Missives from the Verge with Allyson Shaw

Missives from the Verge with Allyson Shaw

GATHERING SUN 🌖

things to come on the waning moon

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Allyson Shaw
Jul 07, 2026
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The unending light of Orkney summer is slowly being pared away—midnight is deep blue instead of sunset pinks. It is hot and cold at turns, a proper summer in Orkney and my third making a home here. Numerous possibilities swirl around as I hoard the light while it is here.

One of the main characters in my work in progress is a painter and it strikes me t…

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