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UnReidable Chapter 37 – September 2014: Edinburgh, Scotland
In September 2014, I was in Scotland as the country voted to decide whether it should be independent from the United Kingdom. It was an unforgettable, inspirational, and ultimately heartbreaking experience. I’ve written a lot in the past few years about my support for an independent Scotland, and how I reached that decision. It’s an […]
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UnReidable Chapter 36 – September 2005: Austin, Texas
I have to come realize that I have lived most of my life under the pressure of self-imposed deadlines. This writing project is a perfect example. I didn’t have to do this. But for some reason I set myself the ludicrous goal of writing a chapter a week for a year. I’ve enjoyed doing it, mostly, […]
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UnReidable Chapter 35 – September 2003: Austin, Texas
Very few people thought that it was a good idea for me to get married so young to my first real girlfriend, after we had only been together for 6 months. While ultimately they might have been proved right, I don’t regret it. It didn’t work out but I’m a better person for it, and […]
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UnReidable Chapter 34 – August 2015: Austin, Texas
Sometimes you just need to be yourself. You can’t be no one else. Like when you are flying faster than the speed of sound and you really want a gin and tonic. It was Liam Gallagher of Oasis who first said those poetic words, or words to that effect, and I never really understood them, […]
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UnReidable Chapter 33 – August 1995: Austin, Texas
The screenplay I wrote in Australia essentially starts in August 1995 when I first arrived in Austin. It is based on the tumultuous year I had while studying abroad in Austin, and it’s mostly true. So I’m going to use some of that screenplay to tell the story of that period. Reading the screenplay this week for the […]
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UnReidable Chapter 32 – August 1998: Melbourne, Australia
So it’s March 1998, and I’ve just moved to the other side of the world to be alone for a year. To allow myself to feel what I needed to feel, and to write, free from any distractions. I’ve found a room in a house at 34 Story Street in Melbourne, Australia, and I’ve decided […]
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UnReidable Chapter 31 – August 2013: Glasgow, Scotland
I get asked a lot if I miss Scotland. I do, but in this modern world, I can video chat with friends and family, I can easily find Irn Bru and decent crisps, and I can watch the same TV channels as people in Scotland. So it’s not too bad. But there are some things […]
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UnReidable Chapter 30 – August 2008: New York, New York
New York City has its own rhythm. It’s faster, louder, and more intense than anywhere I’ve ever been. It takes a while, but you adapt. You do what you have to do to survive. And then sometimes, it can actually be an incredible place to live. By the summer of 2008, I’d been living in NYC […]
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UnReidable Chapter 29 – July 1997: Dordogne, France
The long summer of 1997 should have been some of the best days of my life. I’d just finished my law school final exams, I went on a two-week road trip to the Channel Islands and France with some of my best friends, and then we had nightly graduation parties in Edinburgh for a week. […]