I had equal parts of anticipation and dread for this new adaptation of Patricia Highsmith‘s The Talented Mr Ripley especially as it was by schmaltzy Spielberg’s pal who wrote Schindler’s List and the film Hannibal. I take it all back: he read the book — or rather books as it became clear. Even better, he…
Elena Steier
It’s so hard to lose people and then to try to say something about that loss. Elena was my friend, sometimes my collaborator, always bringing the unexpected and what would she say? ‘Oh well. What can you do?’ and then she would do it: write a story, sketch out a comic, go to spin class….
Dundee Tapestry
Because I am missing Dundee, I finally remember to upload some photos of the Dundee Tapestry at the V&A as well as one from before the talk with Iain R. Webb for his exhibit The Fashion Show, which was also great fun. Yes, The Cundeez feature in the tapestry, which is pretty cool. This year…
Write 4 a Day: 14 Apr 2024
Join us for the next of our monthly one-day writing retreats in beautiful surroundings in Berne NY.
Charlotte Brontë: The Professor
An impulse at the Oxfam Book Shop — AKA my local kryptonite dealer (must weed some more to donate)! Undoubtedly it’s due in part to the end of my career as a tenured professor (though in this story it is ‘professor’ in the French sense of teacher). Anyway, I always enjoy spending some time with…
Generator Projects Members Show
The Generator Projects Annual Members Show runs this Friday, 17 February until 3 March, 2024. I am happy to say I have a piece in this. Looking forward to the opening! There’s a performance night too, on the 29th: find your way to Mid Wynd off the Perth Road. Dundee folk are resourceful about finding…
Live Gold
This slim volume is packed with insightful wisdom from the philosopher Ken McCraigzie. It’s like a conspiracy theory but for good! Hidden within the classic B-movie Latitude Zero, he has found wisdom that will allow anyone to learn how to live well and thrive in the hectic, dog-eat-dog world of today. Here’s the blurb: Live…
Around the Toon
Things have been so busy: they will not get less so. Making the most of sabbatical; making plans for the post-academic possibilities. Endings are beginnings: beginnings are also endings. We closed on the house: Bertie has made the last long journey for all the necessaries. Change is the only constant. Dundee is a lovely town…
FREE Hard-Boiled Witch #1
From the 27th to the 31st of this month get Book One of the HARD-BOILED WITCH series for free to celebrate Dundee Day–the home of the titular witch and her oversized cat familiar. Hecate Sidlaw eats punks like you for breakfast — at least that’s what her familiar Henry claims. When someone needs a protection…
K. A. Laity 