Searching Glance

Linda Cracknell has been a teacher of English in Zanzibar, worked for environmental charity WWF, and was writer-in-residence at Hugh MacDiarmid’s last home near Biggar. She now lives in Highland Perthshire. Her short fiction has appeared in magazines and journals, been broadcast on BBC Radio, and was previously collected in Life Drawing, published in 2000. She writes drama for BBC Radio Four and is now writing essays about walks which follow human stories in ‘wild’ places.

• The Smell of GrowthOver the Garden WallA Sense of BelongingStaying in LaneAngel FaceGlitterBeneath the Coat PileAnd the Sky was Full of CrowsThe MatchKiss of LifeThe Weight of the Earth and the Lightness of the Human Heart Orange TwineLe Grand Jete Reclaimed LandNight's High NoonThe Searching GlanceAcknowledgements

'Life Drawing' explores the slight life-changing moments we often experience but seldom appreciate... These stories will touch a nerve with everyone who reads them. Sunday Post A fascinating kaleidoscope of stories. North Star Recognisably one of Scotland's foremost short-story writers. Her first collection does not disappoint. -- Brian Hennigan Caledonia Magazine Linda Cracknell brings female experience hauntingly to life. -- David Cunningham The Scotsman