Gordon J. Milton.
@scottishbluesman.bsky.social
Academic bookseller, SF lover, some time blues man.
Do you live on Bute or just visiting?
December 1, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Do you live on Bute or just visiting?
I know the place well - we used to on holiday there as children. I
December 1, 2025 at 10:29 AM
I know the place well - we used to on holiday there as children. I
Maybe not just one left but I’m inclined to agree. That’s from a golfer.
November 26, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Maybe not just one left but I’m inclined to agree. That’s from a golfer.
I could be wrong but I thought larger eggs came from older chickens. Was on some foody Tv programme.
November 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I could be wrong but I thought larger eggs came from older chickens. Was on some foody Tv programme.
That's pretty much how it was. Born in 1970 I was in flares as a kid but by the time I was a young teen skintight trousers were the thing. I learned how to take in trousers on my mum's sewing machine.
November 17, 2025 at 12:16 PM
That's pretty much how it was. Born in 1970 I was in flares as a kid but by the time I was a young teen skintight trousers were the thing. I learned how to take in trousers on my mum's sewing machine.
I read the Third Policeman recently for the first time. It's a very strange book. I'm still not sure what to make of it. Very Irish.
November 15, 2025 at 6:48 AM
I read the Third Policeman recently for the first time. It's a very strange book. I'm still not sure what to make of it. Very Irish.
I hate to be too down on England as I live there. A certain percentage of people everywhere are areseholes but it's pretty high here.
November 8, 2025 at 8:42 AM
I hate to be too down on England as I live there. A certain percentage of people everywhere are areseholes but it's pretty high here.
They were probably English. I'd like to think the Scots, Welsh & Norn Irish are more polite.
November 8, 2025 at 8:32 AM
They were probably English. I'd like to think the Scots, Welsh & Norn Irish are more polite.
We did too - been transitioning for a little while now. I used to work for B&T. We were very relieved when they sold my division off to a half-decent family owned company.
November 1, 2025 at 6:27 AM
We did too - been transitioning for a little while now. I used to work for B&T. We were very relieved when they sold my division off to a half-decent family owned company.
In Scotland growing up in the 70s it was a big thing. No trick or treat - it’s called guising. You dressed up and went around knocking on doors. You had to perform - song or poem or something and you were rewarded with sweets and nuts.
October 31, 2025 at 12:09 PM
In Scotland growing up in the 70s it was a big thing. No trick or treat - it’s called guising. You dressed up and went around knocking on doors. You had to perform - song or poem or something and you were rewarded with sweets and nuts.
I'm astonished at your work-rate and the quality of it. You seem to write books as quickly as I can read them. Now on Shroud but you've probably written a couple since.
October 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I'm astonished at your work-rate and the quality of it. You seem to write books as quickly as I can read them. Now on Shroud but you've probably written a couple since.
I have to read acknowledgments as part of my job. Academic mainly. I’ve seen a few where it was just an academic badmouthing colleagues they felt had stood in their way.
October 14, 2025 at 9:59 AM
I have to read acknowledgments as part of my job. Academic mainly. I’ve seen a few where it was just an academic badmouthing colleagues they felt had stood in their way.
OUP actually quite cheap for an academic publisher. Routledge on the other hand…
October 10, 2025 at 11:59 AM
OUP actually quite cheap for an academic publisher. Routledge on the other hand…
What I do isn’t properly academic - I work in library supply - we’re an intermediary between the publisher and the library, usually academic. The book industry is notoriously badly paid.
October 10, 2025 at 9:39 AM
What I do isn’t properly academic - I work in library supply - we’re an intermediary between the publisher and the library, usually academic. The book industry is notoriously badly paid.
They didn’t see my paycheck though
October 10, 2025 at 9:22 AM
They didn’t see my paycheck though
Yeah it’s really more of the latter. I’ve had to give demos and a common reaction is ‘what a great job you have’
October 10, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Yeah it’s really more of the latter. I’ve had to give demos and a common reaction is ‘what a great job you have’
It’s not that bad really. Not very well paid but fairly dossy.
October 10, 2025 at 9:20 AM
It’s not that bad really. Not very well paid but fairly dossy.
Be glad you don’t have my job - I have to catalogue them 7 hours a day. Which means I have to understand what they’re about.
October 10, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Be glad you don’t have my job - I have to catalogue them 7 hours a day. Which means I have to understand what they’re about.
Ha ha. Ditto.
October 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Ha ha. Ditto.
Had it on my desk this morning. Looked interesting. Simon & Shuster I think.
October 2, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Had it on my desk this morning. Looked interesting. Simon & Shuster I think.
Erm, no it ain't.
August 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Erm, no it ain't.
Oh come on, they had the supposed ‘riots’ back in the day - made the national news apparently. That said, it’s fairly genteel for a council estate. I’m heading down the Blackbird for a few pints shortly.
July 25, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Oh come on, they had the supposed ‘riots’ back in the day - made the national news apparently. That said, it’s fairly genteel for a council estate. I’m heading down the Blackbird for a few pints shortly.
Yes but it’s literature, therefore superior. I had a massive argument with an ex about this. It was a sign we were not meant for each other.
July 23, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Yes but it’s literature, therefore superior. I had a massive argument with an ex about this. It was a sign we were not meant for each other.
Reminds me of the night after my dad’s funeral. Walked into a pub with my mate Frank, both suited & booted. One of Frank’s mates shouts ‘oi Frank! Who died?’ He was mortified after we told him but it really cheered me up. Smiling now.
July 23, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Reminds me of the night after my dad’s funeral. Walked into a pub with my mate Frank, both suited & booted. One of Frank’s mates shouts ‘oi Frank! Who died?’ He was mortified after we told him but it really cheered me up. Smiling now.