Writer, Filmmaker, Mother, Grandmother
On autumnal days, the sun folds into itself. Its exit leaves me wondering if I’m a stranger in my home. In a single turn of my wrist, I shift from shielding my eyes from the intense glare flooding the window, to turning on the lamp. It tuts at being forced into work so early in… Continue reading Notes of an ordinary life
Delighted to say my prizewinning story Keel is now available to read online in issue 38 of Impspired Magazine. The physical book version of the collection of wonderful stories and poetry will be published in January 2027. There's some lovely work in the issue so grab and cuppa, shut off the world (although to be… Continue reading Time for a story
An announcement below about a brilliant book I am honoured to be writing for Glasgow City FC! Watching Women Win - The Story of the Women who Built Scotland’s Most Successful Football Club, is supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. It is the story of two incredible women who have consistently broken down gender… Continue reading Watching Women Win!
Thank you so much to the legend that is Archie Macpherson for making my job at Tidelines Book Festival easy and enjoyable last night. Archie captivated the audience with his erudite, poignant and incredibly funny and emotional stories, and we even ran over time a little as it was just too good to stop (with… Continue reading In conversation with the voice of Scottish football
I'm chuffed to have an essay included in Issue 41 of Nutmeg, the brilliant quarterly magazine about Scottish football. My piece, entitled, And if you know the history... draws on research I undertook with women Celtic supporters and asks why so few women write about the history of the football club they love. The respondents… Continue reading Nutmeg Magazine
I'm delighted to say that my short story Keel, an abridged narrative drawn from my as yet unpublished novel of the same name, has been announced as the trophy winner of the Impsired Soundwaves writing competition. The story is about female friendship and male coercive control and I will be performing it at a showcase… Continue reading Short story winner!
Archie Macpherson is one the most considered people I have been fortunate enough to meet in football, so it is an absolute pleasure to be chairing his event at the Tidelines Book Festival on the 24th of September. One of our most cherished sports broadcasters, Archie has spent time with the greats of sport at… Continue reading The voice of Scottish football
The Scotland Now! Phone Portrait Awards 2026 photography competition, run by Scottish Arts Trust, has recently announced its shortlist. The shortlisted entries will be part of an exhibition at the Scottish National Gallery - Portrait in the flesh. The exhibition opens on Saturday 28 November and runs to Sunday 11 April. And... an image I… Continue reading Scottish Portrait Awards…
I successfully managed to find a host of reasons to celebrate my PhD journey - first draft, submission, Viva, qualification award....(and why not, it's important to mark each milestone!) but last week was the last one. The final hurrah. The graduation day at the University of Stirling. I actually wasn't sure I wanted to attend… Continue reading The final hurrah.
This is an article I wrote for the Sunday Post back in 2021. As Scotland men prepare to play their first match of the 2026 World Cup it is very relevant indeed! When I was growing up, Scotland was going to win the World Cup. Fact. Ally MacLeod told me. I had no reason not… Continue reading Another generation will have hope spring eternal, their faces uncharted by disaster
