The Future is Incoming

It appears that, despite my best efforts, I cannot get into a good blogging habit at all. As I stated in my last piece, it’s not as if I haven’t been writing them — just not finishing and, sometimes, simply…

Proof of Life

I have fallen into bad ways. Oddly bad ways. Lately I’ve been blogging away merrily, knocking out drafts and edits aplenty but, for some weird reason, I have not actually managed to post them here. Instead they languish in “Unpublished…

Anger, Feeling a Little Helpless

If we did not look closely, we would be forgiven for thinking that this world is fuelled by anger, hate and rage. These are the things that garner column inches, headlines, ticker tape and Breaking News!, these outlets rarely seem to want…

Edinburgh, Spring, Paths, and Empathy

I am in Edinburgh for a day more before I retreat back into the north once again. One of the beautiful things about currently living at the top tip of Scotland is that spring is later there – the trees were only just…

May. It’s Busy.

This month, the month of May, is perhaps my favourite of the year. Although I wonder if this is partially because it was when I was born, it is certainly due to the promise of warmer days, the unfurling of leaves,…

On the Cusp of an USP? Niches and Me.

Find your niche, they say, then make it yours! (They often say this with an exclamation point!)!! (Deliberate over-punctuation there, sorry.) What’s your Unique Selling Point (USP)? (And, yes, I did put ‘an’ before USP in the title — I…

Difference is Good

I use Scrivener to keep much of my online presence in one place — all these blog posts are crafted here. In the binder, within the “Blog Ideas” folder, there are currently 76 different pieces in various stages of composition.…

Sunset, Being Under the Sun, and Stories

I had intended to have a much longer piece to share with you today. However, the weather has been glorious and I have, therefore, been out under the sun’s rays. Over the last couple of years I have not spent…

Winter Storm In Caithness

I shared a photo of this storm in a recent gallery post so thought I should share these videos I captured on the same day. They are not the best or most accomplished you’ll see (filmed in a storm, on a camera…