March 22, 2019June 14, 2021Cairngorms, Creative Writing Classes, Poetry

The Cairngorms Lyric is Born

Atop the cnoc, the moon is new
And scooping swifts adorn
The inky blue.

Catriona

March 15, 2019March 15, 2019Books, On Writing

Well Met at The London Book Fair

Speed dating has never appealed to me and my early launch into […]

March 8, 2019March 9, 2019Cairngorms, Creative Writing Classes, Novels, On Writing, Pilgrimage

Destination Unknown

Driving to the first workshop of the year-long Shared Stories: A Year […]

March 1, 2019February 28, 2019Cairngorms, Scotland

Doggy Don’t

This week’s post is not pretty. It doesn’t feature wildlife guides, dignified […]

February 22, 2019February 21, 2019Cairngorms, Pilgrimage, Scotland

Wonder

“Can I throw her stick?” cries my godson J, careering down the […]

February 14, 2019February 14, 2019Cairngorms, India, Land Reform, Scotland

Goldenacre

The view from Goldenacre looks out across Loch Insh to the Feshie […]

February 8, 2019February 8, 2019Cairngorms, Pilgrimage, Wildlife

The Guide

“I don’t believe it!” Duncan cries, peering through his binoculars (or ‘bins’, […]

February 1, 2019February 7, 2019Cairngorms, Pilgrimage

Shared Stories: A Year in the Cairngorms

Here is an invitation: come with me on a journey into the […]