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Pop Up Theatre Comes to Leith
Image: Siege Perilous Mad at Marketing A rather hectic day as it turned out. The 3 Ebook Deal began to take off in the evening, with word of mouth actually having a visible effect on visits to the promo page, … Continue reading
A Right Royal Day Out
Image: simplyairlines.com My mother came to town yesterday and what a day we did have. We were all over and took in royalty, government, museums, pubs, a meal and a show. And all the while the sun shone brightly and … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Edinburgh, Family, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Photography, Theatre, UK
Tagged bus travel, day out, eBooks, Edinburgh: City & Festivals, Festival Theatre, Glasgow, Lenny Henry, Marcus Adams, mother, Museum of Childhood, Museum of Edinburgh, Palace of Holyroodhouse, Pink Olive Restaurant, Royal Family, Royal Mile, Royal photography, Royal portraits, Scottish Parliament, Southsider Pub, Spoon Cafe, The Pink Olive, The Queen's Gallery, Twitter
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Macaroni Day
Image: noellium Pretty tired this morning. Not from being up extraordinarily late last night but from a very early start this morning. There’s a lot happening today ranging from training courses to writing and a fair bit of website work, … Continue reading
Posted in Day Job, Fiction, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Freelance, Publishing and Marketing, Writing
Tagged Assistant Editor, Coffee, Day Job, e-zine, Editing, egg & black pudding roll, Fiction, Food, Drink and Bevvy, frreelance writing, gig listings, Hairspray, Leith, live music, London, macaroni, musical, online magazine, plotting, Publishing and Marketing, Punk, Ranfurly Review, Scottish Parliament, Scruffy Dog Review, short story, Submissions, The Leither, The Vibrators, Theatre, Tottenham Court Road, webmaster, websites, work, Writing
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Night At The Parliament
I read the first four chapters of Rankin’s new novel last night, and I’ve got to say it’s brilliant – even before all the juicy stuff begins. For all those critics that say Rankin is a one-character man, they should … Continue reading
Posted in Editorial Comment, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Music, Politics, Scotland, Writing
Tagged and Bevvy, book, clothes, Danny De Vito, drink, education, Fiona Hyslop, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Garden Lobby, Gurjit Singh, Holyrood, Ian Rankin, Jack McConnell, novel, NUS, Scottish Government, Scottish Parliament, Shopping
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Autumn Arriveth
Today is the first day of autumn, my favourite season. It is a time of dark evenings, powerful sunsets, strong moons, and wondrous colours, nature preparing for recharge and regeneration, and frosty mornings. Autumn holds the promise of a season … Continue reading
Freedom from the Mundane 
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Did I have a hangover today? Yes, you bet! Not even a filled roll and copious amounts of coffee was enough to life that sickly feeling and sore head. The bus driver did little to help either, by charging the … Continue reading →