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Tag Archives: Scruffy Dog Review
Coming Down With A Katzenjammer
Image: Unknown I never noticed it starting yesterday, but today I have awoken with a head cold and it seems to be getting worse. My head is pulsing, my eyes swollen and my mouth is dry. Simply not what I … Continue reading
New Issue of The Scruffy Dog Review
Image: thescruffydogreview.com I missed Groundhog Day on Tuesday. I only know about it because of the Bill Murray film of the same title. I love that film—think I’ll have to get a copy and watch it soon. As it turns … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Day Job, Freelance, I.T., Poetry, Publishing and Marketing, Reading, Writing
Tagged article, chapbook, Day Job, e-zine, Freelance, Groundhog Day, I.T., lit-zine, Luke Wright, Poetry, Publishing and Marketing, re-writes, Reading, Scruffy Dog Review
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Curves Of Learning
Image: BGIS I never got a chance to post yesterday. Shit happens. By the time I got back in from work time was ticking on and I could still have made it to my writer’s group. Other things transpired, however, … Continue reading
Posted in Day Job, Edinburgh, Fiction, Freelance, I.T., Music, Travel, Writing
Tagged bands, Day Job, Fiction, gig listing, I.T., motivation, music gigs, music in Edinburgh, Scruffy Dog Review, Travel, writing competitions, York
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A Busy Week
Image: Heavenawaits Busy; that about sums it up. Work, work, work but it’s been at a good pace this week so I’ve not been burning myself out as I have felt I have been doing recently. And I’m lapping up … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Day Job, Fiction, Publishing and Marketing, Reading, Writing
Tagged articles, Day Job, insomnia, Reviews, royalties, Scruffy Dog Review, Sleep, Stella, Thanksgiving, Writing
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Another Reason To Ban Fireworks
Image: Mopsy 7 ½ Weeks Old I really need to do something to cheer this blog up so I’ll begin with a short review of my recent trip away to Fuengirola in Spain. I went away with the determination to … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Film & TV, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Reading, Travel, Writing
Tagged Animals, bunnies, death, fireworks, friends, Fuengirola, GDR's, pets, Rabbits, Reading, Scruffy Dog Review, Spain, The Diners, Travel, Writing
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Back On A Creaky Wagon
Image: Byrion Smith I wrote some poetry last night, my first writing of any form for almost two weeks. It wasn’t great stuff but at least it was writing, as in, the pen transferring my thoughts onto the page. It … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Freelance, Glasgow, Music, Poetry, Writing
Tagged album, Baccara Burning, CD, Freelance, gigs, Glasgow, Homecoming, laucnh party, Madness, Music, News of the World, plotting, Poetry, press release, Reviews, Scruffy Dog Review, ship launch, storyline, WIP, Writing
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A Mad, Mad World
Image: hammerhouse Not a particularly long blog post today as yesterday was swamped. As Monday’s in the day job go, it was a mad one, though I was expecting it as the rota has been packed out for a few … Continue reading
The Big Yin Comes Home
Image: BC I actually forgot to blog on Saturday morning. When I got up, I got tore into my “to-do” list for the day and stayed in the zone all day, and I just forgot to do it. When I … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Edinburgh, Fiction, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Freelance, Glasgow, Music, Publishing and Marketing, Reading, Theatre, Writing
Tagged Aramadillo, Blogging, competitions, curry, design, Edinburgh's Hogmanay, evening out, Football, Glasgow Billy Connolly, M8 motorway, Madness, Reading, red wine, rejections, Scruffy Dog Review, SECC, Sport, St Mirren, steak dinner, Submissions, The Pixies, websites, Writing
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Black Monday
Image: Katja Gorup The new Madness album arrived through my door yesterday. TOTAL MADNESS is a compilation of all Madness’ hits on CD and DVD, which for under a tenner is pretty good value. It comes in their 30th year … Continue reading
Posted in Day Job, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Freelance, I.T., Music, Politics
Tagged 30th a, 30th anniversary, album, Black Monday, CD, compilation album, Day Job, DVD, GDR's, Madness, Music, office politics, pizza, Scruffy Dog Review, Tom & Jerry, Total Madness, web design, websites
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Freedom from the Mundane 
The Publishing Cycle
Image: Franklin Regional Middle School The advent of yet more school holidays has seen me working my day job mornings from home this week. Honestly, the amount of holidays kids in Edinburgh get leads me to conclude why a large … Continue reading →