November is a time of mists, falling leaves, early sunsets and long, dark nights. Why not settle down somewhere cosy with a book of uncanny stories? My new collection "Deep Waters: Ten More Tales from Norfolk and Beyond" is out now. To buy a copy, follow the link in the post below.

Sleeping spaniel,
Jan Verkolje, c. 1680-90

(British Museum)

RT @graemearcher: This would make a great Christmas present for the MR James fan in your life. (Hint to anyone who loves me, who may be rea…

As much as I hugely enjoyed my flying visit to Scotland, it's also really good to be home again

Barendina's previous collection, The Lammas Ghosts, was great, so I'm quite sure that the same will be true of this one!

Important life hack: if, for reasons related to a grossly delayed train, you ever need to spend two hours stranded at Peterborough railway station on a cold and foggy November evening, the @waitrose next door has a cafe with good coffee, reliable wifi, a wholesome atmosphere and really delightful and welcoming staff.

Looking forward to reading these by @fugitiveink!

Longtime followers will be well aware that I am incapable of doing this rail journey without posting a photo of Berwick-upon-Tweed

Farewell, for the time being, to the Kingdom of Fife

It is early in the morning, and there are few people about in this 1919 work by William Nicholson of the Cenotaph in London. It is the original white-painted wood and plaster structure designed by Edward Lutyens, it stands out in stark relief against the Foreign Office.

One more photo from St Andrews: sunset and what's now left of what was once St Andrews Cathedral — an Augustinian priory, pilgrimage site and, for centuries, the chief see of the church in Scotland.

I'm in St Andrews today, and was present at the University Remembrance service in St Salvator's chapel, and also the civic service at the war memorial — both occasions solemn, moving and very well-attended.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.

RT @NotThatBigIan: For those who never came home, and those who never came home from remembering them.
#Enniskillen

At our Annual Sale find pieces by North West Essex Collection favourites such as Edward Bawden RA. This year, Bawden's
'The Titfield Thunderbolt' 1953 poster on board (detail) could be yours at the Sale. We've a large selection of work to suit all budgets by established and he gallery is open 12-4pm on sale days, 14 & 15 November, at 19a Castle Street, Saffron Walden.
#fryartgallery #essexevents #buyart #giveart

I am still wandering around St Andrews. This extremely handsome ruin was, for centuries, an episcopal palace, the site at various points of sieges, murders, and quite a lot else besides — now gulls scream above it, and sharp little waves lap at the stones below.

St Andrews really is a very beautiful place.

As someone who rarely travels, I find a good hotel breakfast the absolute pinnacle of luxury.

I'm currently in Scotland, looking back over my 'phone photos from yesterday, taken from a moving train — it's odd how the combination of reflective glass and the speed of the train itself give the swiftly-passing autumnal world a slightly Gerhard Richter vibe

I am currently on a railway journey, and just had the bizarre experience of reading about Lindisfarne - then glancing out the window and seeing on the horizon …. Lindisfarne. (Excuse the photo quality - you really have to zoom to see it - but cf the point above - it was taken from a moving train.)

November 5th, Eric Ravilious, 1933. It depicts the view from Eric and Tirzah’s flat in Stratford Road, Kensington, #London. The original artwork is in a private collection. #BonfireNight #fireworks #5november

Remember, remember my books on the Gunpowder Plot... 📚🎆💣
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English Catholicism 1558-1642: routledge.com/English-Cathol…