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People Power
Image: David Chief How great it is to see the voice of the people being listened to for once. Forth Ports wanted to change the name of Leith Docks to Edinburgh Harbour as part of their expansion and development plan. … Continue reading
Major Thomas Weir
Image: The Punch Pizza I had six hours of sleep before I had to log back into the Company network to complete yesterday’s marathon software installation. It felt like I’d had half an hour. Thankfully, it all went reasonably well, … Continue reading
Posted in Day Job, Edinburgh, Family, Fiction, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Publishing and Marketing, Writing
Tagged Anderson Close, birthday, Cowgate, crime, Day Job, Devil, Edinburgh, Editing, Family, Fiction, ghost, Grassmarket, history, Major Weir, meal, pizza, Publishing and Marketing, Ranfurly Review, rejection, Research, Sleep, West Bow, witchcraft, Writing
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Tying Up The Month
Image: Jerry Daykin First half: reading and researching. I was up at the crack of dawn and sorted for the day before anyone else in the house was even on their penultimate roll over in bed. Laura had her pal … Continue reading
Research Day
Image: Robert Scoble Today was all about completing my research for the novel I’ll begin writing as a NoNoWriMo participant in November. Blood Ties will be my first full DI Lennox novel (Slick was really about Ronnie Glover), the idea … Continue reading
Posted in Edinburgh, Fiction, Reading
Tagged Edinburgh: the City & the Festivals, Fiction, Great Plague, history, immigration, novel, Poland, Research, Writing
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The Leith Carnival
Today was the day of the Leith Carnival; a procession down Lochend Road and into Leith Links before a day of celebration of all things Leith. The carnival included a fairground, live music and acts on a stage, lots of … Continue reading
Posted in Editorial Comment, Family, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Freelance, Sport, Writing
Tagged arts, Bob Marley, carnival, country dancing, crafts, dancing, drugs, drunk, grass, history, horse racing, Ladies Day, leg, Leith, Leith Festival, marijuana, Musselburgh, race course, reggae, sunshine, Weather
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Freedom from the Mundane 
Edinburgh’s Shame Part 2
Image: BBC Margo Macdonald is at it again. She’s talking sense when all around her are going mad. Again. She’s the first MSP to come out with a case for scrapping the Edinburgh Trams farce altogether, citing the council’s plans … Continue reading →