Thank you to everyone who joined last night, and to those who couldn't make it but have been following along.It was a rich gathering, and I loved the chance to spend an evening sharing story, the living tradition, and the question of mentorship. I fo...

A quick note ahead of Wednesday evening.Passing an Ember starts at 7.30pm. Register here if you haven't already: https://www.rekindlingthehearth.com/passing-an-emberI'll be opening the evening with the Makers of Dreams — a story from Skye, passe...

Dear It's high summer, the days stretch, nature flourishes and Scottish people turn from pale blue to bright red after one day of sunshine.In old times, rural folk would take their livestock up into the hills to access the high pasture, the lush gree...

The date is set.On Wednesday the 10th of June, 7.30pm, I'm hosting a free online evening: Passing an Ember- storytelling, apprenticeship and the living tradition.We'll gather on Zoom. I'll tell a story. Then we'll talk — about what real mentorsh...

Dear I've been thinking lately about the people who changed my telling.My former mentor David Campbell pulled me aside after a session in 2021 and in his usual expressive style, stated, "Something has changed — how wonderful."He had noticed something...