Gary Dalkin
Sex, violence and strong language have always been part of life. Without the former none of us would be here, and human beings have a long-standing propensity to violence which sees no sign of abating. In every society there have always been words that were taboo, some causing greater offence than others. These things are givens, so much so that it is often argued that for fiction to be realistic it must be steeped in them, and in general face the darkest aspects of life with an uncompromising pen.