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Jan
19
Ancestor
From time to time on this, my first visit to Orkney, I am in touch with my Irish relatives, who
8 min read
Jan
12
Stromness or Hamnavoe
To the Vikings, the anchorage in front of the small Orkney port of Stromness was known as Hamnavoe, Old Norse
8 min read
Jan
10
How to Settle #1—Bruce Chatwin's Imaginary Desk
3 min read
Jan
05
Stopping God
It is so beautiful up here: it is a stopping place.
Sylvia Plath, Berck-Plage
Many years ago when I was
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Dec
29
Skara Brae
That day of the scuttle centenary, while they laid their waterproof wreaths and rang their bell, I had been up
12 min read
Dec
22
Scuttle
Just before noon on midsummer’s day, 1919, the interned battleships, cruisers, destroyers and torpedo boats of the German High
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Dec
15
Crossing I
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Dec
08
Stag
6 min read
Nov
24
Deposition
6 min read
Nov
17
Star Carr
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