1 year ago
Feature Article for The Scotsman May 28th 2024
I wrote this feature article for The Scotsman, who kindly published it on the Publication Day of my first novel: The Real Mackay, 28th May 2024.
Articles and other writing
Some articles I've published, plus short stories, poems, and anything I write that isn't a book!
1 year ago
A short story about the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for The Edinburgh Book Festival
ontheroad.edbookfest.co.uk/blog/words-from-the-wards
Our Brief Acquaintance
I must confess, little one, I was unaware of you until after you exploded and nearly took me with you to Kingdom Come. Not that we didn’t want a third child – we did. We’d even begun letting nature take its course with you i...
2 years ago
WHO WAS THE REAL MACKAY?
Seven years ago I came across a scrap of paper among my mother’s family tree research which sparked my curiosity. Apparently we had a Mackay ancestor who was not only a comedian and friend of Walter Scott but also the origin of the well-known phrase The Real Mackay. I wanted to know more and soon di...