Listen here It was so good talking with Kate Molleson and Amanda Thomson about Nan Shepherd, the Cairngorms and how we belong in …
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Posted on 11th May, 2022
Chapel of the Swans
On a knoll at the northern end of Loch Insh in Badenoch stands a beautiful little white church with a long history and several names. …
Posted on 29th March, 2022
Naming The Equinox Moon
That Saturday was a night of strange conjuctions in the celestial realm. The Friday before had been the full moon and the Sunday to follow …
Posted on 21st February, 2022
Ice and Running Water
When the author Nan Shepherd was walking the Cairngorms in the 1940s, she once dedicated an entire day to studying the ice patterns in the …
Posted on 24th January, 2022
Winter Solstice Canoe
It was just before the winter solstice. The day had flung its arms wide for the short hours of light, throwing glitter on every frosted …
Posted on 6th December, 2021
Following Nan Shepherd up Creag Dhubh
Creag Dhubh is the first hill Scottish writer Nan Shepherd climbed on her journey into the Cairngorms, described in her book The Living Mountain. It …
Posted on 2nd November, 2021
Immaculate – The Birthing of a Radio Play
When Lily, a young girl from a troubled background, becomes pregnant, she insists she is still a virgin. A host of professionals swing into action. …
Posted on 5th October, 2021
The Storylands Sessions
Setting up a new event is like taking a running jump off a pier. You don’t know if the water’s going to be freezing, or …
Posted on 21st June, 2021
Stone and Sky on Angel’s Peak
On this night, eight years ago, I started writing my novel, Of Stone and Sky. It was the summer solstice here in the Highlands of …