Published in The Authentic Eclectic·1 day agoMember-onlyMy Love For Glasgow Is BittersweetWhen I moved to Pollokshields, I didn’t know anyone in the area. I knew it was a very Muslim area and had no pubs, which suited me fine. I felt safe. There was a lot of rubbish in the streets, but this was mostly from passers through. The neighbourhood was…Glasgow3 min read
Published in The Authentic Eclectic·Aug 8Member-onlyTurn The Fucking Lights Off NowMy kids do not grasp how much the electric and gas bill costs. We have explained it every single day since they came back from a summer break. And still they leave lights on like it doesn’t cost me almost £0.17 …Energy5 min read
Published in The Authentic Eclectic·Aug 4Member-only“Fuck Me Or I’m Going To Do The Dishes”I was rudely awakened by his snoring for the second time in the night and I just gave up trying to sleep. “Fuck me, or I’m going to do the dishes.” I said into the darkness of our room. No movement. No sound. Drat. I went downstairs and did the…Theauthenticeclectic3 min read
Published in The Authentic Eclectic·Jun 30Member-onlyThe SongLooking back across the steppes, we saw the endless grass sea break upon the foothills of our homeland. The sun rose behind our mountains and sank at their feet each night. We had to flee when the priests raised themselves above our Mothers. We moved on into the sunset. Looking…Fiction8 min read
Published in The Authentic Eclectic·Jun 24Member-onlyThe Kind of Man We Need TodayIt was the beginning of the Dust Bowl Era. My Popsey was about 10 years old and lived with his Daddy the sheriff, and his brother on a small farm in Faunsdale, Alabama. …American South6 min read
Published in The Authentic Eclectic·Jun 21Member-onlyGeneral Strikes Coming SoonAs the first day of the UK Rail strike goes on, #generalstrike has begun trending on Twitter. The UK is growing weary of the Tory Party. Scotland wasted no time pursuing a new IndyRef23 campaign whilst a weakened Boris is bleeding in the water. The Irish are not happy…UK Politics3 min read
May 30Member-onlyFanny Trollope’s: A Spoiled Cunt’s ReviewRunning a restaurant — now that is show-biz at its highest form. Grinding work. Fanny Trollope’s is a small brasserie in Finneston, a very busy and hip part of the city of Glasgow. They have been there for like twenty years or something and I commend them on still delivering…Restaurant Review2 min read
May 18Member-onlyYou’re All So Damn SmartI get on here in the morning and you all blow me away. Every single day.1 min readRyanMcGuire on pixabay no copyrightYou’re All So Damn Smart----
May 17Member-onlyAddressing You From The DrinkA Faerie waylaid me on the way home from the pub. I was taken into the grasses and lost unto Mankind for what seemed a thousand year or more. When I came home it was still Tuesday. I rushed to youtube to make sure Waterloo Sunset had still been made…Writing2 min read
Published in The Authentic Eclectic·May 16Member-onlyShopping With Daughters Is Hard Work, Y’allWe took our two daughters out for a bit of shopping and ended up piercing their ears. It was that or agree to sitting in a movie theatre for two hours and I would rather eat groundchuck nuts than do that. We were out for a family day. I took…Parenting4 min read