Scottish author Susan Tippett Braithwaite crafts narratives where danger and desire merge. With a screenwriting background from UCLA and a journey marked by resilience, her Deniable Unit series reflects a blend of passion, creativity, and the spirit of Scotland.
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#Scotstober Day 24 #Bogle
Today’s word, bogle, is a fun one. As a noun, bogle means an ugly or terrifying ghost, a phantom, a scarecrow, a bugbear, a cause of annoyance. As a verb, it means to bewitch, bamboozle, bellow or shout. Unfortunately, I haven’t written anything that has ghosts or phantoms in it since my screenwriting days, but…
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#Scotstober Day 23 #Skelp
Today’s word, skelp, gave me a wee bit of a headache. You see, I use it a lot in daily life and when I’m writing. But, when I’m writing, I tend to use it in a very different way than I do in everyday life. I’d best give you the definition so that you can…
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#Scotstober Day 22 #Aye
You’re most likely familiar with today’s word, aye. Here’s a shocker, it doesn’t mean yes. Aye, when meaning yes is actually a misspelling. Ay is the correct spelling and aye is the plural (as in “the ayes have it,” in parliament). Now that we’ve got that cleared up, here’s what aye means. It means always,…
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#Scotstober Day 21 #Weird
Today’s word is weird. Weird doesn’t mean the same as it does in English. In Scots, it’s all about the supernatural. It means fate, destiny, fortune. Weird covers The Fates (like the weird Sisters), wizards, warlocks. It also means prophecy and prediction. If it’s magickal, supernatural, then weird is the word to use. My mum…
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#Scotstober Day 20 #Birl
Today’s word is birl. Birl means to spin, whirl, dance, whirring or rattling noise; to move fast, bustling. You may remember seeing the word birl before in earlier entries: Dreich and Stramash. Just a wee aside: A well-meaning person had informed me that I was incorrect in how I spelt the word fuck in Scots.…
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#Scotstober Day 19 #Bawkie
Today’s word is bawkie. I?m just going to sit here and do a wee bit lalalalala because as I discovered earlier this year, I?m not a fan of bawkies. Okay, so bawkie generally refers to bats, you know, the winged variety. My unease (it?s not full-on fear) of them was a shock because I?ve been…
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#Scotstober Day 18 #Stour
Today’s word is stour. Stour, as a noun, is a layer of dust or any fine powder; it’s also a fuss, disturbance, strife, conflict. As a verb, it means to run, rush, swirl, rise up in a cloud. And, for weather, it means storm, tempest, wild, blizzard, snowstorm. We have a ton of words in…
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#Scotstober Day 17 #Gype
Today’s word is gype. As a verb, gype means to stare foolishly or open-mouthed, to play the fool, to make a fool of. As a noun, it means foolish, an awkward person. Here’s a quick wee response to the prompt (another wee snippet taken from Running The Asset): A thoosan een wechtit doon in Elle?s…