Is it OK that all is so calm?
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Category: Writing
The man who made Caesarean section safe
For a small country, Scotland has produced more than its fair share of medical pioneers. My article on Murdoch Cameron was published earlier this month in the November/December issue…
Hypocrisy, addiction and excuses.
I hope it’s the thought that counts, because I’ve had so many ideas for blog posts since I last actually wrote one. I had my first experience with a fact…
So?
First week of term is over. For all my worries, my eldest has found his way home from secondary school, done his first piece of homework without fuss and not…
Season of sharpened pencils and mellow productivity
Decades after leaving school, September is still my favourite time of year. It means crisp air, clean skies, oversized uniform and the intention my homework will always be beautifully presented…
Beatrix Potter: sheep-farming scientist and author.
My article on Beatrix Potter’s Lake District is published today in Britain Magazine. Controlled by her mother, constricted by Victorian expectations of women, she worried she’d never find anything useful…
War-zone report from Bournemouth
I think I’m confusing feature-writing with reporting from a war-zone. The Friday before last, I had an hour before school pick-up. It’s a twenty minute journey from home to Central…
True Lies
My second article for Writing Magazine is published today in their August issue. ‘True Lies’ is about the difference between reality and realism. I rant about/ discuss equating misery with high art…
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