re:mote voices

the author formerly known as michael marshall smith - author michael marshall has just published his second novel the lonely dead, its available on special offer in the likes of tesco, an edition which includes his first novel straw men. to go with this he is doing a release tour of the uk, including the following night in glasgow:

Tuesday 18 May
6pm, Borders, Glasgow
98 Buchanan St.
Glasgow G1 3HA

-michael marshall is the more crime/thriller orientated name for michael marshall smith, who wrote the three novels: only forward, spares and one of us, along with the short story collection what you make it.

This Is Now - a new short story by michael included as part of a bbc sub-site dedicated to vampires. one of a number of contributed stories.

machinista - frustratingly i've just found out about this three day arts and technology festival that has been going on since thursday. not sure what a lot of it is, but it looks like it could have bene interesting - a mix of performances, screenings, talks, exhibitions, clubs and the like. the sunday event at the arches running from 4pm to midnight looks like something i could catch and might have something of interest. we shall see.