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Category Archives: Glasgow
An Old Friend
An old friend has been staying with me these past couple of weeks, after nine years in the wilderness. The last time I saw him he was an unsure 16-year old, a bit lost, with a lot of confusion and … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fiction, Glasgow, Literature, Reading, Writing
Tagged Aye Write!, Glasgow, Hunting Jack, Jackie McCann, Mitchell Library, Sandi Toksvig, William McIlvanney
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Believe
Today, history will be made…
Posted in Glasgow, Sport
Tagged Buddies, cup, final, Football, Glasgow, Hampden, Saint Mirren
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A Year in Writing (and Other Stuff)
August. Traditionally at this time of year I would normally be writing like a maniac to squeeze in as many of my remaining GDRs into the last week of my writing year. But not this time. This time, work has … Continue reading
Groundhog Day
Image: Slate.com Happy Groundhog Day! Although this is mainly an American and Canadian custom, I love the whole idea of it. Punxsutawney Phil comes out and if he sees his shadow, we get six more weeks of winter. As it … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fiction, Glasgow, Poetry, Writing
Tagged America, Animals, Baccara Burning, book sculptures, bunnies, bunny, Canada, Edinburgh, Fiction, Gatecrash, Glasgow, Groundhog Day, jokes, Mopsy, mystery sculptures, performance poetry, Pippin, Poetry, poetry reading, Punxsutawney, Punxsutawney Phil, Rabbits, Reading, rewrites, Shawlands, Slick, spring, winter, Young's Interesting Books
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Not Even Hurricane Bawbag Can Squelch the Scottish Humour
Image: Spoof Yesterday was probably one of the most exciting days Scotland has had with regards to the weather, in decades. And while the aftermath of the storm will mean a lot of cleaning and tidying up, in true Scottish … Continue reading
Posted in eBooks, Edinburgh, Editorial Comment, Glasgow, Leith, Poetry, Scotland, Video, Writing
Tagged #HurricaneBawbag, children, Friday Vid, funny, gales, hurricane, Hurricane Bawbag, kids, Leith, Living Leith, OMG Trampoline, poems, Poetry, Scotland, Scottish humour, Silly Poems, Silly Poems for Wee Poeple, storm, Twitter, Video, viral, You Tube
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Freedom from the Mundane 
Now Celtic Fans Shame Scotland: It’s Not an Old Firm Minority
Image: The Mirror Ever since the furore that followed the rioting Rangers fans in Manchester and the subsequent penalisations of UEFA for the bigoted chanting of their fans, the other half of the Old Firm have decided enough is enough. … Continue reading →