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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Things in Scots #18: Carnaptious
Welcome to day eighteen of Things in Scots!?a fun collaboration with my husband, Jez (Mind an gie Jez?s post a keek.) Today?s post is short and sweet, but our Scots word is anything but. (I know, I know, ending a sentence on a preposition is bad. It?s allowed when it?s a stylistic choice. ?) Today?s…
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Things in Scots #17: Skoosh
Welcome to day seventeen of Things in Scots!?a fun collaboration with my husband, Jez (Mind an gie Jez?s post a keek.) Today?s word has several meanings, and to keep this post short, I?ll focus on the main ones. One of which immediately brings to mind childhood summers of getting drenched, and bugging my mum for…
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Things in Scots #16: Fooshtie
Welcome to day sixteen of Things in Scots!?a fun collaboration with my husband, Jez (Mind an gie Jez?s post a keek.) If you?ve read day ten?s post, you?ll know that the Scots Leid is a word-goldmine for foul scents, tastes, and general dirt. Today?s word is one of my favourite nuggets from said mine. Not…
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Things in Scots #15: Laldie
Welcome to day fifteen of Things in Scots!?a fun collaboration with my husband, Jez (Mind an gie Jez?s post a keek.) I can think of no other word that can stir up the blood and motivate a Scots speaker more than today?s word. Today?s Things in Scots is: Laldie.
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Things in Scots #14: Outwith
Welcome to day fourteen of Things in Scots!?a fun collaboration with my husband, Jez (Mind an gie Jez?s post a keek.) As I mentioned in a previous post, I sometimes have trouble remembering/even knowing that a word isn?t actually English. That was the case with today?s word, and I?m going to share it with you…
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Genre Scribes: Friday Fiction Writing Challenge #25 ? Charity
Welcome to Week 25 of the Friday Fiction Writing Challenge! Here?s a complete list of all the posts so far. Feel free to join in. This week?s random word is: Charity
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Things in Scots #13: Cleuk
Welcome to day thirteen of Things in Scots!?a fun collaboration with my husband, Jez (Mind an gie Jez?s post a keek.) Jez and I were lucky enough to have yesterday off. So, after we posted to our blogs and did our civic duty by voting in the UK General Election, we vegged in front of…
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Things in Scots #12: Muin
Welcome to day twelve of Things in Scots!?a fun collaboration with my husband, Jez (Mind an gie Jez?s post a keek.) It?s another wet day here in Glasgow. And, the forecast is for more of the same until the early hours. Which means I might miss seeing the last full moon of 2019. Though, I?ve…
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Things in Scots #11: Tapsalteerie
Welcome to day eleven of Things in Scots!?a fun collaboration with my husband, Jez (Mind an gie Jez?s post a keek.) It?s December, and there?s a whole host of winter celebrations on the calendar. There are parties to prepare for, gifts to get, and people to wrangle. And, if you are celebrating one of the…