More good things bears do in the woods

Added on 08 April 2017

There are a couple of fascinating videos that I've been pointed to repeatedly over the past couple of weeks. The first one (here) is Suzanne Simard talking about trees communicating with each other. It's full of fascinating research about the ways that trees in a forest co-operate, passing c...

Preparing for bears

Added on 19 March 2017

Anyone who has read my novels (special offer here!) won’t be surprised that I’m in favour of the reintroduction of carnivores to Scotland. It’s an obvious solution to the problem we face of over-sized populations of deer. As usual I’m running a car with a massive dent in the...

28 Plays Later

Added on 04 March 2017

During the month of February I took part in a challenge called '28 Plays Later', which meant writing a play every day. It seemed a near-impossible task to begin with, but I hoped it would get my creative juices flowing, improve the fluence of my script-writing and allow me to experiment with...