66 Twos and threes (1989)
May 22, 2021
He laughed, a laughed. That didnae happen often in thae days.
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The land of saints and schemers
Jan 24, 2021
Rich children’s laughter still echoing down through the centuries. A shaft of sunlight through the trees catches my eye, glinting off the feeding trough that ensured the livestock never went without food. … More The land of saints and schemers
63 – We are family (2020)
Nov 18, 2020
“We’ve never really spoke about how I felt growing up with an addict as a brother and all the issues that came with it. ” … More 63 – We are family (2020)
59 – Ingredients (2008)
Jul 15, 2020
I did it! I finally did it! Through the clouds of my mind and my own (indulgent) low self esteem in this area of my private universe, I came up with a success. Now this was not a universe shattering, Sky News Headlines sort of success, but that is all relative anyway. … More 59 – Ingredients (2008)
58 Weekend at Baird Street (1986-89)
Nov 26, 2019
“No matter your opinion of how cushy prisons maybe, a police station cell door clunking closed behind you, with the noise moving in waves around you, let you know you were going nowhere. Neither that day nor in life.” … More 58 Weekend at Baird Street (1986-89)
57 – Hole in the wall (1977)
Sep 29, 2019
“um told us to gather up our stuff (we had not been there long enough to have much). She kept anxiously switching between staring out the living room window and going through the front door to the close entrance, watching for something. If any of us asked what was wrong we would get the “nothing” reply. ” … More 57 – Hole in the wall (1977)
55 – FINALLY Understanding Education (1989)
Jul 9, 2019
” By the summer I had my own council flat, ingesting copious amounts of speed, and had nearly overdosed, on paracetamol. ” … More 55 – FINALLY Understanding Education (1989)
53 – Knives – KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK (1986)
May 1, 2019
“”That’s Paddy’s boy.” says number 2. Even some of the Police called my dad by his nickname. “Ah know whit tae dae wi him.”” … More 53 – Knives – KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK (1986)
Completing the Tenner 