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Happy #giesascotspoemday tae youse aw. Here's yin Ah scrievit no that lang ago aboot the here an noo an luikin furrit no ahin @ScotsDictionars @ByLeavesWeLive @billykayscot @USCN1 @scotslanguage @ScotsScriever @natlibscot @JackieKayPoet

Jist aboot haufway through draft twa o ‘Cathy, get yer Dancin Shoes Oan’! #ScotsLanguage

Characters fur ma bairns buiks jist keep findin me! Ah’ll be sharin mair aboot ‘The Puddock Wioot A Pond’ awfae soon. #ScotsLanguage @luathpress

Ma next buik fur bairns is almaist certainly gonnae be aboot this daft wee dug and his antics oan the fairm. #Scotslanguage @LuathPress

There are some great #Scots words and phrases. Do you have a favourite #Scottish word or saying? #Scotland #ScotSpeak #ScottishBanner #TheBanner #ScotsLanguage

Aw bein well, ah’ll huv twa new buiks oot by this time next year. But as ‘The Tongue She Speaks’ is pairt wan o Cathy’s story, ah want tae gie it some new life aheid o the hopeful publishin o pairt twa – ‘Cathy, get yer Dancin Shoes Oan’. #ScotsLanguage

Here’s hopin she’s even mair o a belter at the end o this draft! Till then, here’s some photies fae laist month in the Highlands. Ah wurked sae haird oan draft wan thit ma scrievin buik joined ma dinner! #ScotsLanguage

A great review already for Aldo's third trip onto the printed page. A working-class #antihero written by a working-class #Scottish #writer. #ScotsLanguage @wcmlibrary @WorkingClassCol @workingclasslit #workingclass @ClassVengeance @CLASSthinktank @workingclassrep @unitehere @Scouriebeast @NeilMackay @valmcdermid @ScotAWriters

Here’s hopin these twa are joined by ‘The Puddock Wioot A Pond’ wan day soon! #ScotsLanguage #BuiksFurBairns

Ah hud tae get a photie o ‘The Moggie Thit Meowed Too Much’ where it wis scrieved. The story o a feart moggie who teaches a wee lassie hoo tae be brave. Fur bairns aged five tae ten. Available fae @LuathPress and aw guid buikshoaps. #ScotsLanguage #ChildrensBooks

Sunday Weather, Robert Burns Birthplace Museum @N_T_S @destinationsa_ @scotslanguage

It hus its ain magic. #ScotsLanguage

‘The Puddock Wioot A Pond’ is hauns doon ma funniest buik fur bairns. And it’s gonnae exist awfae, awfae soon! #ScotsLanguage

Ah’m noo well oan the way tae scrievin the buik thit wouldnae exist if ah hudnae risked it aw – ‘The Puddock Wioot A Pond’. The weather’s oan ma side and ah woke up tae a braw view and snaw! #ScotsLanguage

Twa buiks in twa weeks is gonnae be some task. Ah’m feart but determined enough tae dae it. #ScotsLanguage @LuathPress

Ma wee moggie! #ScotsLanguage @LuathPress

Happy #WorldPoetryDay. 🌿🪿Here's my favourite poem, written by Violet Jacob called Norlan Wind (The Wild Geese), written in 1915. The melody was written by Jim Reid. On 1 September 1863, novelist poet and fiction writer Violet Jacob was born in Montrose, where her family owned the house of Dun. #FolkMusic #ScotsLanguage

From last nights show in Bad Wildungen with the wonderful Lenka Fairy dancing! 🧚 I taught this song in one of my recent Online Zoom Scots Song workshops. The next workshop is on 8th April at 20:00 GMT. Open to all abilities. No fluency needed! Come join a welcoming group of learners of Scots language and song. All resources provided. 🎟️ Tickets → bit.ly/3ZGADYp #ScotsLanguage