Live Literature: Folklore of Kintyre 26 Feb, online – free @dougiestrang.bsky.social presents an evening of #folklore from Kintyre & wider Argyll, highlighting aspects of heritage that cannot be easily represented through physical objects alone www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/live-liter...

The paperback version of The Bone Cave comes out next spring and the good folk at Waterstones are offering a 25% discount on pre-orders this week only: www.waterstones.com/book/the-bon... You know you wanna...!

NEW: The Scottish community-owned island of Eigg has announced a boycott of Israel The island of 120 people has backed BDS and its sole shop will stop stocking goods from Israeli firms www.thenational.scot/news/2533509...

RIP Paul Durcan. Here's his fine poem:

New issue of Irish Pages - ‘Scotland’ - co-edited by @kathleenjamie.bsky.social & @dharmabam.bsky.social with poems selected by @niallpoetry.bsky.social 📚 "A decade after the Independence Referendum, this vital, expansive issue is a must-read" @irishpages.bsky.social irishpages.org/product/vol-...

A couple of hours to go; a chance to support independent Scottish journalism: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/backing-be...

Bella Caledonia is such an important part of the discourse in Scotland, esp amidst the blitz of lies that has infected social media. Generous, thrawn, pluralist, opinionated; all these things & more. A champion for new voices. Please support Bella's work here: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/backing-be...

Knock knock! Who's there? Æthelred. Æthelred who? Sorry, I wasn't prepared for the follow-up question!

A positive story to start the weekend www.heraldscotland.com/news/2489707...

Very pleased to be supporting this film. Who wants to help it over the line? www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/islandness...

The land-year all fresh and new-formed.

Just finished re-siting our lovely bothy on wheels. So glad it has found a new home and fine new owners. A life chapter closes as the year ends; who knows what this next year will bring!

Have Labour abolished the House of Lords yet? I'm sorry, they what? 30? Gosh, well there's a surprise.

Sunset diggering...

Phew! Glad to be here and not there.