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Tag Archives: racism
Day 10 at the Edinburgh Book Festival
Image: EdBookFest I was really quite tired yesterday after such an intensely enjoyable weekend at the Edinburgh Book Festival. It was back to the day job for 8am, clutching a bacon roll and black coffee and wishing I was up … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Book Festival, Publishing and Marketing, Writing
Tagged 2-Tone, Andre Schiffrin, black culture, bloggers, Blogging, Book Festival, Books, Charlotte Square, Chris Close, City of Literature, EdBookFest, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Book Festival, Music, New York, Pantheon, Pauline Black, photo shoot, Photography, Publishing and Marketing, racism, Random House, Reading, ska, The Guardian, The Selecter, writers
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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
Posted in Books, Day Job, Edinburgh, Editorial Comment, Fiction, Poetry, Reading, Writing
Tagged bigotry, blogs, Books, Day Job, Edinburgh Book Festival, Gregory Peck, Harper Lee, hatred, holidays, journals, KKK, movie, notebook, paper, racism, Reading, tickets, To Kill A Mockingbird, Writing
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Here Comes The Cold
Image: Laszlo Ilyes Last night was most relaxing. Laura and I ordered our pizzas (1 Hot and Spicy and 1 Chicken Supreme) and sat back to watch The Polar Express, always an enjoyable film. It takes me back to when … Continue reading
Hello, I’m A Racist
Image: KNS News I had to laugh when I read the article about the 18-year-old lad who secretly painted a 60ft penis on the roof of his parents’ mansion in Berkshire (see picture at top). Apparently it was there for … Continue reading
Posted in Day Job, Editorial Comment, Fiction, Freelance, Poetry, Scotland, UK, Writing
Tagged Books, David Jason, Day Job, e-books, Editing, Fiction, Pakistani, Poetry, political correctness, practical joke, racism, racist joke, Scottish, Writing
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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
Posted in Editorial Comment, Scotland, Sport, Writing
Tagged bigotry, Celtic, Fiction, Football, football supporters, GDR's, newsletter, novella, Old Firm, Protestant, racism, Rangers, Religion, Roman Catholic, Writing
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Hunting for Website Ideas
Image: Unknown I was a bit of a waste of space yesterday. I didn’t get much done in the morning at all, lunch was spent eating, and I was so lethargic come the evening, I switched tactics away from writing … Continue reading →