As we reach the longest night you might like to listen to my essay on sparkly quartz, broadcast on BBC Radio. Beginning with an archaeologically-inspired artistic project on a beach in North Uist, it moves to the slopes of Ben Lawers at midwinter where the luminous qualities of quartz may once have provided a light show of sorts. The essay is also collected with others on stones in this volume.
Take my tip, once you’ve listened, and on the shortest night, get yourself somewhere dark and rub together two pieces of quartz. Watch!
A 15-minute listen for the winter solstice
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