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Dead Scared

Knocking down Ayr

It seems to be common knowledge that Odeon Ayr is to be demolished. I didn't think that was likely, as it's a listed building, but there you go.
   Burns House, next to the Odeon, has already been demolished and replaced with a small walkway and some grass. Old buildings at the foot of the ton have been demolished and replaced with a sort of sitting/walking area and a wooden construction apparently available for hire for events.
   And the other day someone told me that Ayr Police Station is also to be demolished, with the police rehousing themselves into Newton House (which was once a school and then became Council offices).
   I'm becoming worried that someone will come to knock down my house. It's old enough, after all.
add comment | read comments (0) | 2023-05-27

Short Stories

For some reason my muse woke up a little before Christmas, and over the last two or three months I have written three short stories.
   'Messages' is a sort of comedic sf story. It has been through the Glasgow SF Writers Circle mill, and I changed a handful of small things therein. Now I reckon it is finished to the best of my ability.
   'Island' tells the story of a man who is something of an introvert who finds himself caught in some sort of time/place loop that involves terrible storms and a tsunami. By the end of the story, he wishes he wasn't alone. This one is going through the GSFWC mill in a couple of weeks' time. Fingers cussed.
   And I have just completed 'Cemetery', a horror story that conflates locked room murder mystery stories with... a horror genre which isn't actually mentioned in the story, but readers can figure it out quite easily. I'm hoping this one will find a home in Supernatural Tales.
   In fact, I'm going to have a serious effort at placing some of my short stories, something I have neglected since... well, since practically forever, really. Wish me luck.
add comment | read comments (0) | 2023-02-01

Ayr Writers CLub (2)

I haven't been to as many of the club's evenings as I would like to, simply because all sorts of things tend to happen on Wednesdays. For instance, both today (1st Feb 2023) and 8th Feb next week, see Sparsile launching some books, and I feel I should attend to support fellow writers.
   But I did offer to give a presentation to AWC on proofreading and editing, and lo and behold they have taken me up on it. Think of me on 8th March, talking about misplaced commas to an enthralled audience. No doubt I shall report back later.
add comment | read comments (0) | 2023-02-01