Archive for February, 2012
Me, sitting in Dundee’s Wellgate library, wondering what to write about next
Posted: February 26, 2012 in UncategorizedWalking out of the cold blue rain, With ice lips and ice hair, The man smiled in a new space Of warmth and mist from bodies. The music was strong, like the sea, And its waves were far and near; Drifting in and out of words – Words that floated like gulls: Bright miracles in [...]
There is a word which is particularly apt to describe the welfare reform proposals being discussed in Parliament: monstrous. Yet, when you look in detail at their likely effect upon individual human beings, perhaps there is not a strong enough word. For these measures will kill some people, including some people who are already dying, [...]
When the weekend arrives, what do you do? Is it a time to relax, enjoy time with your family, or party like crazy? Do you go and watch your football team win, draw, or get slaughtered? Or, is it an opportunity to run, or race along trails on a mud-spattered mountain bike? Maybe you prefer [...]
Working class males in Scotland are often very good at failing to say to anyone how we feel about things that matter a lot. It’s not unique to our gender, or nationality, or even our class, but it’s a real phenomenon, and it’s what I want to write about in this post. One problem about [...]
