Issue 61.2 features “An Unobtrusive Bird,” an essay about birds and grief and my mum.
Art!
Original paintings, altered art, prints, block prints, plates, t-shirts and tote bags available on Instagram.com/ShoutyBirds. I have a few openings for commissions/ custom orders – if you want a hand-painted squirrel/ chicken/ cat/ octopus/ other creature-clutching foodstuff on a plate or a clutch of large, displeased chickens (or other such malcontent) added to a thrift store painting, family photograph or picture of your home/hometown, let me know! They’re the perfect birthday/anniversary gifts!
Some food writing on Insider.com
I’m a Scottish chef and food writer. Here are 10 American Dishes that don’t make sense to me on Insider Food(read online)
I ate all the American items in Sainsbury’s supermarket, so you don’t have to on Insider Food (read online)
The 10 Scottish dishes everyone should try on Insider Food(read online)
Boxty, a recipe for my favourite way to eat potatoes for breakfast, on Insider Food(read online)
A few recent pieces on The Memoirist!
Nice One, Hen
When I was 18, I got a job in a fish and chip shop in Dumbarton, just north of Glasgow, on the edge of the Scottish Highlands. This was a mistake. Dumbarton has a picturesque ruined castle and views of 3196-foot-high Ben Lomond and the River Clyde. I did not see any of these things. I did see a lot of lard. The Memoirist(read online)
The Hebrides Do Not Make Me Think of Leeks
The Hebrides do not make me think of leeks: they make me think of tiny, demonic ponies. The Memoirist(read online)
The Parish Talent Show
Hair spray and hi-jinx in St Peter’s Parish Hall on The Memoirist(read online)
Fish, Fins and Forbidden Food
A travel writer with food allergies navigates Japan on The Memoirist (read online)
A Pie of Maïs
There’s a surprise on the menu in Santiago, Chile on The Memoirist(read online)
Humour on The Easiest Tiger!
Two weird wee things on The Easiest Tiger!
On The One-Week Anniversary Of My Lifetime Ban From The Town Library, I Present Seven New Artworks.
Speaking Volumes Part Deux. This installation boldly wrestles with the questions: What do seven shattered screens hot-glued to the roof of a rabbit hutch say to you? About you? Read the piece here…
My Band Has Shows Again And You Will Be There
Lockdown is over! Now a new level of horror awaits: Haunch of Christ plays live again. Read the piece here…
Humour on Points in Case!
Are you a cat person? A dog person? Or a wildebeest person? A quiz I wrote in/on Points in Case! Read the piece here…
Short fiction in Cagibi!
I wrote a weird wee story that found a home in Issue 13 of Cagibi. It’s called “The Mouse Races” and it’s about an Irish immigrant, a nanny, who realises the American family she works for has outgrown her. Oh, and it’s set in an insect-themed carnival. https://cagibilit.com/the-mouse-races/
