Albert Kirk Jr
@albertkirkjr.bsky.social
Scriever, Gomerel.
Scriever an Furthsetter o pish watter: a scots zine. A micht dicht ma posts noo an agane.
#ScotsLeid #ScotsLanguage #Scots #ScotsPoetry #ScotsScrievin #Gaidhlig #Independence #Scotland #ScottishIndependence #Music #Zines #ScottishZines
Scriever an Furthsetter o pish watter: a scots zine. A micht dicht ma posts noo an agane.
#ScotsLeid #ScotsLanguage #Scots #ScotsPoetry #ScotsScrievin #Gaidhlig #Independence #Scotland #ScottishIndependence #Music #Zines #ScottishZines
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Albert Kirk Jr
@albertkirkjr.bsky.social
· Jan 14
A'm gaun back intae editin ma nuvel that A feenisht scrievin in 2020. A wrut it in Sudron an syne in 2022 A owerset it intae Scots. Av puntit it aboot tae nae joy, but A'm siccar thare somethin aboot it.
It is 140,000 wirds, sae aiblins cuttin that doon is on the cairds 😀
It is 140,000 wirds, sae aiblins cuttin that doon is on the cairds 😀
That's me been BANG ON aboot the Teds twa gemms in a raw. Gin ye'r hot, ye'r hot!
Gin Rangers win the league daes Russell Martin get a medal? 😮
An A'm siccar the Dandies'll be wantin a new gaffer toot bluidy sweet. Ithergates they'll be gawpin ower thir spauls at Killie & Livi.
Gin Rangers win the league daes Russell Martin get a medal? 😮
An A'm siccar the Dandies'll be wantin a new gaffer toot bluidy sweet. Ithergates they'll be gawpin ower thir spauls at Killie & Livi.
Juist the yin bittie o #FitbaSpaeman the nicht:
Teds 2 - 0 Sheep
Cannae see ony manager loassin thir job efter the gemm the nicht.
Awtho gaun by the reaction o a wheen Killie fans, they wadnae grummle gin McCann wis awa by the morn's morn 😮
Teds 2 - 0 Sheep
Cannae see ony manager loassin thir job efter the gemm the nicht.
Awtho gaun by the reaction o a wheen Killie fans, they wadnae grummle gin McCann wis awa by the morn's morn 😮
January 6, 2026 at 10:06 PM
That's me been BANG ON aboot the Teds twa gemms in a raw. Gin ye'r hot, ye'r hot!
Gin Rangers win the league daes Russell Martin get a medal? 😮
An A'm siccar the Dandies'll be wantin a new gaffer toot bluidy sweet. Ithergates they'll be gawpin ower thir spauls at Killie & Livi.
Gin Rangers win the league daes Russell Martin get a medal? 😮
An A'm siccar the Dandies'll be wantin a new gaffer toot bluidy sweet. Ithergates they'll be gawpin ower thir spauls at Killie & Livi.
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🎶🎶🎶
His name is Bond, James Bond,
He has lots of sex with sexy blondes,
Of killing people he's particularly fond,
& he doesn't need a magic wand.
He's friends with Felix, Moneypenny & Q,
His boss is M who tells him what to do,
He's 007 not 002,
He's James Bond, who the f**k are you?
🎶🎶🎶
His name is Bond, James Bond,
He has lots of sex with sexy blondes,
Of killing people he's particularly fond,
& he doesn't need a magic wand.
He's friends with Felix, Moneypenny & Q,
His boss is M who tells him what to do,
He's 007 not 002,
He's James Bond, who the f**k are you?
🎶🎶🎶
January 6, 2026 at 7:11 PM
🎶🎶🎶
His name is Bond, James Bond,
He has lots of sex with sexy blondes,
Of killing people he's particularly fond,
& he doesn't need a magic wand.
He's friends with Felix, Moneypenny & Q,
His boss is M who tells him what to do,
He's 007 not 002,
He's James Bond, who the f**k are you?
🎶🎶🎶
His name is Bond, James Bond,
He has lots of sex with sexy blondes,
Of killing people he's particularly fond,
& he doesn't need a magic wand.
He's friends with Felix, Moneypenny & Q,
His boss is M who tells him what to do,
He's 007 not 002,
He's James Bond, who the f**k are you?
🎶🎶🎶
Juist the yin bittie o #FitbaSpaeman the nicht:
Teds 2 - 0 Sheep
Cannae see ony manager loassin thir job efter the gemm the nicht.
Awtho gaun by the reaction o a wheen Killie fans, they wadnae grummle gin McCann wis awa by the morn's morn 😮
Teds 2 - 0 Sheep
Cannae see ony manager loassin thir job efter the gemm the nicht.
Awtho gaun by the reaction o a wheen Killie fans, they wadnae grummle gin McCann wis awa by the morn's morn 😮
January 6, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Juist the yin bittie o #FitbaSpaeman the nicht:
Teds 2 - 0 Sheep
Cannae see ony manager loassin thir job efter the gemm the nicht.
Awtho gaun by the reaction o a wheen Killie fans, they wadnae grummle gin McCann wis awa by the morn's morn 😮
Teds 2 - 0 Sheep
Cannae see ony manager loassin thir job efter the gemm the nicht.
Awtho gaun by the reaction o a wheen Killie fans, they wadnae grummle gin McCann wis awa by the morn's morn 😮
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A date for your diary if you live in East Ayrshire. As part of the Irvine Valley’s Lace 150 celebrations the great traditional singer Robyn Stapleton and I will be together for a special Born in Kyle event in Darvel Town Hall on the evening of Friday, April 24. More details to follow.
January 6, 2026 at 5:40 PM
A date for your diary if you live in East Ayrshire. As part of the Irvine Valley’s Lace 150 celebrations the great traditional singer Robyn Stapleton and I will be together for a special Born in Kyle event in Darvel Town Hall on the evening of Friday, April 24. More details to follow.
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Criticism Is Literature. Why Is It Vanishing?, by Adam Morgan worldliteraturetoday.org/2025/septemb...
Criticism Is Literature. Why Is It Vanishing?, by Adam Morgan
What do the best book reviews do? What is the current state of the critical ecosystem? Chicago Review of Books founder Adam Morgan takes stock of book reviewing in the US.
worldliteraturetoday.org
December 29, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Criticism Is Literature. Why Is It Vanishing?, by Adam Morgan worldliteraturetoday.org/2025/septemb...
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Every time a pished scotland fan sings 'no scotland no party' in america this year a scottish person here dies of long distance cringing.
January 5, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Every time a pished scotland fan sings 'no scotland no party' in america this year a scottish person here dies of long distance cringing.
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If ye're a Scots speaker wi kennin o education, schuils an ootreach, ye micht be interestit in wirkin wi @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social an Scots Hoose Yaldi as a Scots Language Ootreach Co-ordinator.
www.scottishbooktrust.com/about/vacanc...
www.scottishbooktrust.com/about/vacanc...
Vacancy: Scots Language Ootreach Co-ordinator
We are a national charity bringing the benefits of reading and writing to everyone in Scotland.
www.scottishbooktrust.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:39 PM
If ye're a Scots speaker wi kennin o education, schuils an ootreach, ye micht be interestit in wirkin wi @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social an Scots Hoose Yaldi as a Scots Language Ootreach Co-ordinator.
www.scottishbooktrust.com/about/vacanc...
www.scottishbooktrust.com/about/vacanc...
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I have annexed
The country
Whose resources
I wanted
And which you
Were probably
Hoping
I could identify a giraffe
It was the best clock
Anybody drew
I like McDonald's
Hey look, a bird
The country
Whose resources
I wanted
And which you
Were probably
Hoping
I could identify a giraffe
It was the best clock
Anybody drew
I like McDonald's
Hey look, a bird
January 3, 2026 at 5:07 PM
I have annexed
The country
Whose resources
I wanted
And which you
Were probably
Hoping
I could identify a giraffe
It was the best clock
Anybody drew
I like McDonald's
Hey look, a bird
The country
Whose resources
I wanted
And which you
Were probably
Hoping
I could identify a giraffe
It was the best clock
Anybody drew
I like McDonald's
Hey look, a bird
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Well, it was either all this or another black person in a Star Wars movie
January 3, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Well, it was either all this or another black person in a Star Wars movie
Weel, whit can A say. Twa evendoun BANG ON. An shree oot o the lave wur richt results.
Aiblins ma best yet.
An A reck baith gemms that A got BANG ON will see the loassin managers loass thir jobs.
Aiblins ma best yet.
An A reck baith gemms that A got BANG ON will see the loassin managers loass thir jobs.
Richt, here the first #FitbaSpaeman patter for 2026.
Bhoys 1 - 3 Teds
Arabs 2 - 2 Dee
Bairns 1 - 0 Sheep
Jambos 3 - 0 Livi
Killie 0 - 2 Hibees
Well 2 - 1 Buddies
Snash incomin, nae dout 😀
Bhoys 1 - 3 Teds
Arabs 2 - 2 Dee
Bairns 1 - 0 Sheep
Jambos 3 - 0 Livi
Killie 0 - 2 Hibees
Well 2 - 1 Buddies
Snash incomin, nae dout 😀
January 3, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Weel, whit can A say. Twa evendoun BANG ON. An shree oot o the lave wur richt results.
Aiblins ma best yet.
An A reck baith gemms that A got BANG ON will see the loassin managers loass thir jobs.
Aiblins ma best yet.
An A reck baith gemms that A got BANG ON will see the loassin managers loass thir jobs.
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THREAD. Every year, I tell the story of Ezell Gilbert. It's the story of one of the most remarkable cases in U.S. history, and you’ve probably never heard of it. The story of what the U.S. government did to him is vital for understanding the current moment we are in.
January 2, 2026 at 6:36 PM
THREAD. Every year, I tell the story of Ezell Gilbert. It's the story of one of the most remarkable cases in U.S. history, and you’ve probably never heard of it. The story of what the U.S. government did to him is vital for understanding the current moment we are in.
Richt, here the first #FitbaSpaeman patter for 2026.
Bhoys 1 - 3 Teds
Arabs 2 - 2 Dee
Bairns 1 - 0 Sheep
Jambos 3 - 0 Livi
Killie 0 - 2 Hibees
Well 2 - 1 Buddies
Snash incomin, nae dout 😀
Bhoys 1 - 3 Teds
Arabs 2 - 2 Dee
Bairns 1 - 0 Sheep
Jambos 3 - 0 Livi
Killie 0 - 2 Hibees
Well 2 - 1 Buddies
Snash incomin, nae dout 😀
January 2, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Richt, here the first #FitbaSpaeman patter for 2026.
Bhoys 1 - 3 Teds
Arabs 2 - 2 Dee
Bairns 1 - 0 Sheep
Jambos 3 - 0 Livi
Killie 0 - 2 Hibees
Well 2 - 1 Buddies
Snash incomin, nae dout 😀
Bhoys 1 - 3 Teds
Arabs 2 - 2 Dee
Bairns 1 - 0 Sheep
Jambos 3 - 0 Livi
Killie 0 - 2 Hibees
Well 2 - 1 Buddies
Snash incomin, nae dout 😀
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And yet, an incredible number of our academic, policy, and media colleagues continue to spend all of their time there, every day. One cannot but help draw conclusions.
Time to get off X and disassociate yourself from this
This does seem just a little bit bad! Idk the sort of thing you’d think politicians might distance themselves from or something!
January 2, 2026 at 2:35 PM
And yet, an incredible number of our academic, policy, and media colleagues continue to spend all of their time there, every day. One cannot but help draw conclusions.
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Yes I’m sorry about the child porn but some of my professional network are there and I’ve a Substack to promote and the sports is good and a lot of people laugh at my jokes over there….
January 2, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Yes I’m sorry about the child porn but some of my professional network are there and I’ve a Substack to promote and the sports is good and a lot of people laugh at my jokes over there….
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Reposted by Albert Kirk Jr
A Scots version of Green Eggs and Ham - entitled Roast Spuds an Beef.
I accept that "spuds" isn't a Scottisism but it scans, and that was more important to me.
I accept that "spuds" isn't a Scottisism but it scans, and that was more important to me.
January 2, 2026 at 12:46 PM
A Scots version of Green Eggs and Ham - entitled Roast Spuds an Beef.
I accept that "spuds" isn't a Scottisism but it scans, and that was more important to me.
I accept that "spuds" isn't a Scottisism but it scans, and that was more important to me.
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Shree appreciation post. Not, as far as I can see, in the SND but used in Kirkcudbright and (I think) Upper Nithsdale
Hae a guid 2026 awbodie. Here's howpin Warld War Shree disnae kick aff, eh?
(Keep it licht, Albert. Keep it licht.)
(Keep it licht, Albert. Keep it licht.)
January 1, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Shree appreciation post. Not, as far as I can see, in the SND but used in Kirkcudbright and (I think) Upper Nithsdale
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Gaed a daunder alang the braid Tay watter tae handsel in a guid new year. Founerin cauld oot there sae I needit tae hae ma heid, hauns, lugs an thrapple weel happit tae thole the snell wind. Houever, the gaein doon o the sun wis gey braw, as ye can see. Tak a glisk an feast yer een.
January 1, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Gaed a daunder alang the braid Tay watter tae handsel in a guid new year. Founerin cauld oot there sae I needit tae hae ma heid, hauns, lugs an thrapple weel happit tae thole the snell wind. Houever, the gaein doon o the sun wis gey braw, as ye can see. Tak a glisk an feast yer een.
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A poyum fir ye.
January 1, 2026 at 4:43 PM
A poyum fir ye.
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Ma faither wis in Gawston Burgh baund and efter a nicht’s carousin wad rise heroically on New Year’s mornin an play this tune as they mairched ahint the muckle drum wi their heids gowpin fae the nicht afore. Heroes ane and aw.
January 1, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Ma faither wis in Gawston Burgh baund and efter a nicht’s carousin wad rise heroically on New Year’s mornin an play this tune as they mairched ahint the muckle drum wi their heids gowpin fae the nicht afore. Heroes ane and aw.
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Let’s all make this social media resolution for 2026 (courtesy of Dorothy Parker)
January 1, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Let’s all make this social media resolution for 2026 (courtesy of Dorothy Parker)
Hae a guid 2026 awbodie. Here's howpin Warld War Shree disnae kick aff, eh?
(Keep it licht, Albert. Keep it licht.)
(Keep it licht, Albert. Keep it licht.)
January 1, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Hae a guid 2026 awbodie. Here's howpin Warld War Shree disnae kick aff, eh?
(Keep it licht, Albert. Keep it licht.)
(Keep it licht, Albert. Keep it licht.)
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Bliadhn’ Ùr Mhath!
Or Bliadhna Mhath Ùr if you only want a new good year… which seems not unreasonable! 🤔😂
Or Bliadhna Mhath Ùr if you only want a new good year… which seems not unreasonable! 🤔😂
January 1, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Bliadhn’ Ùr Mhath!
Or Bliadhna Mhath Ùr if you only want a new good year… which seems not unreasonable! 🤔😂
Or Bliadhna Mhath Ùr if you only want a new good year… which seems not unreasonable! 🤔😂