2025
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Bothy culture
The first time I slept in a bothy, it was cold and wet and grim – a bog-soaked tangle by a woodless fireplace. Out of desperation, my friends and I burned a book, gasping for a flicker of heat. It disappeared far too soon. At night, the door bolt rattled like... Continue reading
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On a bike, in the clouds
I hoist myself up through the canopy, sun burning my neck – surely this can’t be October? Across the glen, Braeriach beckons cloudless, naked. But I’m many hours away for him, and in those hours everything could change. Continue reading
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Near to the wild heart
‘It doesna bother ye, living here?’ the gardener asks me one morning. I have to ask him if I've understood correctly. No, I answer, surprised. I love living here! Isn’t it ironic, how we always have the least appreciation for the place we’re from. You can live here all your... Continue reading
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Subterranean simulations
It’s not long until I leave the city again. GUPA (Glasgow’s caving club) is going on summer trip to Wales, and of course I cannot miss this. Not even if it means sitting in a car for 5 hours listening to Christian rock (courtesy of one Alex Parker). Alex himself... Continue reading
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My home for the next few months… Edinburgh
Today I write from a wooden windowsill that looks out over Fife and the sea. The next few months, this old house on the edge of Edinburgh will be my home. I came here to do research at the University of Edinburgh; I’ll be studying the discourse on transgender care... Continue reading
Locations
- Arran
- Inner Hebrides
- Outer Hebrides
- Cairngorms
- Central Lowlands
- Northwest Highlands
- Orkney
- Shetland
- Wales
- West Highlands
- Southern Uplands
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