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 15 and 16 #Lowp and #Grue
Sorry for going AWOL on Scotstober yesterday. I was having a wee bit of a bad day CRPS wise and just need to have a rest after getting my work on the manuscript done. But, I managed to do a post today that covered both words! Today’s words are lowp and grue. Lowp means leap,…
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Word Count 14th October 2021
Woohoo! More words added to Running The Asset ? Thanks for joining me on this adventure! Stay safe.
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#Scotstober Day 14 #Stookie
Today’s word is stookie. Stookie generally refers to plaster of Paris. In Scots, it means a plaster cast for broken bones. In the non-medical world, it means statues made of plaster, but I’ve heard it to mean pretty much all statues. Sticking with the statues definition, this leads into descriptors of people standing stock still–think…
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#Scotstober Day 13 #Dour
It’s a picture post for today and probably tomorrow, but I’ll be back with some screivin (writing) on Friday. Today’s word is dour. I use dour on a fairly regular basis. Not only is it a great descriptor of the weather, or someone’s mood, it’s also a great insult (I’ll share that after the definition…
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#Scotstober Day 12 #Stramash
Today’s word is stramash, and it’s a beauty! Stramash uproar, commotion; crash, accident, argument, rage, fury, shatter (and so many more words, if you’d like to check them out yourself, head on over to https://dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/stramash. A Wee Explainer Before Diving In When translating Scots into English, I’ve found?especially in this piece?that one word in Scots…
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Word Count 11th October 2021
Woohoo! More words added to Running The Asset ? Thanks for joining me on this adventure! Stay safe.
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#Scotstober Day 11 #Bourach
Today’s word is bourach. Bourach means heap, crowd; muddle, confusion, mess. Here’s my response to today’s prompt (another wee snippet taken from Running The Asset): Elle stappit throu the entry an jeelt. The hoosie wis malafoostert. Faem an stuffin skailt fae screeds in the sofa an muckle chairs. Papers plowt fae the offish intae the…
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#Scotstober Day 10 #Sprauchle
Today’s word is sprauchle. Sprauchle is such a descriptive word. It means to move with difficulty; struggle; clamber; to move in a hasty, clumsy manner. Here’s my response to today’s prompt (another wee snippet taken from Running The Asset): There wis nae mistakin the hairdness o the gun brizzt howe intae hir side. ?Gin ye…