For cultural responses to light and dark, I recommend a listen to BBC Radio 4’s ‘Start the Week’ from 15th December. With poet Jean Sprackland.
BOOK EVENT: I’ll be talking about ‘Sea Marked’ (with photos) at the Wee Bookshop in Dollar, near Stirling, at 730pm on Wednesday 21st January. Details here.
WORKSHOP RETREAT: I’ll be leading a life writing/memoir retreat at the wonderful Garsdale Retreat 5th-10th October 2026. Places go fast!
Paper Boats – CLIMATE – ACTION – SCOTLAND – WRITING
There’s a lovely new edition of the creative writing magazine on the theme of ‘Nature’s Voice’ edited by Alex Nye and Ian Grosz.





