The Purple Diary
‘It’s my back, doctor,’ grunted the 68-year-old patient as he lay writhing in the high-dependency ward of Kilmarnock’s Crosshouse University […]
Summer In Scotland
How vividly I remember staring out of my front window on a dreich, howling-wet morning last November and wishing it
It’s Elementary
I remember when I reached my fiftieth birthday and thought I was getting old, I started reflecting on my life
A Fresh Start
Adam Sinclair could have wept with joy. He read the email for the fourth time that morning, the one that
The Mists of Time
I will never forget Friday the 14th of September, 1990. That was the day my life changed forever. It had
Oh, Flower of Scotland
You’ve got to hand it to the Tartan Army. After all, those poor buggers have been following the Scottish national
Eating My Own Words
Well folks, that was the cruise that was. And now my glass is not only half-full, but its contents are
Cruisin’ for a Bruisin’
‘You’ll love it, Ian’, Ali said to me with a big reassuring smile. ‘Just trust me.’ The same smile that
A Village Reawakened
The village of Kildonan has always been a veritable jewel in Arran’s crown. As our local councillor and long-time island
Naval Blockades Made Easy
As I sit here watching the price of petrol soar through the roof because of The Donald’s latest act of