Still January, still here.

COUNTRY DIARY – 15th Jan KIRKWALL, Orkney, Scotland, UK The temperature has risen, although hat, gloves and ‘heavy’ coat are still needed for my morning walk. Stones and mortar are scattered on the pavement, chipped away by ice and wind, and crows are squabbling around a high nest in the sycamore trees of the Earls […]

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Interview – Orkney&Outwith

 ‘Orkney and Outwith: The Night Watchers & Other Stories’ published by Orkneyology Press Questions from Fiona Grahame – The Orkney News Congratulations on the publication of the set of short stories,  ‘Orkney and Outwith: The Night Watchers & Other Stories’. Can you give our readers a brief idea of what the stories are about without […]

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New Spaces

The Blide Trust door is open when I arrive for the first creative session. The door is permanently and deliberately ajar, there is no boundary, no burden of pushing to open a way inside. It is a simple, single step. As simple, and as complex, as putting one word next to another. This evening, reading […]

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Orkney Gold

Orkney Gold It has been a golden week on Orkney. The sky has been blue and the sun unveiled. The Orkney 2025 Island Games are now complete: the races and swims, the after party and the journey home. Any athletes who remain will be refreshed by the soft rain that now falls from a mild [...]Read more of Orkney Gold...

Island Voices Celebration

Copies of Island Voices have now arrived back in Orkney. Unpacked quickly they were rapidly distributed into Orkney 2025 Island Games volunteer bags and have begun to be distributed through the community. I have already had a number of folk asking how they get a copy. However, the books are not for sale. They are a [...]Read more of Island Voices Celebration...
Gabrielle Barnby