Behind the Words: Football Scarves and Richard Kimble
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This was my first ever published short story (I’d had many poems published before this, but never prose) and in many ways the thing that kicked it all off. I was taking Alan Spence’s writing class at Aberdeen University and he mentioned that this guy Adrian Searle was putting together a book of fiction themed around Scottish football and was looking for submissions. I went home and wrote this story loosely based on my own experience of my first ever game. I should stress, the kid isn’t me, the father isn’t my dad, I just drew on the details and impressions. The Richard Kimble part however is based on a story my dad told me about them announcing the end of
Behind the Words: Football Scarves and Richard Kimble
Behind the Words: Football Scarves and…
Behind the Words: Football Scarves and Richard Kimble
This was my first ever published short story (I’d had many poems published before this, but never prose) and in many ways the thing that kicked it all off. I was taking Alan Spence’s writing class at Aberdeen University and he mentioned that this guy Adrian Searle was putting together a book of fiction themed around Scottish football and was looking for submissions. I went home and wrote this story loosely based on my own experience of my first ever game. I should stress, the kid isn’t me, the father isn’t my dad, I just drew on the details and impressions. The Richard Kimble part however is based on a story my dad told me about them announcing the end of