Itching to get started
“When once the itch of literature comes over a man, nothing can cure it but the scratching of a pen. But if you have not a pen, I suppose you must scratch any way you can” – Samuel Lover
I watched the fireworks over the Castle here in Edinburgh last night – a few blazing moments of glory to make sure 2013 knew it was welcome. Beautiful. But fireworks notwithstanding, it’s an pruritic start to the year for me. Last year there was a bit of irritation and I salved it by scratching gently – a little bit of therapeutic writing here and there. This year the scratching is more serious: a writer’s blog!
What I hope to do is share some of my thoughts, poems, short stories and scripts. There are risks attached to scratching an itch so publicly. Writing opens a window; a peek into the soul of the writer. So many what ifs…
I’m writing under a pseudonym to keep my professional life separate from my writing life, though the two sometimes blur. I also hope to involve my friends – writers, performers – in the process.
So if you don’t like watching itchy writers scratching, look away now…
An anthology of modern short fiction recounting the quirkiness of the everyday, featuring DJ Mac and others.
DJ Mac is a writer based in Edinburgh, Scotland who fouters (dithers) with an itchy, scratchy pen in the moments when the bewilderment provoked by life settles. He is easily distracted by the bright pictures in his gallery.
