Desmond MacNamara: In Memorium

Desmond MacNamara, a prized Logos contributor, died January 8 at the age of 89.  Mac, as he was known to friends, was one of the most remarkable people that at least three Logos editors ever met. This profoundly Irish artist, a sparkling wit and inexhaustible raconteur, lived in London since 1951 with his charming English…

 Chapter 1 The horse tram rattled and jerked to a stop as two passengers rushed from the curbside and mounted the steps on to the platform, the man helping the lady past a pile of fresh horse droppings and puddles in the more sunken parts of the cobbled road.  The fare was a penny from…