The Cask Child
I was recently in Edinburgh for a brief stop off on my way home to the North of Norths. My sister (who was also once my editor) lives there so I stayed with her and her lovely friend (who is now…
Love Hearts Poetry
At a hugely enjoyable wedding celebration I recently attended there was a well-stocked sweetie bar. I filled a bag (or two!) and enjoyed the second lot on the train northward. When I got home I had a few bits and…
Prepping vs Bushcraft
I will probably craft a number of these posts, not on this exact subject per se, but on the myriad of writing opportunities the wilderness and wilderness skills world offer me… I may even create a new category, makes sense. It…
Where the Archduke Got Shot
This was a piece I posted to tumblr some time earlier this year (January 2014 to be precise). That darling of the right, former Education Secretary Michael “Whatever! I do what I want! Oh dear I’ve been sacked” Gove had…
Stone Dragon
There are lonely glens in Scotland where the Stone Dragons sleep, awaiting their day, woodland growing above them, blanketed in scree and moss.
Carlessness
I recently created and posted a flickr album of photos I had snapped from the window of moving vehicles, be they trains or cars. I realised that by linking to the slide-show viewer directly, here, those who look at the…
Dual Purpose
This post is designed to serve a dual purpose. Firstly, it is a test post for me — I’ve been messing around with widgets and sidebars after a couple of issues developed. I am hopeful these are now solved and, in…
Liminality
I believe the edges of things are far more interesting than their faces. Give me an edge and I’m interested, a corner? Even more so. It is in these intersections where the magic happens, where boundaries are weakened and one…
A Sketchbook From the Past
Last week my sister bought a few boxes of books from a local auction. It was clear these were part of a house clearance, someone’s library broken up and placed in banana boxes to be thumbed over and bid upon.…
Foggy Fishing
I went fishing on Thursday, but had ne’er a nibble. I did see lots of wildlife though, and the haar was amazing. I’ve uploaded a new photo album to my flickr page, here, where the images are better quality —…