

Kirsten MacQuarrie
Jul 3, 20203 min read
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
Nov 17, 20193 min read
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, 20193 min read
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, 20195 min read
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...


Kirsten MacQuarrie
Jan 20, 20194 min read
That Love is all there is, Is all we know of Love
'That Love is all there is, Is all we know of Love; It is enough, the freight should be Proportioned to the groove.' Happy 2019, Glasgow...


Kirsten MacQuarrie
Dec 5, 20184 min read
Christmas Choices: My Literary Hall of Fame 2018!
Deck the halls ... can you believe that another year is drawing (literally drawing for me!) to a close? I've been delighted to see my...


Kirsten MacQuarrie
Jul 20, 20184 min read
Love, Actualized: Writing Wedding Poetry with Heart!
Love is in the air at Glasgow Gallerina this week ... on Saturday I’ll be heading off to the wedding of my cousin and one of my very best...


Kirsten MacQuarrie
Jun 15, 20184 min read
History Girls: Giving the Past a Presence in Fiction
'Well-behaved women rarely make history ...' having studied History in its various guises for a total of seven years at university (Art...