Scottish writer and musician, writing stories and songs rooted in real life.
Burn
A man at rock bottom, a guitar, and the fight back up.
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
May
A light bulb is burning out as the sun sets. Talking heads on the TV. Fuck off and give me peace. The window’s open but the air isn’t moving. The shadows stretching long across the floor. I can hear a train moving through the city, there and then gone. Who the fuck even watches TV…
Mobile Home
The summer nights get cold here. Seems counterintuitive, but that’s just how it is. I spent the last of my retirement money on this mobile home. We’ll just drive around, sleep where we stop. We’ve been bumping around inside it like two feral cats, and it’s turning into a blood sport. I drink straight from…
Out of Step
If you fall out of step with the world, it’s hard to get back in. You just see all the people walking by, so sure of themselves. They don’t see you. They’re not allowed to. It would break the certainty. If they do see you, they glance and look away. Best to stay in line.…
Music Playlist – Have a listen to some of my songs here
Paul Andrew Sneddon 