It’s July 2023. My partner and I live in Glasgow, Scotland. I’m a writer.
It’s summer and the sun has been shining. I have a big pile of library books to enjoy. We recently made the switch from crap vegan margarine to real butter from a dairy I used to walk past when employed by Stirling University in 2014: it gives me a pleasant sense of connectedness when I spread it on my toast.
Work
I’m bringing back my small press magazine, New Escapologist and I’ve been working joyfully on the comeback issue. Please back the mag’s return on Kickstarter if you’d like to.
I published my first novel earlier this month. It’s called Rub-A-Dub-Dub.
Go Faster Stripe recently published my book Melt It! (with Anthony Irvine). We had a launch event of sorts at Guggleton Farm Arts in England last week.
Reading
I’ve been reading about early German Romanticism, fungi, Dora Carrington, and Eric Gill. I love public libraries.
Travel
I just got my passport renewed! It took only two weeks.
This month we’re also applying for my partner’s UK citizenship. Wish us luck please.
I spent last week in London, Devon, and Wiltshire. There are photographs in the July section of my Tumblr photoblog.
Time Wasting
Most weeks, we attend a particular Monday night pub quiz. It’s a waste of time, money, and health but we continue to attend for reasons I can’t quite put my finger on.
For TV, I’ve been watching Jeopardy! Masters, Mr. Inbetween, Cobra Kai, The Bear, and Avatar: The Last Airbender.
The only film I can remember seeing this month was The Red Shoes, the devastatingly gorgeous 1948 Powell and Pressburger film.
A friend sometimes gives me free tickets to the GFT. The most recent film I saw was Beau is Afraid. It gave me a nightmare.
