Duncan Gregory

Some years ago I wrote a poem - Whittling our Niche - which attempted to explore the concept of our singular, but miniscule existence on this Mother Earth. Seen through a galactic microscope, each of us has a unique mountain to climb, a discrete rock-wall to scale, on our track from cot to coffin. 

Reading for me is not a hobby, it's a way of discovering how others have scaled their rock-wall. 

And so to writing: the other side of the yin and yang. To paraphrase Christopher Hitchens 'If I had known I was going to read so much, I would have done more writing to match'. Now I begin to even the kaleidoscope.

Perhaps this site can inspire other avid readers others to do something similar.

WHITTLING OUR NICHE (the book)

I was excited to receive and read my first copy of Whittling our Niche (From the Tree of Life) from UK publisher Austin Macauley.

For me it's a good read, but maybe I'm biased. it's up to you, the reader to give your verdict on that.

Author Duncan Gregory 

Launched on November 7th 2025, Whittling our Niche is available in paperback directly from the publisher Austin Maucauley, or Amazon and mainstream book retailers (UK, USA, Australia, Canada, etc.).

Also available as an ebook.