Oh, life is a glorious cycle of song,
A medley of extemporanea;
And love is a thing that can never go wrong;
And I am Marie of Romania…..                              Dorothy Parker

About me…….

This is the online home of Dawn McLachlan (aka Dawn Finch) – poet, author, allotmenteer, activist and community worker. This is where you’ll find all of my blogs about writing, community engagement, and sustainability

As well as being a published author and award winning poet I am passionate about community activism. I am based in a rural community in the north of Aberdeenshire, Scotland and I am passionate about sustainable rural regeneration.

As this blog is my effort to bring a whole load of threads together there is quite a bit going on here. Allow me to explain…

Here you’ll find blogs about my work as a writer as well as my campaigns for the rights of authors, libraries, and national literacy.

I’m a member of the Huntly Writers and together we support and promote local writers and writing. You can find out more about the Huntly Writers on our website. Many of us are part of the team responsible for running our community bookshop. You can read more about Orb’s Bookshop here.

You’ll also possibly find blogs about community activities and work towards rural regeneration in our wee town in NE Scotland. These articles celebrate the work of local people and local producers and (hopefully!) provide others with inspiration for their own community engagement.

Follow my instagram for far too many photos of my cat, paintings, allotments, and of the stunning Scottish landscape. Search @dawnamclachlan over there

On twitter (or whatever that eejit Musk is calling it this week) you’ll find me as @dawnafinch

with love and a full plate… Dawn

ps – apologies for the adverts on this page but I can’t afford the premium plan! hint hint…