Shaking
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Sometimes Jimmy would be in so bad a temper when he came home that Cathie and Jim had to run for their lives. The tramcars were off at that time of night, and they had to walk all they way down Anniesland Road. One night, it was dark cold and raining very heavily. They were also very frightened as there was no-one to be seen, except a strange looking person walking up and down the road. As they walked faster the stranger walked faster, as they slowed down, he would slow down. It was a relief when they reached Dumbarton Road with the bright lights from the traffic and occational shop. They hurried along the road to Granda's house. In the close and up the stairs to the first landing. Cathie knocked on Granda's door, she knocked again, still no answer. Jim battered on the door. This time, May came and opened the door and let them in. May knew right away what had happened. She knew Jimmy, and saw that wee Jim was in a terrible state. "I'll make you a cup of tea" she said to Cathie, "Get the wain (child) ready and into bed." Jim felt more contented and was soon fast asleep. "I'll have to go back up to the house and get some clothes when Jimmy's at work" Cathie told May. The next morning, being Sunday they got up had brakfast and then went to Mass.
After he got up Jimmy got rid of his hangover. Jimmy went down to see Cathie, he knew were she was, there was nowhere else, where she could go. "I'm sorry" he would say "very, very sorry, it wont happen again". Like lots of other wives Cathie had heard it all before. As usual, Cathie went back to give him another chance. Jim was not taken in, he knew that it would occur again.
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The SHAKING trilogy: part one SHAKING.
The younger members of the family were being re-housed in the peripheral housing scheme and life including Jim‘s with cerebral palsy.
Annie and Johnnie get re-housed in a five-apartment flat. They live through the Blitz. Cathie meets Jimmy and have a troubled sectarian marriage, experiences a difficult birth with Jim.
Jimmy is demobed after serving in the War. He gets a job as a slater and plasterer and gets "plastered" (drunk) quite often! He falls from roofs. Separations and reunions. They move to different homes in the city. They discover that Jim; their first child has cerebral palsy, because of the accident with the forceps at birth.
There are changes in the lives of the other members of Annie and Johnnie's family. Jim's school days cause trouble at home and school. He attends a school for handicapped. He then attends a school for "able-bodied" children. Life's difficulties increase with ridiculed and bullying He learns about sex He questions his faith.This affects his health and schooling -when he is there and not away receiving speech and physiotherapy
Jimmy goes out to the library goes missing. Eventually arriving in Hong Kong, Months later, he arrives home with serious problems. Trilogy 2 "HEAD-BOY" and 3 "STILL SHAKING"
About the Author
I was employed in mechanical engineering, and I am on the management committee of the housing association and served on sub-committees including finance, staffing and appeals. I was chairman of WestWorks Ltd. and Scotinch Services Ltd which I do voluntary to assist my community and create local employment. I attended a special school for handicapped children, and also clinics for physiotherapy. I worked at a publishers, then completed an engineering course at The National Spastics Society training centre, in completion of the course I was employed in commercial vehicle manufacturing for forty-two years. My interest are varied: local, national and international politics. Computing and video production, theatre, cinema, reading and writing. I have cerebral palsy and I am married for over thirty years with one daughter. I participated in a television programme produced in my home about tenement refurbishment, . and also featured an interview with me about my writing. I also appear on a DVD production for Community Scotland - Wider Action. My other writing pursuits are: JIMMY full-length comedy-drama screenplay A GOOD MOVE thirty minute comedy, HEATHER AND HAMISH short screenplay of children’s story - all are adaptations from my manuscript. Also “SHOULD WE STILL GO?” short play/screenplay to illustrate the diversity of my writing. My registered copyright and trademark at Companies House are: Jim Higgins all rights reserved; Higgiland Enterprises. I have suggestions/recommendation for commercial and enterprise in relation to my books an; screenplays, and MY SHAKING HANDS productions.Jim Higgins, Higgiland Enterprises