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The Sunday Read

The Sunday Read is published twice a month (sometimes more, sometimes less). It brings the same global adventures and stunning pictures as Wild Fibers Magazine but with the convenience of online access and the addition of on-location videos.

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Linda Cortright

Jun 24, 20238 min read

Shaking Hands With History

Recently, I have noticed that most everything written about St Kilda is in the past tense. It’s always “St Kilda was . . .” and never “St...

For the few men left . . . life was hard

wildfibers

Jun 21, 20231 min read

For the few men left . . . life was hard

"For the few men left on Hirta life was hard. Lachlan Macdonald stayed to look after his mother. His father had died in a drowning...

Linda Cortright

Jun 21, 202315 min read

Eviction At Sea

On August 27, 1930, a small group of men, women and children began ferrying a few precious belongings down to the island’s jetty. They...

Linda Cortright

Jul 3, 20228 min read

From St Kilda to "Downton Abbey"

It is all but impossible to imagine what the remaining thirty-six St Kildans were feeling as the Dunara Castle pulled away from the...

Linda Cortright

Jun 12, 20224 min read

Growing-up on St Kilda

A woman and a young boy holding freshly caught fulmers. For just a moment, I try and imagine what it was like to grow-up on St Kilda...