How nature has colonised my notebooks as I’ve learnt more about the landscape and wildlife of the Cairngorms. A journey into observation.
Category: Writing
Posted on 26th April, 2021
The Ospreys are Back!
The ospreys are back! It’s that exciting time of year in the Cairngorms when some of our most iconic species return for their summer breeding …
Posted on 14th December, 2020
Broken Bread – The Story of a Story
The regulars were arriving for their slap-up Christmas dinner. Some faces glowing, others uncertain and sad. Damp coats steaming on the hooks above the radiator. …
Posted on 14th October, 2020
Two-Book Deal For Merryn Glover’s Cairngorms
Friends and faithful readers of Writing the Way, I cannot tell you how happy I am to share this news with you. Below is today’s …
Posted on 27th July, 2020
Coincidence in A House Called Askival
I have a bright red hand-written postcard on my desk. It reads: “Dear Merryn, How lovely to write, write, write! Everything is online at the …
Posted on 9th June, 2020
Stay at Home!
On May 1st I got this email: “I am putting together a collection of poems and short prose by children’s authors in Scotland for ebook …
Posted on 3rd October, 2019
National Poetry Day in the Cairngorms
Hooray! It’s National Poetry Day today! For my five years at Kingussie High School library, this was always one of the highlights of my year, …
Posted on 28th July, 2019
Angel’s Peak
At the start of this year, I decided to embrace my term as Writer in Residence for the Cairngorms National Park as a kind of …
Posted on 16th July, 2019
Pilgrim Loses the Way
Losing my wallet was the last straw. The final sign, if any were needed, that what I was really losing was my marbles. It was …