Category Archives: 26

Wild things

Posted on October 1, 2020 by Jamie Jauncey

(Also available as a podcast here) Five months ago, at the end of April, I wrote here about my reactions to the early stages of Covid and lockdown. From where we are now, that time seems almost like an age … Continue reading →

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Five ferrets

Posted on May 11, 2018 by Jamie Jauncey

If I ever saw my grandfather in full naval fig, I don’t remember it. He had retired by the time I was old enough to know him and his admiral’s uniform, dripping in what he referred to as scrambled egg, … Continue reading →

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Shuffling in backwards

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Jamie Jauncey

Several years ago, 26, the writers’ collective I’ve often mentioned here, ran its first big public creative project. 26 Letters, as it was called – appropriately, since the title of the collective is a reference to the DNA of the … Continue reading →

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Making mischief

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Jamie Jauncey

Most people who provide some kind of creative service to the business world long for a client who will say yes to their more extravagant ideas. But such clients are extremely thin on the ground. General anxiety, paucity of imagination … Continue reading →

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Mating call

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Jamie Jauncey

Do these serendipitous moments happen more frequently as one gets older? Or is it simply that one becomes more alert to the possibility of connections as intimations of mortality start to bear in and one seeks a more secure anchorage … Continue reading →

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Mind the gaps

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Jamie Jauncey

Last Saturday I took part in the final event of the 26 Treasures Scotland project, chairing a panel discussion at the Winter Words book festival in the Pitlochry Festival Theatre. February 4 is a date which, since university days, I … Continue reading →

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Community spirit

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Jamie Jauncey

For me the year began properly on Monday night with the annual village dance. In the middle of Birnam is a large, ugly Victorian hotel with one marvellous, possibly unique, feature – a huge first-floor baronial hall. Here we gather … Continue reading →

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Choosing your bees

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Jamie Jauncey

We had our last Edinburgh International Book Festival board meeting of the year yesterday. It has been a fascinating year as world events swirl around us and we’ve found ourselves debating issues as diverse as whether to initiate a cultural … Continue reading →

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26 Treasures Unbound

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Jamie Jauncey

A little over a year ago I went to see Sandy Richardson, head of development at the National Museum of Scotland, to tell him about the 26 Treasures project and to ask if he might be interested in helping us … Continue reading →

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