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Read the blogs, latest news of Kenneth Paul Stephen the author of the Forgotten Scotland Mini-reads series.

Listen. I can absolutely promise there will be seals. I can also promise one will look like the late Freddie Mercury.

A big ta goes out to all of you out there who have made this week the best so far for downloads of ‘Sheep and Other Stories’.

Probably to the embarrassment of everyone who knows me, I have had a bit of publicity recently in some local press.

I missed the opening Ceremony of the Commonwealth Games. I have this habit of being out of the country when major celebrations of nationhood crank up.

Today, I got the sweats. It wasn't particularly hot. Those calendar sweats. Those ones when you realise you've only actually got 3 weeks to complete a major project.

Today of all days, September 19th 2014, may be - for diverse reasons- a good day to talk about pubs. Many people, for different reasons…

Some people, quite rightly, have pointed out the fact they don't have a Kindle and, therefore, couldn't read 'Sheep and Other Stories', even if they wanted to.

I am delighted to announce that Book 2 in the Forgotten Scotland Mini-reads series, ‘My Life Through Colin and other stories’ is now available on Amazon, priced 81p.

I attended a launch party, but don't know if I did. The whole party thing is getting a bit confusing.

John Donne was right: No man is an island. We are wrongly shaped for a start, though, if we were, I'd probably get Unst while everyone else grabbed a share of Jersey.

With Christmas a day away, I’d like to pass on a sincere thanks to everyone who has patiently put up with my nonsensical stream-of-consciousness.

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I will be talking about my ‘growing up in Angus’ influences in ‘Sheep and other Stories’

Today, in the Courier, I was described as a 'grown up author' which is probably about the first time anyone has referred to me as grown up.

Please forgive me. I am not good at keeping promises. I am not, like, a liar, as such, it’s just that I get distracted and then there is a sort of …shuffling.

Well, here it is. At long last, the first Forgotten Scotland mini-read entitled, 'Sheep and Other Stories'.

The Ryder Cup made me do 2 things... 1/ Today, it made me spend the morning with my children doing impressions of lemurs and an ostrich at Camperdown Zoo.

It always happens and I shouldn't do it. No way. From time to time, I do, and I always feel alarmed. Bad mistake! Error, repeat.

Who’s for a proposal to amend a popular saying? Time flies when you are having fun.

I am delighted to announce that, thanks to the creative design skills of Brian Copeland of Graphic Clinic, 'Sheep and Other Stories'

After a few weeks of 'faffing' in the way only I can faff, the first Forgotten Scotland Mini-read is nearly there.

Christmas approaches and 2014 is drawing its last. Judging by some of the illnesses kicking round my house, it will wheeze and cough its way out.