glasgow

  • The Hanging Shed by Gordon Ferris

    [tweetmeme source=”nettiewriter” http://www.URL.com] The Hanging Shed was at the top of the Amazon Kindle chart a couple of months ago due to its absurdly cheap price. If I am being honest, its price was the chief reason I bought this crime thriller set in post-war Glasgow, the same era as the previous book I reviewed,…

  • The Long Glasgow Kiss by Craig Russell

    [tweetmeme source=”nettiewriter” http://www.URL.com] I don’t know about you, but when I’m browsing for a new book, the opening paragraph is of vital importance. If the first paragraph grabs me, I’ll buy the book. And when the first line is as good as that in Craig Russell’s The Long Glasgow Kiss, I want to take it…

  • Big Horn Love

    [tweetmeme source=”nettiewriter” http://www.URL.com] It seems that several bloggers are taking part in a challenge where each day for 30 days they have to write about and provide a link to different songs that have meant something to them in their lives. Being a little commitment-phobic about blogging every day, it’s not a challenge I felt…

  • Gangs of Glasgow

    [tweetmeme source=”nettiewriter” http://www.URL.com]   Robert Jeffries writes, “research conducted by Glasgow University’s Professor Neil McKeganey shows that one in three boys and one in twelve girls across Scotland has carried a knife at some time.” A chilling figure. I am Glaswegian and come from Easterhouse, one of the areas badly troubled by gangs in the seventies…

  • Saturday Jobs

    [tweetmeme source=”nettiewriter” http://www.URL.com] My Darling Daughter has just got her first Saturday job. She will be a waitress at weddings and functions in a nearby 4 star hotel. She did the phoning and interviewing all off her own back and I am incredibly proud. And it has got me thinking back to my own Saturday…

  • Is It Wine O’Clock Yet?

    [tweetmeme source=”nettiewriter” http://www.URL.com] A recent conversation with my mum that explains my frequent headaches. Mum got a new book on Green’s Playhouse,

  • What Foot Do You Kick With?

    [tweetmeme source=”nettiewriter” http://www.URL.com] Just for fun, today I took the Belief-O-Matic Find Your Faith quiz. The faiths I most agree with, apparently, are Theravada Buddhism (100%), Unitarian Universalism (94%), Secular Humanism (90%), Liberal Quakers (87%) and Mahayana Buddhism (74%). I was rather disturbed, however, to find that I am 37% in agreement with Scientology. So…

  • And The Winner Is…

    [tweetmeme source=”nettiewriter” http://www.URL.com] First, I’d like to thank each and every one of you who bothered to read my blog last night or this morning and leave your vote. I was amazed by the response I had and you have my heartfelt gratitude. I weighed up all your arguments and gave it loads of thought…

  • I Have A Dilemma

    I have a dilemma I’d like some help with. I have decided to have a go at NaNoWriMo this year and am torn over which project to go with. Perhaps you wouldn’t mind having a quick look at the rough outlines for each and letting me know which one you vote for?