Monthly Archives: May 2012
The Daemon Parallel
They say you should never act alongside children or pets – and to this one might add – Edinburgh. The romance and history embodied in the Athens of the North makes the City as strong a rival character  as any … Continue reading
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Kelty (and dogs like her) Makes a Difference
I have a muscle wasting condition called FSH muscular dystrophy, which has been steadily affecting my mobility since my early teens.  I’ve been totally confined to using an electric wheelchair for several years.
West Lothian Writer hits the Watershed
Peter Wright is a well-known character in Linlithgow and in the wider Lothians. Aged 64, he lives in Linlithow and is one of a diminishing number of people who left school (legitimately), at the age of 14. After a Liberal Studies … Continue reading
Edinburgh Bartender Produces a Piece of Picasso
It was a close run thing for the Raconteur’s Kevin Griffin when he finished  second at this year’s Appleton Estate Bartender Challenge.
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A Nursery of the Talents – Edinburgh Writers’ Club
Edinburgh Writers’ Club has nurtured fledgling writing talent for more than sixty years. Some of that talent, Audrey Reimann, Millie Gray, the Mulgray twins, Lari Don and Norman Bissett, for example, have gone on to become distinguished published writers. Some … Continue reading
Death of a Chief
Douglas Watt lives in Linlithgow with his wife Julie and their three children. He is the author of The Price of Scotland: Darien, Union and the Wealth of Nations“, a history of the Darien Disaster and Parliamentary Union between Scotland … Continue reading
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