Tag Archives: West Port

A Giant U-Turn

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Eternal Press Something struck me last night as I was walking through Edinburgh after the day job. Well actually, two things struck me, and I’ll tell you about them both here. I should explain that the route of my … Continue reading →

Posted in Day Job, Edinburgh, Editorial Comment, Freelance, Poetry, Publishing and Marketing, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A Weekend at West Port

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: WPBF All things considered, it was a pretty good weekend. Smashing a plate as I dropped my Sunday dinner on the floor face down last night, wasn’t perhaps the ideal way to end a week-full of blunders, but nevertheless, … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Edinburgh, Fiction, Interviews, Poetry, Reading, Websites, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Making an Arse of it at the West Port Book Festival

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: WPBF Emily Dodd Emily Dodd entertained a full house in West Port’s Edinburgh Books last night, with her own unique brand of poetry and song. Through tales of insomnia as a child, to Percy the Puffin, meeting The Queen, … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Book Festival, Poetry, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Lift Off at the West Port Book Festival

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: GuerrillaGeek.com West Port Book Festival I nipped up to Peter Bell’s Books in West Port after the day job to collect my tickets for the West Port Book Festival that begins today. Over the next four days I’ll be … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Book Festival, Family, Film & TV, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Leith, Poetry, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Indian Summer

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Fernlea Hotel Summertime Really slow and warm day yesterday, and I mean really slow and warm. In fact, it was slower than a fish swimming through jelly, and warmer in the Athens of the North than it was in … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Book Festival, Film & TV, Scotland, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment