We Pick Up Amir’s Story Again.
We pick up Amir’s story again outside a one-bedroom apartment in Warrender Park Crescent. Amir has lived here since his …
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Democracy Manager Job Application.
I am sad to report that I have little by way of new writing on the go at the moment. …
Some Nuts and Bolts of Edinburgh’s Economy.
When I was leaving for work this morning, Polly and Tori were both on their knees in a cleared space …
Ambedkarite in Edinburgh.
The Story of the Old Man in the Tux.
I had been left standing marooned at the bar beside the old man in the tux. He looked me over …
A Silly Story.
[Most of this long short story was written last summer. It owes its entire existence to the generous furlough payments …
In a Room in Boroughloch Square.
In a corner of my sofa, Marcin’s phone was lying defenceless in the open air. It had evidently slid backwards …
Up, Up And Away.
Three days ago the whole house had been placed into lockdown. The students had been told that they could not …
Locked Down in Edinburgh (5).
Last week my editor, James, had moved into the one-bedroom attic apartment in Gorgie that is owned by Rufus Stewart, …
It Is Still The David Hume Tower.
This website is going to continue to call the David Hume Tower the David Hume Tower. The words “David Hume …
Libraries in the Era of COVID-19.
I have been trying to use the coronavirus lockdown to write some more ambitious literary criticism than appears customarily on …
The Corona Rock Snake Attacks!
The citizens of Edinburgh had made the snake on the Meadows. I suppose that most of the people who had …
Coronavirus: Edinburgh Is Going To Take A Dive.
The British and Scottish governments are correct to shut down half of Edinburgh’s economy to prevent the spread of the …
Easy Come.
When Tim walked into the office that morning, everybody immediately went quiet. He had the sudden dazed, dream-dust feeling that …
2018 in the words of Tychy et al.
The White Vault is yet another “found footage” podcast, in supposedly comprising recordings that have been retrieved or salvaged from …
Tychy 