Short Story Review: Young Skins.
It’s very hard to write about Colin Barrett’s debut collection of short fiction, Young Skins, without resorting to gender as …
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Ghosts Fly Their Asses Off Tonight.
I was as drunk as ten men when we left the Southsider. I had assumed that the night air would …
The Death of Father Christmas.
When I was three years old I stabbed Father Christmas in the back of the neck with a carving knife …
A Libertarian Take on the Silk Road Shutdown.
I am a libertarian in everything but name. I do like the name but it rolls off the tongue with …
When the Corpse Bled.
[I presently have scant time for any new writing, but to prevent a neglected fire from going out altogether, let …
Tychy@ the Fringe: Strangeways.
[The following contains spoilers.] “Strangeways” is an ambitious and entertaining new play from the University of Manchester’s Drama Society. It …
Tychy@ the Fringe: DNA
You know that you’re getting old when a classic GCSE set text was written several years after you had finished …
Tychy@ the Fringe: The State vs. John Hayes.
The year is 1959 and the murderess Elyese Dukie (Lucy Roslyn) is languishing on Death Row in Texas. Alone in …
Tychy@ the Fringe: Herons.
[The following contains spoilers.] Simon Stephens’ “Herons” was first performed in 2001 at the Royal Court and it has now …
Tychy@ the Fringe: Consequences.
[The following contains spoilers.] The Space@ Jury’s Inn is a stupid venue and a stupid idea for a venue. I …
Tychy@ the Fringe: Chalk Farm.
[The following contains spoilers.] With its sticky bars and dank Gothic brickwork, the Cowgate Underbelly should seem like a nightclub, …
Book Review: Gone Girl.
[The following contains spoilers.] How should we go about reviewing Gillian Flynn’s latest “literary thriller” Gone Girl? Greta is one …
Edinburgh Commentary Roundup.
Fighting Terror in Haddington. What would you do if one of your neighbours bombarded you with abusive messages on Facebook? …
Liberty for Liam Stacey.
Two Saturdays back, the Bolton Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba collapsed with a heart attack during an FA quarter final match …
A Critical Assessment of Mario Puzo’s The Godfather.
Perhaps literary connoisseurs such as we should remain wary of Mario Puzo‘s The Godfather. It is admittedly an expertly plotted …
