Autumn Dispatch 1: Flying Over Scotland

On today’s flight from Calgary to Glasgow, I found myself sat next to Sarah (from Australia) on my left and Alistair (from Dundee) on my right, all three of us proud gingers. We named our row Team Ginger and spoke for most of the flight about food, politics, and chasing love around the world. Shortly before breakfast, I fell asleep for an hour or so and had a repeat of a dream from childhood, the one where I’m flying through the air over glowing cityscapes at night (which reminded me of this little demo that came out on a children’s compilation last year that I lost track of somewhere along the line). Getting off the plane in Scotland felt like coming to a home I’ve been away from for far too long.

• Little Nemo (Winter Lullabye)