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Theoretical Reviews

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I don’t know about you but yesterday seemed to drag. It was ages before the morning was out of the way, and then when the sun came out for the afternoon it only made things worse.
With the overall temperature dropping across Scotland, the heaters in work have been changed to come on in [...]

September 16th, 2009 | Tags: adverts, articles, Autumn, competition, Cowgate, Edinburgh: the City & the Festivals, Fiction, Freelance, gig listings, gigs, live music, Madness, News of the World, press, Reviews, Sneaky Pete's Theoretical Girl, Weather, Writing | Category: Day Job, Fiction, Freelance, Music, Publishing and Marketing, Writing | Comments (2)

Major Thomas Weir

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I had six hours of sleep before I had to log back into the Company network to complete yesterday’s marathon software installation. It felt like I’d had half an hour. Thankfully, it all went reasonably well, despite me running on autopilot for the first hour or so.
My boss came to see me [...]

March 3rd, 2009 | Tags: Anderson Close, birthday, Cowgate, crime, Day Job, Devil, Edinburgh: the City & the Festivals, Editing, Family, Fiction, ghost, Grassmarket, history, Major Weir, meal, pizza, Publishing and Marketing, Ranfurly Review, rejection, Research, Sleep, West Bow, witchcraft, Writing | Category: Day Job, Edinburgh: the City & the Festivals, Family, Fiction, Food, Drink, and Bevvy, Publishing and Marketing, Writing, Writing Process | Comments (3)