John Dickson

I'm John Dickson I've been writing for about 6 years when I was encouraged to join Strathkelvin Writers' Group by the late Margaret Thomson Davies. I decided to write down the stories I've told over the years of daft or exciting episodes in my now longish life. David McVey suggested I send a couple into the Scots Magazine. The first story I submitted was accepted within 2 days! I was so chuffed! A humourous drama about a camping trip in my teens in the Campsie Fells in the sixties. It was their lead story a couple of months later. The Scots Magazine went on to publish a number of stories. The then editor, Phil Smith, encouraged me to write a book about my exploits, which I've now completed. 'Hopes and Dreams and Buster too' was published by Creativia/Next Chapter in 2019. It's been doing quite well and I've had some very complimentary reviews. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hopes-Dreams-Buster-John-Dickson/dp/1091623740/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1570984055&sr=8-1 I've also recently had a some quirky travel articles published in the Herald Scotland Saturday Magazine. I live with my wife Mary and we're now retired from our last business, a post office and card & gift shop. Our son, Stephen is married and given us two smashing grandsons. While our daughter Kathleen just recently moved into her first flat turning us into empty nesters.