Looking back on 2022
2022 has once again been a year like no other. There have been hardships. There have been great successes. It all boils down to the final chime of Hogmanay, and... Read More
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Wee Boab and the Glasgae Cat Café Emma Grae Guest Blog
Enjoy the following short story from Emma Grae, author of The Tongue She Speaks, as part of our Christmas guest blog celebrations! ____________________________ ‘Boab…’ says a voice. ‘Wee Boab…... Read More
Reminiscing on my first day Serafina Crolla Guest Blog
Why is it that you do not want to write a novel or poem when one is happy, always with a sad. You put pen to paper, and you surprise... Read More
It’s all coming back to me now… Roger Emmerson Guest Blog
On 12 September 2019 I thought I had sold my last painting – of the PV Waverley backing out from Millport pier in a late summer evening – and on... Read More
'The Framework of our lives' An Interview with Roger Emmerson
Join us and Roger Emmerson as we dive into all things surrounding architecture and his book Land of Stone: A Journey through Modern Architecture in Scotland. ____________________________ Today I'm... Read More
A December Day Barbara Henderson Guest Blog
It was the beginning of December 2021. The train rattled south towards my destination: Edinburgh. Excitement bubbled through me. After seemingly endless lockdowns and restrictions, I felt a giddy sense... Read More
' Christmas has always been about books' Archie Macpherson Guest Blog
Christmas has always been about books. Giving and receiving. I recall the Christmas morning I first set eyes on Treasure Island. I think by New Year’s Day I had read... Read More
A Year of Reflections from a Bibliophile Mary W. Craig Guest Blog
Christmas is coming and my bookshelf is getting fat. My last New Year's Resolution to buy fewer books only lasted until the 3rd of January. In February, I received a thank-you... Read More
The Guid Auld Days Emma Grae Guest Blog
Ah’m the first tae admit ah miss the noughties, the guid auld days. Ah live in an auld hoose, built in the nineties, and its reid bricks and Scream... Read More