Trams to the Slaughter.
I sometimes drop into Broomhouse public library whenever I have an hour or two spare between shifts. You are unlikely …
Tag Archives: Smoking
Sketchbook Charlie.
[Last year's April Aviemore Sketchbook is here. Ed.]
(3D) Printing Error.
On Monday night I visited my editor James at his apartment on Leith Walk and we slid in front of …
Museum Review: Interview with Ankhhor.
This morning I went to the opening of the new exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland – “Fascinating Mummies” …
Laika.
My old friend Daniel had provided a sobering example to all of us, an example that makes one shudder down …
600 in the Club.
Interview with Yang Guang and Tian Tian.
[Scene: The Standing Order.] Tychy: So how much time will we have with them? James: They said that they would …
The Weathercock.
I had coffee with my friend Anna in the Metropole café today, and she told me an interesting story. To …
A Puff from the E-Frontier.
Washing through the St. James Centre, I bump into a very focused young man, who looks as fierce as a …
An Impromptu Dance. by A. J. Alan.
["An Impromptu Dance" is a short story which was first narrated by "A. J. Alan" in a BBC Radio broadcast …
A Midsummer Romance.
There is little work in the city at this time of year and all that the agency has to offer …
From a Windowsill in Beijing.
I have been left on my own for the morning. The breezy arrangement of my hotel room is by now …
Smoker Joker.
Thanks to Sammi for scanning this.
“Avaunt! and quit my sight! Let the earth hide thee!”
My favourite cigarette is Lucky Strike, which is as sweet as sleep and as kitsch as a cowboy. I bought …
