Mystery!

Added on 10 February 2018

Down by the shore on the croft, where the woods go right down to the sea, there is an old aspen tree with a hollow branch. It's an old favourite. Last weekend, on a whim, I peered into the hole. To my amazement, inside was a curled up butterfish. Who put it there? Will they come back and get it?...

Hibernation season

Added on 30 January 2018

No self-respecting bear would be showing its nose out of its den in weather like this – each day another gale blasts through. The inshore shipping forecast is for the sea state known as ‘high’ – beyond rough, beyond very rough, a high sea is an unthinkably dangerous place to ...

Writing History Fiction

Added on 27 January 2018

I will be leading a masterclass in writing historical fiction as part of the Aye Write festival this year, on Saturday 17 March, 12-1.30 at the Mitchell Library in Glasgow. All welcome! I'll also be reading from The Walrus Mutterer at the Ullapool Book Festival on Friday 11 May, at 11.30am, when...