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Stuff I’ve written this week:

Interview with novelist and comedian ALKennedy for IdeasTap

Toilet Wisdom for A Daddy Long Legs is Not A Father

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I have been neglecting this blog, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been writing any articles of interest.  See links below.  I will also post fuller versions of some of these soon – including the interview with Rod Jones of Idlewild (the full thing is about 3000 words but I edited that pretty heavily for Ten Tracks..) and a transcription of the CTA interview!

Cancel the Astronauts audio interview for The Edinburgh Reporter

12 books in 12 months for IdeasTap

August Oot for The Broughton Spurtle

Forest Cafe’s Literary Opus for The Edinburgh Reporter

Amanda Palmer Interview for Ten Tracks

Rod Jones Interview for Ten Tracks

12 books in 12 months for Novel Times

Andy Stanton Interview for 12 Books in 12 Months

September Oot for The Broughton Spurtle

Link – IdeasTap

In another piece for the ‘Confessions of a penniless creative’ series I’ve been doing for IdeasTap, I spoke to professional dancer Fenella Kennedy about how difficult it is to get into the industry, and how dance shows on TV inadvertently support arts cuts.  Read it here.

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Some articles I have written lately.

Set of three for IdeasTap:

Confessions of a penniless graduate – The inspiring tale of my attempts to be a journo

Confessions of a penniless director – Interview with Hannah Drake, a theatre director who is just starting out in Southwest England

Confessions of a penniless artist – Interview with Nicolas William Hughes, a contemporary artist from the Gower in South Wales

One for Guardian Edinburgh:

Why Edinburgh libraries are not facing the same cuts as those down south

One for Mslexia Magazine‘s blog:

12 Books in 12 Months – guest post #1

One for The Broughton Spurtle:

Oot! – what’s happening in Broughton in March