Kirsten MacQuarrie
- Feb 10
- 1 min
LGBTQ+ History Month at the Scottish Poetry Library
She was in love. There was no turning back. She took her letters to the library and read them in between her book, so that she could read...
Kirsten MacQuarrie
- Jul 3, 2020
- 3 min
Summer Stories: Poetry Slams and Publishing Tales
Hi everyone - what a strange season this has been! I hope that you and yours have been able to stay safe during these challenging times,...
Kirsten MacQuarrie
- Feb 11, 2020
- 2 min
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...
Kirsten MacQuarrie
- Jan 21, 2020
- 1 min
Koala
Koala Black smoke chokes me, grey fur singed. Small paws smouldering; wide eyes sting. Our homes in cinders, charred debris. New infants...
Kirsten MacQuarrie
- Dec 22, 2019
- 1 min
'Hopes planted and grown ...' Poet's Corner with Glasgow Women's Library!
Hello everyone and happy Book Week Scotland! This annual occasion celebrates all of our country's literary loveliness and I was honoured...
Kirsten MacQuarrie
- Nov 17, 2019
- 3 min
Creative Chocolate and other stories!
Hello everyone and happy autumn! A short and (literally) sweet blog this time ... Fortnum & Mason recently put out a call for short...
Kirsten MacQuarrie
- Jun 30, 2019
- 3 min
Ellen and Arbor: the big book blog!
Hi everyone! I hope the sun is shining wherever you are (but not too hard - if you’re anything like Miss Gypsy, you won’t want to walk...
Kirsten MacQuarrie
- Jun 1, 2019
- 5 min
Gemini Gems! My Monthly Favourites for June
Hello there, my little Junebugs! Truth be told, I tried to begin this blog in May (and in April too!) I've been so busy polishing up the...