I write stories from Kilmarnock about working lives, pubs, music, football, the days that go wrong, and the ones that don’t.
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THE NEW COLLECTION
Death
Yeah, I know. Who calls their collection Death? There’s life, love, humour and passion in it too, and some of my favourite writing, including Ten Pounds.
A RECENT COLLECTION
Shore
January to March 2026. Hard weather, music, and the need to make something real.
Burn
A man at rock bottom, a guitar, and the fight back up.
Latest writing
Shakespeare
I’m sitting there, sipping a coffee, checking the weather for the day ahead. Within an hour I’ll be out of here and deep into the…
This Will Do
You wake up in the morning. It’s freezing outside the duvet. There’s frost on the window, even though you’ve got double glazing. Fat lot of…
Broken Strings
Stevie counts it off. Drum sticks. Holding them above his head for the full effect. And we hit the riff. Just like we rehearsed it.…
Music
Twenty years of songs before the prose. Have a listen.
