Some Other Scotland's Page

Several months ago I pulled together all the short stories I have written within the world of "Some Other Scotland" and produced a small, 40-page booklet for promotional use only. It features all the short tales written up to that time, as well as one story that has yet to be published (and will not be for at least another threee months). Only six were produced and most have now been given away as competition prizes. I have donated another signed copy of the booklet to "The Boom Effect", along with a signed copy of the Lunacy Board's first album, "Eponymous Debut".

Tee Morris was the first person to podcast an audio-book and is widely-respected in the world of new media, having also published books on Twitter and podcasting. The recent death of his wife, Natalie, prompted his close friends in the online community to set up a fund to help support his young daughter, known online as 'Sonic Boom'. "The Boom Effect" is holding an online auction on the 27th February 2010 to raise more money for this fund and features an incredible range of signed books and artwork, jewellery and bespoke services (such as getting a song written for you).

Update:

The auction raised a total of $8,343.75, with $55 of that being for the two items below. Thanks to all bidders for showing an interest and congratulations to the winners!

• More details about the signed "Some Other Scotland" booklet auction lot.
• More details about the signed "Eponymous Debut" CD auction lot.
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Interlude 03:

• New website location.
• Introducing the Wiki

The new website address is www.someotherscotland.com

The 'Some Other Scotland' Wiki can be found at www.someotherscotland.com/wiki

Thanks go to Katharina from the Luscious Leftovers podcast for her amazing work in bringing the wiki to life.

The next spin-off story to feature at Some Other Scotland is a little different.

This is a variation on the popular fairytale 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff', but this is as told by Razer, so it has a little more local flavour.

It was inspired by odin1eye from the View From Valhalla blog. That is a good source of reviews of other podiobooks you might want to investigate if you are enjoying SOS.

This Week:

• Harald moves in closer to Charles.
• Razer deals with a sinking feeling.
• Charles starts to hatch a plan.
• Erica and Tania assess the Merk damage.
• Sykes' suspicions are confirmed.

This week’s news story:

Peter the Great's right-hand Scot

changed to the alternative:

Pages missing from diary of Peter the Great's Scottish General

Scholars have announced that they believe several pages have been removed from the diary of Patrick Gordon, a Scot who held a senior rank in Peter The Great's army. They claim inconsistencies in the text suggest that up to a month's information may have been replaced by a series of paragraphs indicating the soldier was offered work in Vienna, only to be told shortly afterwards he was no longer required. The diary was published in full for the first time in the UK this year.

Further Information

BBC News - Read the original story.

Promo for "Luscious Leftovers" podcast.

This Week:

• Razer meets his kidnappers.
• A bid for freedom ends in disaster.

This week’s news story:

Radioactive leaks from submarines

changed to the alternative:

Leaking submarine disappears

Following the release of a report on safety issues at the Faslane base, it has emerged that a submarine identified as having leaked radioactive material on three previous occasions, has disappeared. The last known contact with the vessel was as it left the East Coast of the USA on a return trip to Scotland. MPs have called for a full investigation into why a ship with a poor safety record was released for travel in international waters.

Further Information

Promo for The Gearheart.

Please note - episode 17 has been written out of order and will follow later, but this will not affect the flow of the story!