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Janet Crawford is a Falkirk based writer. Her film-poem Beacon, was included in the New York based ‘Anti Heroin Chic’. Her debut stage-play ‘A Cup ‘o Kindness’, was shown …
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Natalie Jayne Clark is a neurodivergent writer, editor, and teacher based in Perth. Their debut spoken word show 'Call Me Witch' was selected to be a part of Hidden Door's 2022 programme. They …
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HOOCH int., v., n. Deservedly or undeservedly, Scots have a reputation for dourness and generally taking life very seriously. However, we have our moments of exuberance - especially …
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Langage consultation Launchit. A commitment for tae mak siccar the lang term growth o Gaelic an Scots is at the hairt o a new public consultation launchit the day.The consultation is efter …
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On 31 August 2022 the Scottish Revival Network is haudin a day confeerence bi gait o Zoom for tae mark the hunner year fae screivar Hugh MacDairmid haed his first wark set furth, back in 1922. The’ll …
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LEERIE n. A leerie is a lamplighter. The effect of reliable street lighting on our ancestors must have been life changing. But it was not until the coming of gas lighting (in 1819 in Edinburgh) …
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HIPPENS n. When I first recalled hearing this word, I thought it came from the language of the Scottish Travellers community. The Dictionaries of the Scots Language (DSL), however, defines it …
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Intress in the subject o unkent flichtit objects ower Scotland haes grown ower the last thirty year or mair, in pairt thanks til Hollywood productions sic as Dark Skies, Independence Day, the X Files, …
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Intae the 18ct century wi mair fowk writin, an braidsheets takkin on the look o newspapers, whiles lichts an objects wis reportit as curious asides, tho as yet awmaist naebody jaloused objects micht come …
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While it is weel seen that sindry fowk haes haen near encoonters wi objects fae abuin, faur less haes claimed tae be taen abuird ane o them. A near encoonter is ane whaurby a body haes some kind o contact, …