New novel The River out now. Wrote #indyref novel The Mile. Will still accept deportation. On BlueSky, same name. Come on over.

Scotland, Europe
Joined August 2009
If you fancy reminiscing about Scotland from the 1950s to about 2017, just when things really started to go tits-up, you could do worse than read my 2nd novel, The River, available from all good bookshops, the baldy taxdodger etc. and also here: intocreative.co.uk/shop/into…
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"They can start cutting people's faces up. They can stab someone. They can shoot someone." EXCLUSIVE: Our hidden cameras capture the leader of Turning Point UK organising a fake rally for a foreign government and helping arrange a murder-for-hire with loyalist paramilitaries.
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Looks like the French Royal family could have avoided all the beheadings and stuff by providing the revolutionaries with more affordable sportswear and trainers.
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If we do ever get around to jailing Trump and Netanyahu, can we add whatever twat at Sky thought this was a good idea for a WiFi password entry interface?
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£13.63 from the PRS. I’ve made it. 🎸🤘
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📚👻💞 This week's reading includes 'Ghost Notes' the latest in the Skelfs series of thrillers by @doug_johnstone (@OrendaBooks) & what Doug does so well with all his books is to make you think as you are being thoroughly thrilled. Order a copy here... 👉 orendabooks.co.uk/product/gh…
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This was my tune on our second NME single of the week. Pished on a balcony in Seville and just realised the middle 8 reveals that there might me more of me in Lachlan from ma book than I’d want to admit. incredibleshrinkingempire.ba…
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Messi’s Ballon D’or 2015 in Sotogrande hotel where my daughter’s working. Idea for Scottish farcical heist story: “That Sinking Feeling” with more fitba and posh yachties.
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Auto subtitle fail lol.
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From my forthcoming TED talk: “Promoting your novel using cultural references no matter how tenuous.” (Yesterday’s so don’t greet).
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Nowt worse than Wordle spoilers so I’ll wait until tomorrow. ✅✅✅✅✅
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FFS just build a very short pier, call it Garvaghy Road and let them go for a nice long walk.
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Craig Smith retweeted
The situation on the Garvaghy Road summed up in a short video. #Bryson #Loyalists #Unionism #Drumcree
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Eleven-a-side 3, Gen-a-side 0 🇮🇪
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Looks like Baldemort is selling my book with 37% off at the moment. Bargain. Better buying it direct from the publisher, or a shop, than lining his pocket mind you, but if you must. amazon.co.uk/River-Craig-Smi…
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Growing up in West Lothian Orange Walks were a regular thing but even as a wee non-Catholic guy I could look at them in their daft costumes, led by some oddball majorette, playing their godawful unlistenable “music” and see that they were a bunch of fucking wrong ‘un weirdos.
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What the absolute fuck is this Wargame shite all about?
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“Hear me out. It’s like The Apprentice, but for washed out politicians.”
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Deeply, DEEPLY weird people.
It's all about choices ! I've made mine.
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