Miscellaneous

The Garden Room Sessions

The seasons have changed, summer into autumn, but today there is a reverse. A walk around the Peedie Sea and Kirkwall marina feels like St Tropez. Perhaps it is a slightly more down to earth, creels are stacked on the pier and bustling trades are fixing up buildings on Bridge Street. It is a day [...]Read more of The Garden Room Sessions...

The Last Stanza

Read all about The Last Stanza and my small part in some football, heritage and poetry magic: Feb 16th, Scottish Daily Mail  

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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...
Gabrielle Barnby