Scottish writer and musician, writing stories and songs rooted in real life.
My work is about ordinary lives, memory, weather, work, love, survival, and the places that shape us. If you’re new here, Start Here is the best place to begin.
“Shore” is my latest collection, gathering work written between January and March 2026. Built out of real days, hard weather, music, and the need to make something real.
Latest Blog Posts
Sunday
The congregation filed out. Grey hairs and suits. Alex looked at the faces. Same faces every Sunday for fifty years. Look the same, but like they sat too near the fire and they melted just a little bit. A few faces missing. More than a few, but what can you do. That’s the way it…
Minor Key Life
I walked to the Post Box this morning.Someone had taped it closed.Is this a protest? Or just someone being a prick. I walked home. She asked “what you got against minor key songs?” Me? She started laughing. “You live a minor key life” “Thanks” The sunlight cut through the hall while the radio played.I was…
Three Cats
The rain cleared and the three cats lay sleeping in the sun. They had found some shelter behind the wall, away from the cool breeze blowing from the Atlantic. The boy sat amongst them and sneezed. The ginger cat lifted his head. Opened his eyes. And immediately went back to sleep. While the black cat…
Music Playlist – Have a listen to some of my songs here
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