Tag Archives: bigotry

To Kill A Mocking Bird Is Still Relevant Today

Image: Mike Baird My tickets for the Edinburgh Book Festival arrived yesterday, all 35 of them. Holding the bundle in my hand brought it home just how busy August is going to be. And of course, there’s still one very … Continue reading

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The Longest Week

Image: David Blaine Long week it has been and I’ve not been feeling too great at all. I’m not sure if I came down with something or if I was just generally run down, but for the latter half I … Continue reading

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Computerised Tennis

Image: Unknown Those 5,100 words yesterday didn’t half take their toll on me, particularly since 4,000 of them were written last night. When you’ve become so involved in the story that there’s a rush of inspiration, and therefore words, you … Continue reading

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Modern Scotland Part 1: The Cancer Of Bigotry

Yes, that’s right: centre row, far right. If you don’t understand what that last sentence was about, read yesterday’s post. This morning was hectic because I had to chair a big meeting in the afternoon and still wasn’t fully prepared … Continue reading

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John Reid’s Back Yard

I woke up feeling very satisfied this morning, but with no sense of loss that I usually get after completing the first draft of a significant piece of work. I think it’s because I rolled straight into another and never … Continue reading

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