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Scotland – Friday Fictioneers

Posted on October 2, 2019 by

Friday Fictioneers is hosted by the wonderful Rochelle, the undisputed master of what I call Sound Bite Fiction. She sets the weekly challenge, the standard, and the prompt photo. The idea, as always, is to write a story of around 100 … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Rabbie

Posted on January 25, 2019 by

Robert Burns (1759 – 1796) January 25th is the birthday of Scotland’s National Bard, the much-loved Robert Burns. So today, once again, I pay tribute to the great man with some of his own words. Above all, Rabbie believed that … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Rabbie

Posted on January 25, 2018 by

Robert Burns (1759 – 1796) January 25th is the birthday of Scotland’s National Bard, the much-loved Robert Burns. So today I would like to pay tribute with some words from Oor Rabbie, who believed that all men were created equal: … Continue reading →

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Of Mice and Men – Friday Fictioneers

Posted on January 25, 2017 by

Friday Fictioneers is hosted by the wonderful Rochelle, the undisputed master of what I call Sound Bite Fiction. She sets the weekly challenge, and the standard. Today’s photo by my old friend Al Forbes, a multi-talented blogger and a great … Continue reading →

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The Ayr Carnegie Library

Posted on August 7, 2015 by

The Ayr Carnegie Library An old friend, who still lives in the Honest Town*, inquired at the local library about the availability of my recently published book, Medville Matters. They checked it out, and soon had it on their shelves … Continue reading →

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