Scottish authors I love, not exhaustive, no particular order…
James Robertson Kevin MacNeil A.L Kennedy Kirstin Innes Muriel Spark Ali Smith Nan Shepherd Andrew Greig Iain Crichton-Smith Lewis...
My Ultimate Playlist
A playlist for a road trip through Aberlayne, Hardweird, Upper Langdykes and the wee brain they came from. Ain’t That Enough – Teenage...
CORRIE RUTHVEN sample
Corrie Ruthven is a bittersweet romantic comedy, a Scottish Bridget Jones, with brains. In the car, Ray scolds me for not answering my...
LIBRARY BOYS sample
The Library Boys is a sequel to English and History. For Chris and Ally, crises of identity and sexuality cause conflict and isolation....
ENGLISH AND HISTORY
English and History is a subversive romance, set in a Scottish town, two estranged friends, both English teachers, reconnect through...
Ghosts
For my Granny Keith I don’t believe in life after death, hauntings or voices from the grave. I think what we need from people we loved,...
Days That Change
Have you lost your mind? Where’s your sense of humour? My mind goes everywhere it can, it loves to travel. My sense of humour is not on...
Watching Glastonbury
I went to festivals when I was younger, bare faced, muddy and skint in charity shop velvet and cords. No subtlety in our taste for pretty...
I have been looked after
Politely turning down offers is not an option. I can’t look after the kids, I can’t do anything. My chest is rattling and my skin oozing...
Mum Flu
My body is fighting a virus. My joints ache, my head hurts. Through the night I couldn’t sleep for shivering, my teeth chattered, despite...