Category: Lockdown
Life in the Time of Coronavirus #18
Anne-Mary Paterson, a member of the Moniack Mhor Writers Group, launches her third non-fiction book, Lairds-in-Waiting: Highland Railway Private Stations and Waiting Rooms and the Families who Used Them
Life in the Time of Coronavirus #17
The Moniack Mhor Writers Group, led by author Cynthia Rogerson, continue to meet remotely during 2021 while COVID-19 restrictions are ongoing. Thanks to Ian Tallach for sharing this wonderful image of the Wolf Moon, taken through his telescope on 27 January 2021, which perfectly complements his poem ‘Over the Moon’.…
Life in the Time of Coronavirus #16
The Moniack Mhor Writers Group, led by author Cynthia Rogerson, still continue to meet remotely during 2021 while COVID-19 restrictions are ongoing. We are delighted to share these two poems by group member, Sheila Lockhart, who also provided the featured photograph. Things I didn’t know I loved after Nazim Hikmet…
WORDS ON WEDNESDAYS #2
Our young writers have been participating in online workshops #wordsonwednesdays during lockdown. We asked if they’d be happy for us to share some of their responses to tasks set by the workshop leaders. Here is the next in the series, by Gary MacLennan, inspired by exercises set by John Glenday.…
Words on Wednesdays #1
Our young writers have been participating in online workshops #wordsonwednesdays during lockdown. We asked if they’d be happy for us to share some of their responses to tasks set by the workshop leaders. Here is the first, by Mathew Anderson, inspired by exercises set by John Glenday. We hope you…
Life in the Time of Coronavirus #15
The Moniack Mhor Writers Group, led by Cynthia Rogerson, has been meeting remotely during the Lockdown. They have been writing pieces inspired by the situation. Today’s story is by Zoe Mackenzie. A World Apart Ella looked about her in wild-eyed confusion. People were wearing masks. She could not seem to…
Life in the Time of Coronavirus #14
The Moniack Mhor Writers Group, led by Cynthia Rogerson, has been meeting remotely during the Lockdown. They have been writing pieces inspired by the situation. Today’s words and photograph are by Sheila Lockhart. As the weeks have flowed by since lockdown started, my creativity has, alas, continued to stagnate. I…
Life in the Time of Coronavirus #13
The Moniack Mhor Writers Group, led by Cynthia Rogerson, has been meeting remotely during the Lockdown. They have been writing pieces inspired by the situation. Today’s is by Anne-Mary Paterson. Being on Tele in the Lockdown Of recent days, I have not done much work writing my book because of…
Life in the Time of Coronavirus #12
The Moniack Mhor Writers Group, led by Cynthia Rogerson, has been meeting remotely during the Lockdown. They have been writing pieces inspired by the situation. Today’s is by Graham Bullen. A Second Lockdown What if we murmurated, like swallows. Like circling the Ka’bah. But, like, every day. Just waiting for…
Life in the Time of Coronavirus #11
The Moniack Mhor Writers Group, led by Cynthia Rogerson, has been meeting remotely during the Lockdown. They have been writing pieces inspired by the situation. Today’s is by Karen Lean. Good Friday I managed to go into the Co- op tonight, for the first time in weeks. I’d driven by…