Chapel of the Swans
On a knoll at the northern end of Loch Insh in Badenoch stands a beautiful little white church with a long history […]
Naming The Equinox Moon
That Saturday was a night of strange conjuctions in the celestial realm. The Friday before had been the full moon and the […]
Ice and Running Water
When the author Nan Shepherd was walking the Cairngorms in the 1940s, she once dedicated an entire day to studying the ice […]
Winter Solstice Canoe
It was just before the winter solstice. The day had flung its arms wide for the short hours of light, throwing glitter […]
Following Nan Shepherd up Creag Dhubh
Creag Dhubh is the first hill Scottish writer Nan Shepherd climbed on her journey into the Cairngorms, described in her book The […]
Immaculate – The Birthing of a Radio Play
When Lily, a young girl from a troubled background, becomes pregnant, she insists she is still a virgin. A host of professionals […]
The Storylands Sessions
Setting up a new event is like taking a running jump off a pier. You don’t know if the water’s going to […]
On the Trail of the Highland Shepherd
We found the abandoned lamb at the edge of a field, bleating plaintively as it trotted towards us on wobbly legs, its […]
Of Reindeer and Rams Horns
Setting off for an overnight climb and camp in the Cairngorms, our mountain guide friend, John, tucked a shepherd’s crook down the […]
Stone and Sky on Angel’s Peak
On this night, eight years ago, I started writing my novel, Of Stone and Sky. It was the summer solstice here in […]