THE LONG MIDNIGHT OF BARNEY THOMSON: What Were They Thinking?

Added on 24 October 2011

In anticipation of the launch of Blasted Heath, the e-publisher that - starting 1st November at 1 minute past 11 - is set to plunge the antiseptic syringe of digital magnificence into the rancid, fetid boil of publishing, here's a look at the original critical reception gained by THE LONG MIDNIGHT O...

Meadowbank Thistle 6 Raith Rovers 0: Lessons To Be Learned

Added on 22 October 2011

Saturday 9th November 1985, a cold, bleak afternoon in Edinburgh. Like most Saturday afternoons in the 80's, I was watching Meadowbank Thistle in the company of my dad and my brother. (Yes, I'm revisiting the day that Meadowbank beat Raith Rovers 6-0, which I've written about before, but some thing...

Wet Suits Are For Girls

Added on 20 October 2011

We went to Bantham beach in Devon at the end of August. It wasn't the warmest day in the world, but you know, it was August on the south coast, so it was mildish and the sea wasn't cold because, no matter how rubbish the summer was, the sea still got up to a high enough temperature that alien specie...

Books On A Stick

Added on 18 October 2011

This is the Blasted Heath box set which will go on sale on 1st November 2011, containing the five books with which Blasted Heath will be launched: DEAD MONEY by Ray Banks, THE MAN IN THE SEVENTH ROW by Brian Pendreigh, ALL THE YOUNG WARRIORS by Anthony Neil Smith, PHASE FOUR by Gary Carson and THE L...

Crime Pays. Crime Writing Not So Much.

Added on 17 October 2011

Regular readers of this blog - now officially recognised as the 3rd most widely read blog on Planet Earth* - will have noted the subtle change to the top bar image, and the introduction of the new catchphrase: Crime Pays. Crime writing not so much. The simplistic yet beautiful and incisive catchph...