If hate were love, if love were hate, it could not make their tale untold... orders are now officially open for this brilliant rowan berry special edition of Remember the Rowan , coming to you courtesy of Red Squirrel Press! From an otter holt to a squirrel's drey, this exciting new chapter will see the story reach new readers across Scotland and beyond. Plus, typeset and designed by my own man of light (as Kathleen Raine would say) Gerry Cambridge, I can personally guaran

14th June 2025 marks what would have been Dr Kathleen Raine's 117th birthday and the first Raine Day for which my novel, Remember the...

‘Gavin has not married me in church with stained glass saints looking down in judgement and me wearing shop-bought jewellery that will...

While we wait for publication day, why not check out 'Wisdom of Words': my introduction to Kathleen Raine's poetry collections on what...

'Prick.' The small army of men gathered around us gasps. He simply stares. Vision blurred from their blows, still I sense a pallor...

'Traced on the wild that legendary land More ancient than song or story or carved stone My mother and her mother's mother knew: the green...

‘This is such a large part of the life of almost any woman that I venture to record it for those who do not know, not for those who do....

Dear Tosh, Please forgive the informality. I feel like I know you already. To grow up in Glasgow is to grow up with you, watching your rose