There has been an outcropping of the Shetland Islands in my life of late: Lisa’s midway through reading Storm Pegs, and I fell down a NorthLink Ferries rabbit hole, including learning about the ...

More generally, Kelly is right that we are not practiced nor particulary good, as a rule, at being kindees. “Not being a burden” is held as a high virtue. “I don’t want to put you out,” is a frequent ...