The invites are sent; the pages have been updated; Edinburgh thrums to the sound of roadworks; and it’s nearly time get going. The Festival and its Fringe are about to kick off, and I’m readying my little site for visitors. It’s a bit like when you throw a party in your house, it’s ten past eight and no one has actually turned up yet…

I hope you enjoy the content on this site. Don’t forget to come to the party, especially the release of a spoken word version of RLS’s Thrawn Janet at 00.00 BST on 17th August, and (if you’re near enough to Edinburgh) the Venus Carmichael gig on the 20th.