Jackscott

LATEST ARTICLES ( 1059 )

• Jack’s Cottage Industry

  

  It’s a funny old world. Almost by accident, I seem to have started a little cottage industry. Anything to keep me off the streets (and the wolves from my door). Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Enemy of the State

  

  I see that the Daily Mail (or Daily Hate, as I prefer to call it), has hit the headlines with a vicious character assassination of the late Ralph Miliband... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2013 MEDIA, SOCIETY

• Warts and All

  

  I noticed a little growth on my head beneath my slowly receding hairline. An ugly little lumpy bump popped up without warning. I didn’t know what it was. Best... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Jack’s Lycian Ways

  

  I recently entered a travel writing contest. The piece was about my favourite part of Turkey, the Lycian coast. It’s not hugely detailed as I was limited to... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Don’t Feed the Animals

  

  Tis the end of the line for the go-go gorillas of old Norwich town. They’ve been rounded up and corralled behind bars on Millennium Plain to be gawped at by... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Should’ve Gone to McDonald’s

  

  It can be reasonably argued that Indian cuisine began the transformation of the British palate from the drabness of the bread-rationing years to the... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Turkey with Stuff in

  

  Books are coming at me from all directions at the moment. The gorgeous Kym from Turkey with Stuff in has just released her autobiography. Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Now Let’s Review the Situation

  

  More inane ramblings from me on Displaced Nation. This time about reviews.“Should a review like that count? Well, here’s the rub. Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Erection Day

  

  As far as British summers go, 2013 wasn’t that bad – a nice opening, a moist middle and a glorious finish (sounds like someone I know). Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Emotionally Resilient Expat

  

  For many more months that she cares to remember, Linda A  Janssen (Adventures in Expatland) burned the midnight oil and poured her heart and soul into her... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Night at the Rock Opera

  

  Liam’s birthday is coming up so I treated him to a night at the rock opera. Players from local not-for-profit entertainment company, Mixed Voice, were... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Last of the Summer Wine

  

  For a glorious tail-end to summer, the flip flops were dusted down and the shorts were washed out for a final flourish and a sunny bite with my publisher Jo... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Beanz Meanz Heinz

  

  I’ve held £300 in Premium Bonds for decades. I’ve had them so long, they’re probably worth half what I paid for them. It’s sod’s law: my numbers never... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2013 FOOD & DRINK

• Let’s Hear It for the Boys

  

  Sis and Her Boys (and Dan’s Fragrant Girlfriend, Grace)My sister rang with glad tidings about her boys. She has four (not counting her saintly husband –  sis an... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Chuffed to Bits

  

  I try hard not to over-promote my books here on my personal blog. I reckon that most readers have either bought the bloody things or aren’t going to. But today ... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Don’t Give Up the Day Job

  

  More of my inane ramblings on writing…Unless you’re tapping into that trust-fund set up by your dearly departed maiden aunt (the one everyone knew was a... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Putin’s Law

  

  With the introduction of a vaguely worded law in Russia banning the ‘promotion’ of homosexuality to minors (i.e. the very mention of it will attract a sliding... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Gorillas I Missed

  

  I really ought to stay in more. Every time I stroll through the streets of Norwich, I trip over yet another big butch simian in glorious Technicolor. There’s a... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Phil Starr, Drag Star

  

  When I did a piece on Ruthie Henshall’s Norwich gig a while ago, I slipped in a little anecdote about my pipe cleaning days and a drag queen called Dockyard... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dispirit of the Dance

  

  Liam dragged me along to the Theatre Royal to see Spirit of the Dance, a cross-cultural burlesque with a strong Celtic twist. It may be an international smash,... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION