I had my first summer term mentoring session on Thursday and last night I stayed up til 02:00 working for the next session in four weeks. I have a lot to do. I have also been writing this morning but if I don’t shift my carcass into gear and get into the shower, I will be late for the job that actually pays me. I am so sleepy and so happy – I’m slappy. Continue reading Writer at Work
Please take a few moments to savour the deliciousness that is Stillicidious Stars Continue reading Photo Finish
I once bellowed ‘Fuck!’ at the top of my voice in John Lewis when after 15 attempts I still couldn’t work my new mobile phone. Since I looked up to find an entire cluck of shoppers staring at me in disgust, I have gradually become aware that I speak to myself in shops, the car, libraries, in front of my chiropractor – who has since referred me to anyone else but him, and the streets of Edinburgh in general – though my language has greatly improved. Last week in a few hurried moments when I was trying to purchase a … Continue reading The Sweetest Words
Dream a lot + hard work + 2 years + 180 strong retinue = ‘That’s cool!’ 12 metre drop guy Continue reading Equation for Success
For those of you who don’t know I have two cats. They are sisters and I am not a chick lit cliché. Well, 80 more pairs of shoes and then I can be a chick lit cliché. Actually I only own around 7-9 pairs of shoes but 6-8 pairs of these have heels of more than 3 inches. Being as I am 5’10 and have been taller than or as tall as most boys since I was 9, I don’t often wear heels. Except in the house and if I am going out for dinner alone. OK fine. I am … Continue reading The What in the World is a Balloon
Writing the Long Way Around 