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Happy New Year
It’s only January 22nd – go me. There’s been a lot of snow. It’s gone now. Rural Scotland is not cut out for snow – especially when they stop gritting minor roads. It goes all war-time with panic-buying in the shops, and people cooking massive pots of stew that could feed an army ‘just in…
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Pieces of Silver
At least a decade ago, I was working as a silversmith and artist-jeweller – I stopped ‘making’ around 2000 after a major life-event (that sounds very Oprah doesn’t it). Anyway, I had stuff in collections, on exhibition and in various galleries. I had mixed experiences – learned a lot of things along the way –…
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Inspiration
I was talking to a few friends of mine tonight about the urge to keep creating, and how even when we doubt ourselves, we keep going. Then I got home and read the Kid In The Front Row’s newest blog entry – It’s A Kind Of Magic – Why We MUST Keep Creating Work Again…
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May Contain Smoking
I live in Scotland, so I’m used to rain but there’s a helluva lot falling at the moment. The River Esk looks like it’s just centimetres from spilling over and the coast road is flooded. I need an ark. Anyway whilst I prepare for a life underwater, here’s a random list of things what hav’…
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How very dare you
Shame on you! Yes you, over there in sunny California, searching on the net for ‘brenda blethyn f*cking’. More to the point – how the heck did it bring you to my blog? Answers on a ‘Secrets & Lies’ postcard.
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Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus
Go and see The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus, do, because even though it has its uneven bits, and the odd just-visible patch here and there, it’s full of glorious imagination, like a big raggedy, faded but still glittering fairy-tale. I didn’t like some bits of it – some of it was confusing, but I loved…
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GPS
I have suspected it for a while but a recent driving trip through to Glasgow has proved it – I have my own particular form of internal GPS – Global Pisstaking System. Geography is not my strong point, especially when it’s a) dark, b) underground or c) a month with an ‘R’ in it. Never…
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Pig-bits
It’s been a busy month so far – scrips and scraps of stuff really. Am halfway through the BBC Lab – done my Edinburgh stint. Lots of fun and hard work. There’s 8 other writers on it, mainly playwrights and novelists, though we have a stand-up comedian too! We’ve all bonded over coffee and biscuits,…
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Caught Short
Firstly (hands up) I declare interest – I’m involved in the following venture but don’t let that put you off. It’s a great opportunity to get your (short) work out there. Are you an an emerging film-maker (with a Scottish background) who’s made a short film you’re proud of, and that demonstrates a bold, original…
mandy lee 