Monthly Archives: March 2016

GUEST BLOG: SALLY LAUGHLIN

Posted on March 22, 2016 by malcolmarchibald

Hi Folks: I have never had a guest blogger before, so I thought I would start with a good one! For those of you who have not yet discovered her, Sally Laughlin is from the USA. Her last book Fly … Continue reading →

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First Windrush book

Posted on March 15, 2016 by malcolmarchibald

Hi everybody Well, that was a bit of a surprise. As of today, the first book in my proposed Jack Windrush series is out in Kindle format, with the hard copy coming in  a few weeks. I have planned this … Continue reading →

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Scots in Hawaii

Posted on March 9, 2016 by malcolmarchibald

The Scots have a reputation for poking around in every corner of the world. It is like a gift, or curse, this wanderlust. The first man to cross Australia south to north was Scottish, as was the first man known … Continue reading →

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On this week in Scottish history

Posted on March 1, 2016 by malcolmarchibald

01 March 1546, George Wishart, Scotland’s first martyr of the Reformation strangled and burned in front of St Andrews Castle. Wishart was the son of an Angus laird and was sometime a teacher in Montrose. He had spent some time … Continue reading →

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