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As an Antoni & Alison T-shirt I once coveted said - The world is blue. I am orange.
The joy of small pleasures
It’s hard to human at the moment. Wearing a critical thinking hat while wading through the latest headlines is heavy work at the best of times, let alone during the unhinged first weeks of 2025.
What now?
Tonight I powered up my laptop for the first time in over a week. As it slowly churned to life, it took a moment to realise why the screen looked so strange. My browser is free of tabs. And there’s a lack of congruence, because my brain remains full of them.
Oranges and armchair travelling
On Monday I reached peak cold. Having missed the one day of sunshine afforded to Scotland this year (that’s a blatant lie but it feels true), I hit ‘book now’ on the cheap flights I’d been coveting.
Not every piece needs to be Pulitzer worthy
A reminder to anyone who needs it, myself included, writing for the sheer love of it is absolutely okay. As is writing to figure things out, to connect, to question, to explore.
Five ways to get out of a creative rut
We’re slowly emerging from what feels like the longest of winters here in Scotland, one characterised by too much rain and worldwide violence.
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