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I Need To Shave

Image: The Muppets I’ve completed manuscripts before, several in fact, but none have given me the feeling of elation that I felt all day yesterday after I completed GREENER on Monday night. It’s hard to fully explain, but I think … Continue reading

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Ploughing Forward

Image: Dwight Sipler If I said to you the words “Bunny Chow” and “Durban Curry” would anyone know what I mean? I wouldn’t have until yesterday afternoon, when I discovered that Bunny Chow and Durban Curry is actually a food; … Continue reading

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Get Your Triposo Edinburgh Travel Guide Today

Image: Triposo I forgot to mention I received a citation for jury duty in November. I knew I’d be up for it at some point this year and was hoping to get a call to the High Court, but it … Continue reading

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English For A Day

Image: The Mirror England got a taste of what it’s like to be Scottish yesterday: dramatic failure after a bunch of promises about what might and should have been. Yes, England failed in the most Scottish of ways; they inflated … Continue reading

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Bachelor Boy

Image: SELL Yesterday morning was all about one thing: the ticket launch for this year’s Edinburgh Book Festival. As you can see if you scroll down to yesterday’s post, I got all the tickets I was looking for. Will Self … Continue reading

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Reasons To Be Cheerful Part 2

Image: David Goehring I’ve decided what I’ll submit to the Edinburgh UNESCO City of Literature Trust’s programme for reading slots at this year’s Edinburgh Book Festival. I wanted it to be something punchy, engaging and would prove a good advert. … Continue reading

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Reasons To Be Cheerful

Image: Elegant Chic Yesterday was the 14th anniversary of my first ever Madness gig at a London venue. I’d seen them before by then, but travelling to London to see the Magnificent 7 on their home turf is like going … Continue reading

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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

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National Crime Fiction Week

Image: Alan Cleaver I was rather disappointed to see not a single Scot among the shortlist of best young crime writers from the CWA’s inaugural National Crime Fiction Week awards. All the finalists were English or Welsh, which I hope … Continue reading

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Creative Suspicions

Image: Green Office I had a surprise day off work yesterday when I had to call in for some time so I could look after a sick family member. My doctor’s duties were called on until mid-afternoon, which meant I … Continue reading

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