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Sub-editor, lover of volcanos, Sigur Ros and the books of Dorothy Dunnett.
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Thank you for this birthday tribute for Dorothy Dunnett!
asls.org.uk Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · Aug 25
Dorothy Dunnett (1923–2001) was born #OTD, 25 Aug, in Dunfermline. She is best known as a writer of #HistoricalFiction – in particular the six-part LYMOND CHRONICLES that begin with those fateful words:

“Lymond is back.”

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Rediscovering: Dorothy Dunnett - Books from Scotland
'Her brilliance lies in her combining of literary skill with the integrity and passion that underlay her depictions of human lives, histories and societies.'
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August 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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I... oh my god.
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Diabolus Ex Machina
This Is Not An Essay
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June 3, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Fascinating long read which makes me disinclined ever to enter a Samuel Smiths pub again (not that it happened very often).

www.theguardian.com/news/2024/de...
Humphrey’s world: how the Samuel Smith beer baron built Britain’s strangest pub chain
Since the 1970s, Humphrey Smith has acquired scores of pubs and historic properties around the UK. But time after time, he has left the buildings empty. Why has he allowed his empire to moulder?
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December 19, 2024 at 8:47 AM
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Couldn’t quite believe this is true but apparently it is. Why does no one EVER think about the victims of comic patter songs?
Trigger warning on the Coliseum’s production of Pirates of Penzance alerting audience members to its depiction of alcohol misuse and mild violence.
December 7, 2024 at 1:17 PM
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But Emily loved him.
November 20, 2024 at 2:50 PM
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May the Great Editor in the Sky keep them from harm.
adamcsharp.bsky.social Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · Nov 15
Many commentators say that vigilante groups are never the answer. But they clearly don't know about the masked Ecuadorian trio named “Acción Ortográfica Quito,” who roam the streets at night with a singular purpose: to correct all the spelling and grammar mistakes they find in graffiti.
An example of Acción Ortográfica Quito doing the Lord's work (graffiti on a wall corrected with red spray paint)
November 15, 2024 at 5:22 PM
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So… after Mastodon and Threads, how long will this survive? In the meantime, a picture of a bear from Bruges, shouting out to #DorothyDunnett friends
November 14, 2024 at 10:01 PM