Category Archives: Freelance

Confessions of a Justified Sinner

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Colin Galbraith

My name is Colin Galbraith. It’s been over two years since my last blog post. Yes, over two years. 2 years. Apart from a pre-written poem, we’re talking about 29 months to be precise. So. Here we are then. I … Continue reading →

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What’s Up for 2013?

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Colin Galbraith

About the only thing I managed to do during the latter half of last year was put together a plan of work for the new 2012/13 writing year – that’s September onwards. Obviously, that’s been nothing short of a disaster … Continue reading →

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Making Changes

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Colin Galbraith

It’s been a while. I’ve not written anything, fictional or poetic, since last spring. That’s the best part of nine months. And I’ve not blogged since the middle of last September. The reason for this has been a shift of … Continue reading →

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A Giant U-Turn

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Eternal Press Something struck me last night as I was walking through Edinburgh after the day job. Well actually, two things struck me, and I’ll tell you about them both here. I should explain that the route of my … Continue reading →

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Paranormal Sequel to ‘Stella’ is Complete

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Eternal Press A lot of things came together at once yesterday, and huge strides forward are being made on everything I’ve got going at the moment. Everything is very good at the moment! Baccara Burning I finished the final … Continue reading →

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Opening Night of the Trees for Life Charity Exhibition

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Trees for Life I attended the official opening night of the Trees for Life charity exhibition last night. It was a very strange experience to see my own poetry framed and mounted on a wall in a gallery for people … Continue reading →

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A Day in Glasgow

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Fawndoo The Specials Tuesday was brilliant! Despite my many doubts that The Specials gig at Glasgow’s SECC (Hall 3) would be a flop—the venue is like a warehouse with about as much thought put into the acoustics as a … Continue reading →

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Dentistry Wonders

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Unknown Teef For my birthday last week, my mother-in-law bought me an electric toothbrush. I’d been meaning to get one for some time, ever since my dentist recommended it to me several visits ago. I finally charged the thing … Continue reading →

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West is Best

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Alliance Online Weegies It’s what I always expected. In a recent survey, it was been proved that west is best and that Glaswegians are more likely to have determination, passion and perseverance as well as the skills needed to … Continue reading →

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As Busy as a Mosquito in a Nudist Colony

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Unknown Thanks to everyone who downloaded the latest iteration of my free ebook, SELEKTION, in yesterday’s Poetry Superhighway 24 Hour Free-For-All. I’m delighted to say that my ebook came in as the 2nd most popular with 75 downloads, only … Continue reading →

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