Poetry is a bit like bread makingPoetry is a bit like bread making
It has a mystique surrounding it. It has a reputation for being ‘hard’. Think T S Elliot, maybe, or whoever it was you ‘hated’ at school, where poetry was often
Category: Writing
StorytellingStorytelling
I am privileged to know a lot of creative people: writers, artists, musicians and makers of all sorts. My belief is that we are fundamentally creative beings, and predominantly
A Day Out at the Edinburgh International Book FestivalA Day Out at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
The Edinburgh International Book Festival is a lively and eclectic mix of books and people. All sorts of people; all sorts of books. I was fortunate to be able to
Poetry instead of TeaPoetry instead of Tea
Today there was poetry in the afternoon, instead of tea. The instigator of the Poetry in Motion group, Clio Gray (author and library assistant at Tain library), read from Gerald
A Greater FearA Greater Fear
I fear Alzheimer’s more than cancer, or more accurately, any form of dementia: a disease that can rob me of my abilities and ultimately my mind itself – my life
Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam…Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam…
I would like to think that the 25 comments in my queue contain an element of interaction; that somewhere, if I look hard enough, there will be a word of
“Born to Sing: No Plan B”“Born to Sing: No Plan B”
I’m a life-long Van – ‘The Man’ – Morrison fan, and his current album, due for release on October 1st, doesn’t look like changing that, with its classy mix
A Writing LifeA Writing Life
I’ve been meaning to write something about writing for a long time, but every time I start I’m crippled by gnawing self-doubt: what do I have to say about writing?
Murder on the RiseMurder on the Rise
I’m not talking about the latest crime statistics here. I’m talking the writing genre that is crime fiction. Whether it’s ‘Nordic Noir’ or home-grown crime thrillers, there has been a
Time and Tide..Time and Tide..
It may have escaped your notice, but it has not escaped mine: my blog has been silent for months, many of them! It’s not for want of things to say