Kirsten MacQuarrie
Oct 8, 20231 min read
Mothers by the Sea: a new short story
'...I wonder what he and the rest would have had me do different. How would a good mother react to seeing you upshore, exquisitely...
Kirsten MacQuarrie
Feb 10, 20231 min read
LGBTQ+ History Month at the Scottish Poetry Library
She was in love. There was no turning back. She took her letters to the library and read them in between her book, so that she could read...
Kirsten MacQuarrie
Jul 3, 20203 min read
Summer Stories: Poetry Slams and Publishing Tales
Hi everyone - what a strange season this has been! I hope that you and yours have been able to stay safe during these challenging times,...
Kirsten MacQuarrie
Jan 21, 20201 min read
Koala
Koala Black smoke chokes me, grey fur singed. Small paws smouldering; wide eyes sting. Our homes in cinders, charred debris. New infants...
Kirsten MacQuarrie
Nov 17, 20193 min read
Creative Chocolate and other stories!
Hello everyone and happy autumn! A short and (literally) sweet blog this time ... Fortnum & Mason recently put out a call for short...
Kirsten MacQuarrie
Sep 1, 20193 min read
Daffodils so beautiful...
Greetings, everyone, from Glasgow and Grasmere! I hope you enjoy my latest vlog, in which I travel for the first time to the beautiful...
Kirsten MacQuarrie
Jun 30, 20193 min read
Ellen and Arbor: the big book blog!
Hi everyone! I hope the sun is shining wherever you are (but not too hard - if you’re anything like Miss Gypsy, you won’t want to walk...
Kirsten MacQuarrie
May 8, 20192 min read
A New Season (and a New Chapter)!
May the force be with you, Gallerina Gang! I'm starting this month with a vlog that technically doesn't have anything to do with my...