Some More Nuts and Bolts of Edinburgh’s Economy.
There are two restaurants in this article. By chance, I was in the Southsider pub yesterday when I met a …
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A Scottish Highlands Ghost Story.
[It has become customary for Tychy to publish a ghost story on or around Halloween, but unfortunately the world has …
The Restaurant At The End Of The Universe.
Stacey’s party had been up in that stretch of Dalry that remains fresh and picturesque without yet being visibly gentrified. …
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 …
Short Story Review: Duolingo Stories.
Duolingo is the biggest language-learning app in the world and it counts its active users in the tens of millions. …
You Read It Here First.
Yesterday, the Taliban finally seized Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, ending a NATO intervention in that country that has haunted politics throughout …
The Noctes Ambrosianae (No 26).
[SCENE: The courtyard of the Peartree. It is early afternoon and James is sitting at a picnic table in the …
The Sun Is Coming Out.
James had slunk into the turquoise waters of the Honeychile Lagoon and such was the effect of his thin body …
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 …
Arts Review: The St James Quarter.
I am here at the new St James Quarter, to review the poo and to delve into its mystery. Located …
A Cocktail Crash-Lands.
The cafeteria seemed much cooler now that I had stopped eating. With faux-casualness, I had folded a used napkin over …
“So There’s This App…”
She, Tori, had suddenly loomed out of the muggy cafeteria, the steam that would bead on the bottles of soju, …
A Silly Story.
[Most of this long short story was written last summer. It owes its entire existence to the generous furlough payments …
The Game.
I go with the game whenever I haven’t prepared anything else. I feel a strange sense of guilt about using …
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