The Write Relationship: Part 1
Writing is not so much a job as it is a relationship. Regardless of what you write, it is all romance in the beginning: a hedonistic...
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aoifelyall
Feb 13, 20173 min
The Green Dress Whose Girl is Sleeping: A Review
With a title that speaks to alternative and unconsidered perspectives, it is fitting that many of the poems in Russell Jones’ first...
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aoifelyall
Jan 16, 20174 min
The Emma Press Anthology of the Sea: A Review
For whatever we lose(like a you or a me) it’s always ourselves we find in the sea -e.e cummings The Emma Press Anthology of the sea is a...
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aoifelyall
Dec 22, 20163 min
Book Week Scotland: A wee bunch of DAFTies, Banff Castle
The great thing about Book Week Scotland is that is gives authors the confidence to host events all over the country, and audiences the...
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aoifelyall
Dec 7, 20164 min
In This Maybe Best of All Possible Worlds: A Review
Originally posted on Jacar Press’s new online poetry review journal Browse. Everyone has an opinion about what poetry is, and should be,...
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aoifelyall
Nov 30, 20165 min
Book Week Scotland: ‘Putting yourself out there’, Highland Literary Salon
Are writing competitions worth it? Worth the effort, the expense, the restrictions, the inevitable nerves, the potential disappointment?...
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aoifelyall
Nov 24, 20165 min
NessBookFest 2016: Local Poets Showcase
A dozen people. At least. When Barbara Henderson asked me to put together a poetry session for the inaugural NessBookFest I thought of...
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aoifelyall
Nov 21, 20164 min
Umbrellas of Edinburgh: A Review
This is not a collection to be read: it is a collection to be lived in. Wander through at a leisurely pace, find the poems and stories...
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aoifelyall
Nov 15, 20165 min
NessBookFest 2016: A Sample
NessBookFest. Simply put, an entire literary festival lovingly put together at dizzying speed with wonderful finesse by Barbara...
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aoifelyall
Oct 19, 20162 min
The Comet Seekers: Part 1
Dreich was invented for days like this. We had to concede to turning on the lights when we got out of bed on Saturday, 15th October. The...
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aoifelyall
Sep 29, 20162 min
Fir for Luck- Thoughts on a Launch
It’s happened. It’s finally happened. The first book launch. Not to me, to someone I know- and I couldn’t be happier. Why? Because it...
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aoifelyall
Aug 20, 20163 min
Slam Dunk: Belladrum, 2016
“If someone offers you an amazing opportunity and you’re not sure you can do it, say yes- then learn how to do it...
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aoifelyall
Jul 3, 20163 min
Moving on up
After too many years living in damp, dark flats and other people’s houses, we managed to buy a house; a place free from inspections and...
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aoifelyall
Apr 27, 20162 min
Northwords Now Launch, UHI, 18th April 2016
Writers spend years developing their craft in the hope that, at some point, they will achieve something spectacular; the communication of...
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aoifelyall
Mar 13, 20163 min
Prodigals and Parting Glass: The Nairn Bookshop, 9th March 2016
The Plan: 1. Be well enough to attend. 2. Arrive 15-20 minutes early. 3. Help set up. 4. In true Bridget Jones’ fashion ‘circulate,...
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aoifelyall
Feb 27, 20163 min
The Genesis of an Idea
Deadlines can be a powerful motivation.- whether they have been set by journals, magazines and competitions, or have been self-imposed; ...
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aoifelyall
Jan 27, 20164 min
The writer side of pregnancy…
A bit of context to start. I’ve been dealing with a very rough first pregnancy. To begin with I just felt extraordinarily tired, then...
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aoifelyall
Jan 5, 20164 min
A year in review
It’s tempting to see this as a ‘New Year New Me’ opportunity: to promise myself health, wealth and happiness, (based purely on my own...
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aoifelyall
Dec 9, 20153 min
The Facepainter
Without a doubt, one of my favourite things about going to poetry readings is the chance to hear the stories behind the poet’s work. ...
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aoifelyall
Oct 14, 20151 min
Write with You: Performance in aid of Syrian Refugees
Several poets read poems written directly in response to the Syrian crisis. Images of armchair activists, scallop-shell beaches, and a...
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