Introducing Melisa Kelly and the Smokin Crows
Find out more about Melisa Kelly and the Smokin Crows in this preview on the launch party for their debut album, 'Devil's Luck'.
Rubber Ducks
A short play about a strange phenomenon in New York City as thousands of stolen rubber ducks appear overnight in Central Park.
Don’t Blink / Buy your copy today!
A wee blurb about Don’t Blink It’s April 2017. Fletch and Billy are meeting up for their monthy bevy to […]
Review: Ma, Pa, and the Little Mouths at The Tron Theatre
Published by Glasgowist. Ma and Pa seem obsessed with the past, recalling unreliable memories, and conversing in an endless cycle […]
Review: Jersey Boys at The Kings Theatre, Glasgow
Jersey Boys, the smash-hit musical based on the music of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, wows the audience at The Kings Theatre, Glasgow.
Aye Write! Festival: Irvine Welsh Discusses New Book Dead Men’s Trousers
Irvine Welsh talks at the Aye Write! Festival in Glasgow about his new book Dead Men's Trousers, the last chapter in the Trainspotting saga.
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Theatre Review: Sleeping Beauty at The King’s Theatre
Published by Glasgowist. As we snuggle down in our seats, show programme in one hand and an extra-large mixed strawberry […]
Theatre Review: Mamma Mia at the Theatre Royal
Published by Glasgowist. Admittedly, Mamma Mia is a total cheese-fest. The smash hit musical by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus […]
Theatre Review: Trainspotting at Citizens Theatre (2017)
Published by TSA. It’s a quiet, soft moment on stage. A group of scanty clad, intoxicated delinquents are slowly being […]
Theatre Review: 30th Anniversary of The Steamie
Published by Glasgowist. A tribute to the mammies and grannies of bygone Glasgow, The Steamie is a classic and timeless […]
Review: Friday 13th at Dread, Scare Attraction, Glasgow
Published by Glasgowist. Friday 13th, unlucky for some, can be scary enough in Glasgow city centre at night with the […]
Theatre Review: The Addams Family Musical
Published by Glasgowist. Against a misty backdrop of gothic manors, creepy phantoms, and thunderstorms, The Addams Family Musical cast bring […]
Interview: Greg Esplin, Co-Director of Trainspotting Live
Published by Glasgowist. In 1993, Irvine Welsh’s ground-breaking debut novel Trainspotting was released. The book disgusted some, infuriated others, and […]
Theatre Review: Trainspotting Live at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Published by Glasgowist. Scurrying into what feels like a dark train tunnel buried underneath the Edinburgh International Conference Centre, wearing […]
Review: American Idiot at The Kings Theatre, Edinburgh
Published by Glasgowist. Following Green Day’s highly anticipated Glasgow gig being spectacularly cancelled last week, merely hours before show time, […]
Why the T2 Trainspotting Ending is Genius
As Vladimir Nabokov once said: ‘Genius is finding the invisible link between things.’ With the DVD of T2 Trainspotting being […]
Shelley, Welsh, Nabokov: The Dream Authors Panel with Eventbrite
This week, I was inspired by Eventbrite – a platform that allows event organisers to plan, promote, and sell tickets […]
In the Line of Duty: Building a Memorial to the Unsung Canine Heroes of WW1
Published by Positively Scottish. They are the forgotten heroes of the Great War, thousands of dedicated individuals who more than […]
Review: Leah McFall at Stereo Cafe, Glasgow
Published by Glasgowist. It’s a crisp, slightly chilly Monday night in Glasgow’s city centre and Northern Irish singer-songwriter Leah McFall, […]
Glasgow International Comedy Festival Review: Frankie Boyle and Friends
As part of the Glasgow International Comedy Festival, the country’s most controversial comedian Frankie Boyle heads up the show with […]
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Published by Quotidian literary magazine and runner-up in New Zealand International Robert Burns Poetry Competition, featured in Dunedin Public Libraries […]
Glasgow Film Festival: The Slab Boys
Published by Glasgowist. Described as a vivid piece of social observation cinema, John Byrne’s film adaptation of his stage play […]
Interview: Leah McFall
Published by Glasgowist. The Voice 2013 runner-up Leah McFall is back with a new independently released EP and UK tour […]
Glasgow Film Festival: Benny
Published by Glasgowist. Benny is an education in the art of boxing, an unflinching look at the unimaginable depravity of […]
Glasgow Film Festival: Patriots Day
Published by Glasgowist. Patriots Day, directed and co-written by Peter Berg, is electrifying, violent, unnerving, and thoughtful – emerging as […]
Glasgow Film Festival: Personal Shopper
Published by Glasgowist. Olivier Assayas’s Personal Shopper, starring Kristen Stewart, gives audiences an alternative look at the paranormal. This film […]
Review: T2 Trainspotting
Published by Glasgowist. Trainspotting is the film of the 1990s, the film of a generation. A phenomenon that perfectly captured […]
Interview on Scran, Trainspotting and more with Pendora Magazine
Earlier this month, I was approached by Pendora, an online literary magazine, to be interviewed about my little short story […]
News: Strathclyde Concert Band Wins Platinum Award
Published by the Strathclyde Telegraph. The University of Strathclyde concert band have won their first platinum award at the Autumn […]
Review: The Gorbals Vampire at Citizens Theatre
Published by Glasgowist. Armed to the teeth with bats, pots, pans, sticks, and even whisks as makeshift chibs, hundreds of […]
Interview: The Gorbals Vampire Playwright Johnny McKnight
Published by Glasgowist. Over 60 years after the notorious Gorbals vampire was said to be creeping around ‘the gravy’ in […]
Uncanny Valley and the Creepy Clown Craze
Published by Huffington Post and Strathclyde Telegraph. Clown sightings, the world’s current epidemic of excitable rumour and panic – which […]
Short Story: ‘Little Lies’
Published by the Strathclyde Telegraph. Banoffee muffins with cream cheese and cinnamon icing, spiced pumpkin lattes, strawberry cheesecake, banana bread, […]
Theatre Review: Trainspotting at Citizens Theatre
Published by Glasgowist. More than two decades after the original stage play of Irvine Welsh’s Trainspotting was performed at Citizens […]
Preview: Trainspotting at Citizens Theatre, Glasgow
Published by Glasgowist. With the highly anticipated release of Trainspotting 2, expected to arrive at cinemas in February 2017, Glasgow’s […]
Stranger Things Review: ‘A Stephen-King-Style Compilation of Monsters, Superpowers and Nostalgic ’80s Horror’
Published by The Huffington Post UK Young Voices. With the seemingly never-ending list of films and TV series available to […]
Scran: Self-Published Series of Short Stories
Earlier this year, I was lucky enough to be awarded a Vacation Scholarship by the Carnegie Trust for the Universities […]
Studying Abroad: Radboud Summer School in the Netherlands
Summer school aan de Radboud Universiteit. Ik studeerde Nedrlandse taal en cultuur. Earlier this year, I heard about Radboud University’s […]
Writing Diary: Mid-Internship Blog
I am now half way through my summer project with the Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland to write […]
The Absurdity of Blood Donation Restrictions for Gay Men After the Orlando Shooting
Published by The Huffington Post. In the wake of the tragic mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, on […]
moon child // Summer Update
So, it’s not *technically* summer yet. But when it’s 30 degrees in Scotland, it is summer. My classes have come […]
Essential Listening: Trainspotting Soundtrack
Published by The Strathclyde Telegraph. While the majority of motion picture soundtracks are too often composed of mere instrumentals and […]
Peer Assessment: Is It Really Helping Us Learn?
Published by The Strathclyde Telegraph. Students have an array of different responses to the subject of group work and peer […]
Best to Binge Watch: Father Ted
Published by The Strathclyde Telegraph. Timeless cult classic Father Ted is a quirky, kitschy ‘90s comedy (the brainchild of Graham […]
News: More Than Half of LGBT Students Experience Homophobic or Transphobic Bullying
Published by The Strathclyde Telegraph. More than half of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT+) students have experienced homophobic or […]
moon child // Creative Nonfiction Published by Quotidan Literary Magazine
My second piece of writing published in the current issue of Quotidian literary magazine went live this week! I’m so […]
Glasgow Film Fest Review: The Forest
Published by The Strathclyde Telegraph. In typical horror films, the daylight offers a safe haven, free from scares and frights […]
How Copyright Law is Failing Artists and Creatives
Published by The Strathclyde Telegraph. It’s no secret that having a career in the arts can be difficult and competitive […]
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Review: Jersey Boys at The Kings Theatre, Glasgow
Jersey Boys, the smash-hit musical based on the music of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, wows the audience at The Kings Theatre, Glasgow.
Aye Write! Festival: Irvine Welsh Discusses New Book Dead Men’s Trousers
Irvine Welsh talks at the Aye Write! Festival in Glasgow about his new book Dead Men's Trousers, the last chapter in the Trainspotting saga.
Theatre Review: Sleeping Beauty at The King’s Theatre
Published by Glasgowist. As we snuggle down in our seats, show programme in one hand and an extra-large mixed strawberry […]
Theatre Review: Mamma Mia at the Theatre Royal
Published by Glasgowist. Admittedly, Mamma Mia is a total cheese-fest. The smash hit musical by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus […]
Melissa Chan’s Literary Book Gifts / Promo Code
Melissa Chan talks about Literary Book Gifts, a small company bringing books to life with bespoke t-shirt and tote bag designs.
Guest Blog: “Comparative Racism” by Ellen Hawley
Introducing moon child guest blogger: Ellen Hawley! My name is Ellen Hawley and I am an American living in Britain. […]
Short Story: ‘Little Lies’
Published by the Strathclyde Telegraph. Banoffee muffins with cream cheese and cinnamon icing, spiced pumpkin lattes, strawberry cheesecake, banana bread, […]
Sophie’s Choice: This Is England ’90 – Coming Soon (A Look Back at ’86 and ’88)
This Is England – the film that started the franchise – was made in 2006 but set in 1983 during […]
Makeup Shaming: We Don’t All Wake up Like This
Read my new CultNoise article on how women and young girls are shamed for wearing ‘too much’ makeup. We’ll wear […]
Interview: Jennifer Mcgregor on Crohn’s Disease and Adaptive Clothing
Earlier this month, I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to interview 22-year-old Jennifer Mcgregor, an inspirational student who […]
Film Review: Legend
Published by Student Rag. People are often surprised to hear that I’m a huge fan of gangster films. I love […]
Sophie’s Scran: Blogger Event at Jamie’s Italian, Glasgow
Eatery: Jamie’s Italian, Glasgow Date: 26/8/2015 Free food, cocktails and a goodie bag? I’m there! Last Thursday, I was lucky […]
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