Fàilte gu Alba

Three weeks in Scotland with my childhood best friends and what happens to us and our relationships as time passes.

A collage by Sarah Chewning of the picture that inspired this story. Scroll all the way down to see the original.

Mu tha thu airson a bhith buan, na teid eadar an té ruadh agus a’ chreag (Translation: If you want to live a long life, don’t die.)

—Scottish Gaelic proverb

Note: This story was updated to its book version in October 2023.

More than 14 years ha…