These poems were written in 1998 due to a bereavement. My Uncle Fraser, an unusual, talented and remarkable man by any standards, passed away from cancer. These poems were written in the sure and certain hope of meeting with him again in heaven, and also celebrating the Highlands that we shared and loved.

These poems were written between 1997 and 2003. They evoke a strong sense of Scottish history, on the land and at sea, in places ranging from Aberdeen to Cromarty (the main setting, especially for local stories such as Captain Reid's mermaid and the Sutors) and further north into the Highlands. Although there is a heavy sense of decay, in buildings, machines and people, this is due to the passing of time. Only the landscape remains pure and undefiled. The cover shows the ruins of Elgin Cathedral.

These poems build on the first volume of the same name in looking at local history over the centuries. This one evokes the Pictish (Iron Age and Early Medieval) culture, left behind in many richly carved stones up and down the east of Scotland. Some of these still stand in their original locations, some have been taken into the care of museums, such as Groam House in Rosemarkie in the Black Isle, where the author used to volunteer. The Rosemarkie Cross is the pride of their collection. The second part of this volume looks at Later Medieval history, up to the Battle of Flodden in 1513. Throughout the collection, the past comes to life in vivid detail as the seasons change, people live and die and nature is always beautiful. The cover shows the Clava Cairns, a Bronze Age burial ground outside Inverness.

These short stories powerfully evoke Scottish landscape, history and architecture. With a keen sense of the past impacting on the present, they are gripping and often moving. The author was a winner of the WH Smith Young Writers' competition in 1991, judged by then Poet Laureate Ted Hughes, and has wanted to publish a book of his own short stories ever since. Some of these stories have been previously published on www.cazart.co.uk. 'The News From Moidart' was previously published in issue 6 of the magazine Random Acts of Writing in 2007, 'We Are For The Dark' won third prize in a writing competition run by the Isle of Mull-based newspaper Am Muileach in 2007, and 'Ask For Me Tomorrow' was highly commended in the Highlands and Islands' Short Story Association (HISSAC) competition in 2008.

This is a collection of haiku in praise of a bumblebee species native to Scotland, bombus lapidaries, so it seemed apt to render it in Scots. The poems alternate between Scots and English, the latter roughly translations of the former, following the four seasons.

These poems are for the comfort of a friend, who suffered the loss of her son from cancer. The writer has borrowed themes from CS Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia to create empathic and uplifting themes reflecting on Jesus' ultimate victory over all death and sadness. 'The light shines in the darkness...The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world.' (John 1: 5,9)

These haiku commemorate the visit of a long-term dear friend to the author's part of the world. It was a delight to share his country's art, culture, heritage and walks with her. The cover shows Rosemarkie Bay in the Black Isle, where they enjoyed a memorable and artistic walk together.

These haiku celebrate winter, a time of warm fires on short, bright days, challenged by darkness and the cold, which comes in various stages of cruelty. The day of the steam train in history was similarly short, but warmed the hearts of many while it lasted.

These haiku offer an intense Gothic celebration of summer. There are portraits of four separate graveyards in the Highlands; interspersed with evocations of the light and beauty of the Summer Isles; standing stones at the Clava Cairns just outside Inverness, and Callanish in Lewis; the memory of Somerled, a twelfth-century Norse-Gaelic warrior who ruled the Western Isles; and the crumbling of sandcastles on the last Bank Holiday of August.

These poems celebrate the lives of bees, which bring joy in many subtle ways into our lives, pollinating flowers and making honey, and bringing variety to our insect world. They have been revered for this since ancient times, and long may they continue to do so.

Autumn is the best of seasons, combining the last colourful flourishes of summer with the chilly onset of winter. These short poems celebrate the fall of summer, the shortening of the days and the approaching realism of winter. The colour red is also at its most vibrant and meaningful in autumn.

These poems were written in 1998 due to a bereavement. My Uncle Fraser, an unusual, talented and remarkable man by any standards, passed away from cancer. These poems were written in the sure and certain hope of meeting with him again in heaven, and also celebrating the Highlands that we shared and loved.

These short stories powerfully evoke Scottish landscape, history and architecture. With a keen sense of the past impacting on the present, they are gripping and often moving. The author was a winner of the WH Smith Young Writers' competition in 1991, judged by then Poet Laureate Ted Hughes, and has wanted to publish a book of his own short stories ever since. Some of these stories have been previously published on www.cazart.co.uk. 'The News From Moidart' was previously published in issue 6 of the magazine Random Acts of Writing in 2007, 'We Are For The Dark' won third prize in a writing competition run by the Isle of Mull-based newspaper Am Muileach in 2007, and 'Ask For Me Tomorrow' was highly commended in the Highlands and Islands' Short Story Association (HISSAC) competition in 2008.

These poems build on the first volume of the same name in looking at local history over the centuries. This one evokes the Pictish (Iron Age and Early Medieval) culture, left behind in many richly carved stones up and down the east of Scotland. Some of these still stand in their original locations, some have been taken into the care of museums, such as Groam House in Rosemarkie in the Black Isle, where the author used to volunteer. The Rosemarkie Cross is the pride of their collection. The second half looks at Later Medieval history, up to the Battle of Flodden in 1513. Throughout the collection, the past comes to life in vivid detail as the seasons change, people live and die and nature is always beautiful. The front cover shows the ruins of Beauly Priory.

These poems were written between 1997 and 2003. They evoke a strong sense of Scottish history, on the land and at sea, in places ranging from Aberdeen to Cromarty (the main setting, especially for local stories such as Captain Reid's mermaid and the Sutors) and further north into the Highlands. Although there is a heavy sense of decay, in buildings, machines and people, this is due to the passing of time. Only the landscape remains pure and undefiled.