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I have made bubble gum in Pennsylvania, studied folk music in Afghanistan, published poetry in anthologies of Scottish verse, and worked for many years in a recording studio training students in scripting, recording, editing, and studio operations. An active member of a BPD support group (Borderline Personality Disorder) I have learned the hard way the strain this condition puts not only on the person with the disorder, but on relatives and friends as well. I have two children and live with my wife in the grounds of an old convent on the outskirts of Edinburgh.

The mugshot was taken beside Lake Ontario when I wasn't looking.
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	Time To Talk really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ears of a Cat 2.90 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Interleaved Lives 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Habit of Mind (Douglas Hunter Series) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Serious Business 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	INHABITING THE HOUSE: & Other Poems 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	New Writing Scotland 1983 by Alexander Scott (Editor), James Aitchison (Editor), Colin Mackay (Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1983	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scottish Poetry 5 by George Bruce (Editor), Edwin Morgan (Editor), Maurice Lindsay (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1971 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Scottish Review: Arts and Environment 33 by Maurice Lindsay (Editor), Alexander Scott (Contributor), Fred Cogswell (Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1984	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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I have recently published two novels, Time to Talk and A Serious Business. They are both general fiction with elements of humour.

A third, The Ears of a Cat, is published in paperback in January 2020. There is still humour, but more black than before.

But though it is yet to be published, I see three second hand copies for sale. How can this be, I ask myself - not expecting an answer. Read more of this blog post »

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THE MASTER AND MARGARITA: 50th-Anniversary Edition (Classics Deluxe Edition)

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Mrs. Dalloway

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