Author: Donald Smith

The distinctive blend of emotions and responses each landscape stirs up are echoed in stories filtered through the voices of storytellers, the pens...

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When a traveling peddler discovers the murder of a farm family in colonial North Carolina whose bodies have been left in bizarre positions, circums...

When a traveling peddler discovers the murder of a farm family in colonial North Carolina whose bodies have been left in bizarre positions, circums...

Scotlands Democracy Trail goes from Edinburgh Castle, Greyfriars, down the High Street, across North Bridge to Calton Hill, and then on down to the...

Arthur's Seat is climbed (or walked up and around) by thousands of people each year. The views from the top of the 350-million year old landmark ar...

This lively and entertaining collection of folk tales from the Scottish Borders is rich in stories both tall and true, ancient and more recent, dar...

What is our understanding of Scotlands spiritual identity? Does it matter? Should it affect the way we make our life-changing personal and national...

Experience the scenery and folklore of Edinburgh's iconic Old Town through new eyes in the latest installment in the Journeys and Evocations series...

BALLAD of the FIVE MARYSYestreen the Queen had Four MarysTonight shell hae but threeThere was Mary Seton, and Mary BeatonAnd Mary Carmichael and me...

Lord Cockburn, Victorian defender of Edinburghs beauties, describes Calton Hill as the Glory of Edinburgh. It presents us, enthused Cockburn, with ...