And there we go once again. Forget about Eyjafjallajökull, this one is at Sundhnúkagígaröðin. Enjoy pronouncing that. #icelandvolcano

The irony is intergalactic

It was a privilege to speak to Michael Palin earlier this year and discover why he is such a champion of the Orkney-born explorer John Rae. The former Python star was eloquent about how Rae was a genuine trailblazer. Every Scot should know his name! pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/lifestyle/6…

A chance to #win two signed crime thrillers - both set in the 1940s and both five star reads For a chance to win, repost this tweet and be following my account. Closing date for entry is 9pm on Friday 20 September - UK only #ParisRequiem #TheLastLine #HistoricalFiction

My latest New Scientist cartoon. Based on a true story. Well, the first panel is true, anyway.

She gets everywhere! Marion Todd spotted in Lerwick The Shetland Times bookshop.

Putting up the Christmas decorations in the staff room.

"You don't call a horse a donkey" - quote pinched that about sums up the e-bike / e-motorbike discussion. They are not the same thing, so don't present it as such. Momentum building behind BBC Panorama complaints as trade body Bicycle Association of Great Britain weighs in with point by point rebuttal

Nearly got this ready to go. Soon.

Available for pre-order #crimefiction #political #scotlandindependence

Now available to buy. amzn.eu/d/7zQQLdx #crime #political #scottishindependence

I do an occasional travel blog. Here is my record of our Antarctica expedition voyage in December 2022 (I know - catching up!). wanderings.brmstewart.co.uk/.../30/antarct… There's the official expedition video here: youtu.be/lH4Y1V4Eb0A #Hurtigruten #Antarctica #ArgyllRising

I occasionally add a piece of writing to my website brmstewart.co.uk (and click on 'writing') This piece was done as homework for AngusWriters'Circle and it's a bit different for me - part memoir, part fantasy.

instagram.com/p/DP5oQLuDXtm/… #argyllrising #jura A future getting more plausible each day.

Land use in Scotland - one of Xander Higgs' concerns in #ArgyllRising bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

My cartoon for this week’s Guardian Books

amzn.eu/d/fZkLNyo #CrimeFiction #ScottishIndependence #politics A network striving for honesty and openness, a government seeking control and no dissent. One man caught in the middle.

I'm sharing more pics of our #hollandamericacruise on Instagram (@brmstewart) Most recent post is from the ancient Guatemala capital of Antigue, as featured on #CelebrityRaceAcrossTheWorld the other day. Interesting place, evacuated originally because of volcanic activity.