Blog | Angie Spoto

Writing in the Margins

My thoughts on writing while working full-time and being a parent.

The UK and Irish plant lore of floxglove flowers.

These are the pottery kilns, the last remains of the Portobello Potteries and the only remaining pottery kilns in Scotland.

These are the books that have inspired my year. If you’re a fan of fantasy, folklore, and history with a magical edge, you might enjoy a goo

2018 was an eventful year. I had a baby, learned to code, started the third draft of my novel, got a gig as a web designer, became Artist...

My poem ‘After Betty Davis’ (which has been doing its rounds; first published in From Glasgow to Saturn then Transatlantic Literary Woman...

America has a new president, and I keep writing out it. Not in a direct way, but in the way that I’ve pretty much always written about my...

December in Scotland is beautiful and terrible. The sun sets at 4 PM, the rain is freezing, the sun is a pipe dream. But walking my dog...

Well, that’s it, folks. Summer’s gone. So we might as well dive straight into that metaphorical pile of leaves and immerse ourselves in...

It’s been a busy summer. The first half was devoted to the production of my literary magazine, Shetland Create, and our little launch up...