King Brude’s Treasure
An introduction to the first in a series of young adult novels written by a friend, and which I’m delighted to have helped bring to publication.
An introduction to the first in a series of young adult novels written by a friend, and which I’m delighted to have helped bring to publication.
A review of the haunting dystopian novel Last Ones Left Alive by Sarah Davis-Goff.
As we hurtle towards Brexit, here’s my take on what the Scottish Government should have been doing since the referendum.
A review of the wonderful travelogue “All Strangers are Kin: Adventures in Arabic and the Arab World” by Zora O’Neill.
One of my photos from Stroma has been used in a newspaper’s Remembrance Sunday article about the island’s war dead.
The second independence referendum looks like it’s happening, so here’s what I think the Yes campaign should look like.
A thoroughly depressing post on why Brexit needs to be stopped and why it won’t be.
The idea of Scotland being independent is increasingly boring me. Here’s why that’s a good thing – and an opportunity.
Why I don’t care what currency an independent Scotland will use, why that’s OK, and why that demonstrates a wider point about independence.
In which I offer five reasons as to why Brexit tells us nothing about Scottish independence.
Do you think that Brexit is a cautionary tale for trying to make Scottish independence? Not surprisingly, I disagree. Here’s why.
An excruciatingly detailed walk-through of my imagined fantasy tram network for Inverness.
The final piece of my 2017 reading project jigsaw – part 2 of my review of Black Lamb and Grey Falcon.
How an obscure party political broadcast from twenty years ago is a chilling prophesy of today’s ugly Brexit-era politics.
In the final post in a trilogy on Scottish politics, I imagine what the UK would have to look like for me to vote to remain in it.
In the second of a three-part blog post series, I imagine a “blue skies thinking” political game called “Make The Best of It”. Fancy trying it out?
In the first in a trio of posts on Scottish politics, I imagine playing a game called The Awful-Brilliant Game with Richard Leonard, the Scottish Labour leader. You can play too.
A review of the beautiful and thought-provoking film Leave No Trace, which I saw at the cinema recently.
An account of a more than twenty mile walk from Inverness to Drumnadrochit.
I recently had a photo published in a beautiful book called Underground Worlds: A Guide to Spectacular Subterranean Places, by David Farley. Here’s a little bit about it.
Seven things I have learned having completed my 2017 Reading Female Travel Writers project.
The review of my final title from my Reading Female Travel Writers project: Nan Shepherd’s The Living Mountain.
Artikolo en Esperanto en Skotlando pri aventuro en Madrido. An article in Esperanto in Scotland about an adventure in Madrid.
My preview of the last book in my 2017 quest to read female travel writers: Nan Shepherd’s The Living Mountain.
My review of November’s Reading Female Travel Writers title, Looking for Transwonderland by Noo Saro-Wiwa.