I am Involved in Mankind.
I suspect I am not alone this week in sitting down, tapping away and somehow channelling frayed emotion into words. I had no intention of commenting on the result of the EU referendum. I had been tempted before the vote,…
Tag Truthful Tuesday
The Foot of the Bed: A True Ghost Story
It was a dark and stormy night. Actually, this is a lie. It was a clear, windy, and typically Northern-Scottish-Autumn night, with the moon and stars shining through the sloped window in my attic bedroom. I had no blind or…
My Greatest Enemy
For many years I have had but one great enemy, forever present, lurking in the shadows and whispering darkness. Impossible to shake off or lose, adept at finding me at my weakest and most vulnerable, possessing cunning and intelligence matching…
Years Left
I used to write for a website my sister built and curated, full of interesting and, at times, wildly different art (watch this space for further news on said sister’s projects). Once upon a time, whilst I still lived in…
Ninevah Must Fall, Jonah: On Fear of Success.
Recently I have been giving a lot of thought to fear. There are things in this life I am afraid of that, on the surface, make no sense. Fear is like this, it weaves and binds — insidious tendrils invade…
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…
Clothes Make the Man?
I recently had an odd experience whilst sorting through most of the clothing I’ve kept in storage these last few years. It was peculiar, melancholic,* unsettling and, occasionally, just downright weird. Each t-shirt, each pair of jeans, even underwear —…
Daith Comes In
As I mentioned in my last piece, I spent a couple of days in Auld Reekie on my way back to the far north. When I arrived there, at something past two on a Tuesday afternoon, carrying a pack weighing…
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…