Compassion in Action

The campaign continues ...

Although a lot (and I mean a lot!) has happened since March, you might remember that earlier in the year I asked for your help to sign, s...

Summer Stories: Poetry Slams and Publishing Tales

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One Click to Save a Chick!

Something a little different for this month's blog ... Scotland's most vulnerable baby birds need your help! In January 2020, France anno...

Koala

Koala Black smoke chokes me, grey fur singed. Small paws smouldering; wide eyes sting. Our homes in cinders, charred debris. New infants ...

Daffodils so beautiful...

Greetings, everyone, from Glasgow and Grasmere! I hope you enjoy my latest vlog, in which I travel for the first time to the beautiful La...

Kiltwalk Kirsten!

Hi everyone, I’m a Gallerina full of gratitude today! Thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone who supported my Glasgow Kiltwalk...

Dear Edward, it's over: an open letter to British Vogue

Dear Edward, I respect you greatly, and I respect Vogue too. The magazine means a lot to me: in 2016 I was honoured to be one of nine wri...

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