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David F Ross
@dfr10.bsky.social
Young, gifted and black...I used to be one of these things. Architect and Writer...I am currently both of these things.

Website: davidfross.co.uk

Disco
Fall
Islands
Welcome
Only
Dead
Weekenders

T-shirt idea.
December 1, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Up. Face like the ones Stephen King dreams about. Hair like it was cut by a combine harvester driven by Ted Kennedy. Voice like an Action Man drawstring doll with a wonky Chic Murray vocal. Morning.
November 14, 2025 at 7:50 AM
“I used to make drawings…”
November 8, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Up. Face, Hair and Voice like Marty Feldman escaping (to victory) from a Barlinnie Special Unit by crawling the length of Hampden Park through a six-inch sewer pipe connected to the local community outfall during a prolonged widespread dysentery epidemic. Morning.
November 5, 2025 at 7:41 AM
T-shirt by @weare1of100.bsky.social
Sentiment by The Bluebells
Graphic by Robert Hodgens
Smoulder … model’s own
November 4, 2025 at 8:15 PM
On this day in Up/Morning history.:
Copyright theft as Twitter’s AI trolled me with my own tweet. It was an Interesting development.
‘In case I missed it’…!?
I fucking wrote it, mate!
October 29, 2025 at 7:25 AM
October 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM
This morning’s activities in San Diego.
September 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
A STATEMENT FROM THE ESTATE OF DAVID F ROSS LTD:
Out of respect for our founder’s ‘death’ (in 2002) today’s Up / Mourning has been cancelled.
He died (apparently), trampled to death by a horde of bagpipe-playing marchers during the NYC Tartan Day Parade.
September 17, 2025 at 6:51 AM
This is an amazing book. A real testament to Dan Jennings interviewing style, making everyone (especially Paul Weller) feel completely comfortable and relaxed in recalling stories and events that bind them to the life-affirming impact Paul’s music has had, and continues to have.
September 16, 2025 at 4:32 PM
There’s a possibility this news might be overshadowed by the Trump UK vacation, and Oti’s debut novel, but…. nonetheless, it’s USA/Canada Publication Day for @orendabooks.bsky.social THE WEEKENDERS; a book about the unholy alliance of wealth and power, strangely enough.
Oh say, can you see?
September 16, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Cool time @bloodyscotland.bsky.social this weekend.
Also nice to hang out with the @orendabooks.bsky.social squad for a wee while.
US & Canada Publication Day for The Weekenders tomorrow.
Off to California next week to try and find myself, so to speak.
September 15, 2025 at 2:41 PM
September 12, 2025 at 8:24 AM
September 9, 2025 at 9:42 AM
September 9, 2025 at 9:41 AM
So chuffed to have contributed some thoughts to this amazing book.
Dancing Through The Fire @paulwellehq.bsky.social
Written by Dan Jennings
Out on Thursday

paulwellerfanpodcast.com/paul-weller-...
September 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Up.
Face like an Iggy Pop skin peel stretched across a pin cushion.
Hair like the base of a half-cut hamster’s cage.
Voice like a busted carburettor on a 70s ice cream van being pursued by the Carlton Cops for selling Sherbet Dope-Dabs.
Morning.
August 29, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Up.
Face like a Sunday League keeper, caked in the dogshit mud of a 9-0 defeat.
Hair like the baldy, puddled goalmouth he’s rooted in.
Voice like the thunderous blame of 18 spectators … 10 of them wearing the same strip.
Morning*

*Normal service resumed. Co-pilot sacked.
August 22, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Jesus…! That’s better than anything I could do.
A.I. has made me redundant right in front of my own eyes.
A sad day for the Marty Feldman Appreciation Society.
August 21, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Cubist architecture
August 19, 2025 at 5:52 PM
No amount of satirical fiction could match the calamitous start to the season that #Rangers have made.
Unless you count…
THERE’S ONLY ONE DANNY GARVEY
Shortlisted for Scottish Fiction Book of the Year 2021:
The incredible story of the greatest fall and rise in football history.
August 14, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Dig this👇🏻
@bloodyscotland.bsky.social
12th September
2pm
The Golden Lion with
@domnolan.bsky.social
@alanparks.bsky.social and Jacky Collins

There might be pyro………
August 13, 2025 at 7:13 PM
August 9, 2025 at 7:51 AM
A few weeks until @orendabooks.bsky.social The Weekenders hits the road again. Released on license for a day @bloodyscotland.bsky.social along with other notable criminals.
Tickets available here:

bloodyscotland.com/event/in-the...
August 3, 2025 at 9:24 AM
One of the best venues.
August 1, 2025 at 8:33 AM