Four Pine Trees
They had a certain calmness Those Scots pine trees That stood together On the edge of town Four […]
Category: Prose and Poems
Words, words and words.
Last Train?
A forsaken copy of the Racing Post brushed against his size 12 black brogue shoes as it made its way […]
Tea Time in Stewarton
My father sat there on ‘his chair’ next to the smouldering fire of ‘coal’ briquettes, his eyes fixed on the […]
Held Back – Chapter Four
Previous chapters here 4 It must have been about two o’clock in the morning when loud banging on the front […]
Held Back, Chapter 3
Chapters 1 and 2 here 3 Unfortunately, even school summer holidays must come to an end and as August drew […]
Held Back – Chapter Two
Chapter 1 here 2 I stuck the book token in my back pocket and sneaked out of the Assembly […]
Gruesome Goings-ons at Kirkdandy Fair
It had been one of the best days that they had ever had but it was about to end in […]
Erik’s Easter Escapade
I had looked forward to it all week and as the day approached I grew more and more excited. Whilst […]
Public Sector Pay Rises Would Improve All Our Lives
Public Sector pay rises would be good for us all. The pay cap imposed upon our public sector both North […]
Harry Bingo
My tribute to lifelong Partick Thistle supporter, Harry Calderhead, sung to the tune of Kris Kristofferson’s Johnny Lobo Born […]