Cupid's a Psycho
Cupid's a Psycho
Cupid's a Psycho is a young adult novel, also intended for any who remember what it was to be a very young adult experiencing the intensity of friendships, sexual awakenings and the joy of new found intimacy, independence and individuality.
When I was ages with the characters, the Scottish Parliament was new, as was peace in Northern Ireland. The World Trade Centre was still standing. Stepping out into the world of today, is a lot harder in a competitive, ecologically damaged world. I understand and respect that, but still have a lot of faith in the wisdom of young people to navigate it.
“I’ve a lot more than a speck of faith. More like a…”
“A spoonful?” Blithe volunteered.
“A bag. A big bag.”
The Story
Why would a young girl share footage of a break-up? Humiliating, personal footage.
If that footage was of your best friend, would you help that girl? Could you trust such a person? Would it be awful to support such a person...even kiss, such a person?
And could your friend ever forgive you if you did?
Glasgow
A city whose character in literature is often clouded under concrete skies, drug addiction and domestic abuse. There is darkness it's true but a great deal of light that gets in, in such a wonderful, diverse city.
I did not escape Glasgow, my circumstances took me away for a very long time and I missed it. Consequently I may have a rose-tinted view, but I feel it's high time someone did.
The name
A play on Cupid and Psyche, a tale from Ovid's Metamorphoses. I could lie, and say that was my intention early on but I saw a portrait of Cupid and Psyche in a gallery in Manchester and for a second simply misread it. I thought of the language of teenagers, the tendency towards hyperbole. "She's pure psycho by the way."