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Corstorphine Hill Mystery Letter.

May 24, 2013

Here is the text of a handwritten letter which I today found (and left) taped to the bench at the …

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Tychy Review of 2012.

December 28, 2012

So we’ve all made it through 2012 in one piece. Another year the wiser, or else another year more demoralised, …

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The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’s Independence Referendum.

October 18, 2012

The Westminster and Holyrood governments have together agreed to hold a legally-binding referendum on Scottish independence before the end of …

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Regurgitating the Nation: A Measly Opium for the Masses.

May 2, 2012

What is the difference between “belonging” to a nation and joining a bank? Almost all individuals find themselves relying upon …

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Christian Theology and the Easter Bunny.

April 6, 2012

The first missionaries to set foot in Anglo-Saxon England attempted to render Christmas and the celebration of Christ’s resurrection satisfactory …

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Tychy Review of 2011.

December 28, 2011

With a chain of unexpected revolutions across the Arab world and popular faith in the European Union plummeting, future historians …

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Posts of Christmas Past.

December 19, 2011

Previous Christmas baubles hauled down from the attic… Readings of Ringstones: A Christmas Story. The Devil on Your Back: A …

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“Because Crowdfunding is the Future…”

March 3, 2011

Tychy appears briefly in the Verkami fundraiser for Ivan Torres’ forthcoming short film “A Third-Hand Richard” (see here). Please visit …

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Tychy Time Out.

December 2, 2010

Tychy is departing for Bologna tomorrow, weather permitting (which is a big ask, as Edinburgh airport has been closed for …

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Do not adjust your monitor…

October 17, 2010

After two years of umming and erring, Tychy has finally abandoned the old Kubrick theme in favour of the more …

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An Open Letter to Ed Miliband.

September 27, 2010

My dear Ed. I have never met you and unless you are obsessively Googling yourself in the wee small hours, …

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Kindle Swindle.

September 27, 2010

I have been agitating for some time to get Tychy‘s content on to the Amazon Kindle, and although I am …

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Fresh Potatoes.

September 1, 2010

Potatoes Bound in Platinum – a sampler of the best of Tychy fiction – has been updated for the year. …

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Prefatory Remarks to “Moonbat.”

June 6, 2010

“Moonbat” is the second of two full-length short stories which I am posting this week to atone for the recent …

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Preface to “The Hill to Bedfordshire.”

June 2, 2010

Tychy has posted very little fiction over the past few months, and with a mind to compensate for this, I …

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