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.
Shore
My latest collection, January to March 2026. Built out of real days, hard weather, music, and the need to make something real.
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.
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Latest Blog Posts
Mission: Don’t Die
Plant my feet and stand up.Full height.No apology. Blood, oxygen, life.My life. Keep moving. Hand across the scar.It’s part of me.Like Ayrshire rain or the waves at the shore. The words.The work. One day I’ll be gone,but not today,not today. You’ll have to drag me,off this fucking planet,out of this life.It’s mine. (c) Paul Andrew…
Deathbed Blues
I’ll be lying in a hospital bed looking at my toes at the far end. My wife, the kids around me. Maybe old Mike from next door. Looks like he’s going to win the dead pool after all. A nurse I don’t know. Or no one at all. Who wants to die in a hospital
Slate
Summer He stood out in the street, the first light of a summer morning sneaking through. 5am. He had met Jane when he came back to town. She was working at the charity bookshop across town when he had gone in for a browse. He didn’t think he would get recognised back home but she…
Music Playlist — have a listen to some of my songs here
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