I’ve written dozens of articles and reviews for newspapers and magazines. Some are serious and some much less so. As I spend so much time alone in my room, I like to get out and about and try different things . . .
Here’s a piece which first appeared in the Glasgow Herald Seven Days section. It’s called Sad to be Gay, and I’ve posted it because it’s probably the thing I’ve written which garnered the most response!
And here’s another piece from The Scotsman magazine about some of the inspiration behind my second novel, Spin Cycle.
I sometimes review books too, so here are a couple of lead reviews which first appeared in The Herald.
Virginia Woolf: An Inner Life by Julia Briggs (Allen Lane)
Siegfried Sasson: A Biography by Max Egremont (Picador)
Some articles are also online:
Queerspotting, an essay searching for gay subtexts in the work of Alan Warner and Irvine Welsh.
Existential Ecstasy, an interview with Alan Warner.
‘I Will Survive . . . A Night of Karaoke’ (and believe me, I really can’t sing).
Sexual Healing, my adventures attending an Annie Sprinkle sex workshop.
Colours by Numbers, an interview with synaethesic author Jane Yardley.
That’s Why the Lady is a Vamp, interview with Arlene Russo, author and vampire expert.
My inept attempt at learning some conjuring tricks, A Kind of Magic.
A review of The Mustard Seed in Inverness.
A review of Trattoria Trevi in Glasgow.
And here’s a restaurant review which never appeared in print, as the menu changed before publication date. I’m posting it because it was such a fun night: The Cabin, Glasgow
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