touches

short pieces, sometimes written on a whim

A winter walk

A walk on the beach at Kinghorn has been long-promised. Waiting for some men to bring their kayak up the steps, the cadence of the waves on the shore makes itself known to…

30th December 2025

Motive

I sit back in the chair and pull the glasses from my face. The winter light is cooling. Something in it tells of what is coming in the year ahead, a reminder that entropy is…

30th December 2025