My New Year piece for the Guardian Country Diary captured a winter walk up Creag Dhubh – The Black Crag – above Newtonmore. You can …
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Posted on 26th October, 2022
Writing on Nature, Landscape and Place
This page lists journals and other publications that feature writing on nature, landscape, place and ecology, many of which are open to pitches and submissions. …
Posted on 15th August, 2022
In a New Light Music & Images
In a New Light is a tapestry of words, images and sound about the Cairngorms. The warp is Merryn’s book, The Hidden Fires: A Cairngorms …
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 27th April, 2022
Scots & Gaelic Words in Merryn’s Writing
Here’s a (growing) list of Scots and Gaelic words that appear in my writing and sometimes baffle folks from other parts. If you discover more …
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 17th February, 2022
A House Called Askival Reviews & Features
To see what others have said about A House Called Askival, follow the links below. If you’ve read it, please do add your own review …
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 …