eldest son would write out a load of surnames. The names were written on twenty or so folded scraps of paper and piled into two little heaps on the table. The deal was that I would choose a name from each pile and whatever name I chose, I would have to use, whatever. And forever. It was to be one of the most binding of contracts - that of a Dad’s promise. You just can’t get out of those sort of deals… And so, minutes later, with my eyebrows raised and with my giggling kids looking very pleased with themselves, Finn Pistonelli was born. Perhaps I should have asked the dog……… |
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