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…it’s that last-gasp ‘Rushing-To-Nowhere’ Syndrome, beloved of airline passengers…
Originally posted on Seumas Gallacher:
…if yeez are inclined to study animal behaviour, I guarantee yeez’ll find no more fascinating creatures to observe than yer common-or-garden species of Shooman Being… particularly if yeez delve into the sub-species of ‘Travelling-Persons’, and even more specifically, the sub-sub-species, ‘Airline-Haunting-Traveller’ variety… these wanderers may arrive at the departure airport anywhere…
…hearing voices in yer head?… don’t worry, yeez aren’t mad… ye’re just an Author…
Originally posted on Seumas Gallacher:
…the say the first sign of madness is hair growing on the palm of yer hands… the second sign is looking for it… others’ll tell yeez its hearing strange voices in yer head… if yeez are an Author, relax, that’s perfectly normal… …when it began to happen with this ol’…
…’tis the Season to be wellied…Tra-la-la-la-la—La-la-la-la…hic!…
Originally posted on Seumas Gallacher:
…the human creature is an animal of many habits… none of which habits is more baffling than the ritual behaviour that descends on so many of its breed around the last two weeks of the year and the first week of the ensuing year… for those souls brave enuff to…
…full treatment, Sir?… we’ll sort that out right away… a cut too far…
Originally posted on Seumas Gallacher:
…in my defence, I was barely eighteen years young at the time… WURLD-ly-wise I certainly was not… when I’d clocked up fifteen and a half of those years (the half is important, Mabel), this callow youth from Docklands Govan in Glasgow left the Big City to go live and WURK…
…how could I NOT feature Author, Shani Struthers… her new novel, JESSAMINE is set in the Scottish Highlands…
Originally posted on Seumas Gallacher:
SHANI STRUTHERS Born and bred in the sunny seaside town of Brighton, one of the first literary conundrums Shani had to deal with was her own name – Shani can be pronounced in a variety of ways but in this instance it’s Shay-nee not Shar-ney or Shan-ni – although she…
Meet Guest Author Princila Murrell
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Hello everyone! To start with, I wish to say “Thank you” to Chris for giving me this wonderful opportunity to introduce myself and my work. I’m happy I have to write this down instead of having to make a speech. You guessed it: I’m an…
…be warned… yeez cannae shove yer Grannie aff a bus…
Originally posted on Seumas Gallacher:
…respect starts at a very early age when yeez are Scottish… p’raps it also exists with other nationalities, but indisputable lyrical evidence points to the Caledonian preeminence in this most precious of traits… specifically respect for yer elders… which other country imbeds in its music an inviolable statement protecting that…
…Lockie Young… a superb lesson in coming to terms with losing a limb… the man keeps on smiling…
Originally posted on Seumas Gallacher:
…one of my great scribbling pals is Lockie Young… not only does he pen extremely well, but he also has a lesson for me, and I suspect for more than a few of the rest of we Lads and Lassies of Blog Land… an indomitable spirit, and a deadpan sense…
…serious Authors… if yeez want to be taken seriously, then do yer research seriously…
Originally posted on Seumas Gallacher:
…contrary p’raps to the image this ol’ Jurassic would like to project about himself, I don’t always get ev’rything 100% right… and not just the ‘I was wrong once, when I thought I was wrong’ kinda 100% right… and if getting yer knees kicked is evidence of mistakes, errors, faux…
Viv Drewa - The Owl Lady 