In The Shadows

You always mocked them. The suited up men, in patent leather shoes with points like arrow heads. Their manicured hands … More

qmunicreate #06: Journeys

An anthology of creative writing from students at the University of Glasgow, in 5 parts under the theme of Journeys: … More

The blasting wind screams along the narrow street, engulfing me within its solemn immensity like a frosty cloak. Tickling sensations … More

At a book fair in a church on a square in Inveraray, I read a poem by Liz Lochhead. It’s … More

“Stop!” He sighs and brings the car to a stop for the third time in twenty minutes. There goes the … More

An anthology of creative writing from students at the University of Glasgow, in 5 parts under the theme of Silver Linings: … More

The jittering in Beth’s hands had returned. It was worse in the left than in the right: some quirk of … More

‘Malkie dared me,’ I say, like that explains everything.

This crumbling nakedness within the opaque lake, a hand reaches and washes away the aches. I smile and she receives … More

When I look at my eldest daughter, my second wife stares back at me. I see it now in my … More