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29d

I am contractually obliged to post a nice jumpy dolphin picture for #WorldOceanDay 😀🐬 #nature #ocean #dolphins #wildlife #Scotland

Three Bottlenose dolphins bouncing around in blue sea with woodland landscape in the distance - Inner Moray Firth, Scotland

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27d

Lavender Menace: Queer Bookselling in Edinburgh
19 July, City Art Centre, Edinburgh. Free, ticketed

This talk explores the history of queer bookselling in Edinburgh, from the early bookstalls to the opening of Lavender Menace and West & Wilde to the resurgence of independent bookshops.

https://www.edinburghmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/lavender-menace-queer-bookselling-edinburgh

#Scottish #Scotland #LGBTQ #queer #bookselling #Edinburgh

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39d

Gaelic in Scotland, Gaelic in Canada: Challenges, Prospects, Connections
26 June
free online

Many Scots are not aware of how widely spoken Gaelic once was in Scotland, & most Canadians don’t know that at the time of Confederation, Gaelic was likely the third most widely-spoken language in Canada.

Prof Robert Dunbar will explore efforts by activists, communities & governments to support the language & its speakers in both countries.

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/gaelic-in-scotland-gaelic-in-canada-challenges-prospects-connections-tickets-1237760387639

#Scotland #Canada #Gaelic #Gaidhlig

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27d

On Thursday 19th we will be celebrating the launch of Dark Crescent by #Edinburgh scribe @lyndseycroal , with tales inspired by #Scottish folklore, published by Luna Press
https://www.edinburghbookshop.com/events-1/lyndsey-croal-dark-crescent-book-launch

#books #livres #Edimbourg #Bruntsfield #LyndseyCroal #BookLaunch #BookEvent #AuthorEvent #DarkCrescent #Fantasy #Scotland #Ecosse #bookshops #librairies #bookstodon

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24d

Goonie: Poetry Extravaganza with Michael Mullen & Friends
20 June, Lighthouse Books, Edinburgh. £0–£10.99

Exploring queerness through fierce lyrical poetry & celebrating Scotland through vernacular vignettes, GOONIE is Michael Mullen’s debut collection

https://lighthousebookshop.com/events/goonie-poetry-extravaganza-with-michael-mullen-and-friends

#Scottish #literature #poetry #queer #queerness #Scotland #Scots #Scotslanguage

A bumfled rug, dark blue, with a red, yellow, pink, white and green floral pattern. Text:

poetry launch
michael mullen
+ fellow Edwin Morgan Award Winners
friday 20th june
indie bookshop week
poetry extravaganza

Next to the text is a cover image for GOONIE, by Michael Mullen. Looking down at a carpet of the same design, we can see a pair of feet wearing black men's shoes and dark trousers, and a single foot wearing a silver slipper-style woman's shoe and a bright red stocking.

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23d

Across The Bay

https://justin-farrimond.pixels.com/featured/across-the-bay-justin-farrimond.html

This stretch of water has a beautiful name, the Sound of Iona. A mile wide channel between the isles of Mull and Iona. Taken with a toy camera this shot has the look of a cheap 70's postcard. Splendid.

#PhotoOfTheDay #Photography #Art #Travel #InteriorDesign #ArtPrint #MediumFormat #BelieveInFilm #InnerHebrides #Scotland #FilmPhotography #Seascape

Colour photograph showing a stretch of water between two islands.

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18d

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds, & the Paranormal
Scotland’s Darkest Folklore

Currently available on BBC Sounds: exploring tales of selkies, kelpies, & the ancient figure of the Cailleach. Maddy & Anthony's guest today is Donald Smith, founding director of the Scottish Storytelling Centre, & a storyteller who has written & lectured widely on the folklore of Scotland.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0l2hncz

#Scottish #literature #folklore #supernatural #myth #paranormal #storytelling #Scotland