Scottish writer · Kilmarnock, Ayrshire
The days that go wrong.
The days that go wrong.
The people who keep going.
I write about working lives, pubs, football, music, friendship and the places we carry home. Start with Ten Pounds: Andy has a tenner in his pocket and a difficult day ahead.
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- Petrol StationAnother Ayrshire night under the fluorescent light. Same songs, same playlist, and seven hours still to go.
- ShakespeareI’m sitting there, sipping a coffee, checking the weather for the day ahead. Within an hour I’ll be out of here and deep into the Ayrshire countryside. There’s a guy… Read more: Shakespeare
- This Will DoYou wake up in the morning. It’s freezing outside the duvet. There’s frost on the window, even though you’ve got double glazing. Fat lot of fucking good that’s done. You’d… Read more: This Will Do
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A complete piece first. You can worry about the back catalogue later.
Ten Pounds
Andy has a tenner in his pocket and a difficult day ahead.
Read Ten Pounds ↗Cash Covers
A Johnny Cash covers band walks into a familiar Ayrshire bar and turns the place inside out.
Read Cash Covers ↗On the shelf
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Before the prose
Hear the musicTwenty years of songs.
Guitars, records and a few stories that began as music.
