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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Word Count 9th 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 9 #Kail
Today’s word is kail. Kail is a word I don’t use much. It means cabbage. But, it also means soup and broth. And, because cabbage was used so much in Scottish meals, it is also a word for dinner/tea/whatever you call your main meal. A’m sairie fir there nae beein ony say in the Scoats…
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Word Count 8th October 2021
Woohoo! Running The Asset is really picking up some speed now ? Thanks for joining me on this adventure! Stay safe.
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#Scotstober Day 8 #Dreich
Today’s word is dreich. Dreich is a great word, it means so many things. In weather in means dull, generally crappy weather. It also means dull, bleak, boring, uninteresting, lacking normal intelligence slow to repay debts, depressed. And, it means long-drawn-out, tedious, slow–kind of like this definition section ?. You get the picture. Here’s my…
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Word Count 7th October 2021
Over the halfway mark on the word count for Running The Asset! Thanks for joining me on this adventure! Stay safe.
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#Scotstober Day 7 #Skoosh
Today’s word is skoosh, and it’s a braw one. So braw, that it’s featured on the site before. Skoosh was part of our (mine and Jez’s) Things in Scots series. And just to jog your memories, here’s a wee recap of what it means: to spray, to gush. It’s also a word for fizzy juice…
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#Scotstober Day 6 #Dreep
Today’s word is dreep, and it’s one of my favourites. Dreep means to drip, to ease yourself down or over a wall to the ground, slowly. Every time I hear it, I smile and think of my granda and how, when questioned by my mum about scuffs on his new shoes, he swore that I…
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#Scotstober Day 5 #Eldritch
Today’s word is a new one to me; it’s eldritch. It means to of or like elves or faeries, weird or unearthly. Today’s response is inspired by my Village post. The moment I saw the meaning of the word, that old scene jumped into my head. Here it is: Theo wantit tae spik tae heez…