Muir of Dinnet Endurance Ride
Steam off a hot horse and a drying road. Heavy rain that dies away like a round of applause, leaving the air singing to a beat of...
Where the Wild Things Are
I know he will fear the terrible creatures, their teeth and claws. He is building the little boat that will take him there, and there is...
General Election 2017
I am so angry that ignorance and self-interest hold power. our Westminster half-government may get into bed with hateful homophobes....
Mrs Cargill
She asks me which branch of the Rural I belong to. I’m just the singer, I say. We share stories. Her husband died nineteen years ago....
Silence
The wind is booming in the chimney. The clock ticks. The house sighs and creaks. Silence is so precious to me. It’s a luxury, and...
Your problems are not mine – for my Airor Angels
The first time I heard it I recoiled. I thought it meant distance, but it doesn’t. It means just because I have hurts, I can still listen...
What I have achieved today.
Got up at six thirty. Fed and dressed the kids and myself. Full face of makeup. Drove little boy to school. Housework. Drafted...
June evening in the horses’ field
June evening in the horses’ field. A couple, no, a trinity of magpies. For joy. For a girl. A galaxy of buttercups, an anarchy of docks,...