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A Weekend at West Port

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: WPBF All things considered, it was a pretty good weekend. Smashing a plate as I dropped my Sunday dinner on the floor face down last night, wasn’t perhaps the ideal way to end a week-full of blunders, but nevertheless, … Continue reading →

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Edinburgh Book Festival Programme Highlights

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Stock Book Festival Highlights From the moment I got out my bed yesterday morning I was held in a mode of excitement. I knew that at 12 noon the Edinburgh Book Festival was being launched, an event that not … Continue reading →

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Time Out With Diane Parkin

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Diane Parkin: Night Crawler It is Easter 1996, and a young homosexual junkie has been murdered. His boyfriend is arrested and charged. Marcie Craig, local DJ and good friend of the prime suspect, knows he didn’t do it and … Continue reading →

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Goals, Dreams and Resolutions Review for 2009/10

Posted on August 14, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Ed Fest Guide Finally, it is here. The 2010 Edinburgh International Book Festival will begin in a little under two hours, and in a little under three my first of over thirty events shall begin. Between today and August … Continue reading →

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Edinburgh Book Festival Programme Announced

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: British Council I logged on to the Edinburgh Book Festival website first thing yesterday morning, but my hopes of an early scan of the 2010 events programme was dashed when I found out it was a 12 noon launch. … Continue reading →

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The Signing Stalwart

Posted on August 20, 2009 by Colin Galbraith

Image: WikiMedia As I mentioned yesterday, I’ve rethought and realigned some of my goals for this year. I’ve made the adjustments necessary, and now, I announce them here: Adjusted Goals for 2009 1-Have a major piece of fiction accepted for … Continue reading →

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Time Out With Cate Masters

Posted on June 26, 2009 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Eternal Press/Cate Masters Today, I’m delighted to welcome fellow Eternal Press author and romance writer, Cate Masters, to Freedom from the Mundane. Cate’s short stories and flash fiction has appeared at Eternal Press (2009), Wild Child Publishing (2009), Freya’s … Continue reading →

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Regular Reads

Posted on February 10, 2009 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Ian Wilson This morning when I let for the work the moon was full and falling through the sky with only a few wisps of cloud training in front of it. It was very atmospheric, but more amazingly, I … Continue reading →

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Angry Streets

Posted on June 10, 2008 by Colin Galbraith

Ever noticed how sometimes the streets are calm and relaxed, people go about their business and there isn’t much friction? Then other times you can smell the tension in the air, the frustration of the people and it boils over … Continue reading →

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