Tag Archives: Bill Clegg

Supporting The Back

Image: Toronto.ca The League of Ordinary Gentleman deconstruction workshop kicked off at Savvy Authors yesterday; introductions and formalities all made before I got stuck into Lecture 1 about the film’s opening sequence. I read the notes a couple of times … Continue reading

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I Love It When A Plan Comes Together

Image: Unknown Saturday did not go as planned. The intention was quite simple: nip up town, buy a DVD, grab some coffee and read the paper. All went well until I tried to the buy the DVD, which I required … Continue reading

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Long Days, Short Nights

Image: Gail Galbraith Long, long, long, long, looooooooong day yesterday. For some reason I was up and into work before 7:30am and laying into a large fresh coffee with a sausage and tattie scone roll. Scrumptious, but I was ravenous … Continue reading

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Wee Brown Doggy

Image: 42 (www.blipfoto.com/42) Man am I tired! It’s not like I’ve been overdoing the hours at the day job again or not giving myself time to unwind before getting down to work on my manuscripts in the evening, but for … Continue reading

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No Sign Of The Seven Year Itch

Image: Unknown Day 2 of the Edinburgh Book Festival and my first full day in the Square. The weather, as it did on Saturday, started off cool and overcast but by lunchtime it was sunny and very warm ,perfect weather … Continue reading

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Great To Be Back

Image: British Council It’s good to be back. Walking up to Charlotte Square yesterday morning, I felt like I was on some sort of pilgrimage. I felt like I was returning to a happy place, a place where I feel … Continue reading

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