Live By The Sword.
Andrzej Štefan had been sitting waiting at one of the high tables by the window. He was waiting for the …
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Niceties.
Our new barman was called Micky and he was from Ukraine. He had been in Ukraine as early ago as …
My Days-of-Mourning Diary.
This is what it must be like for those people who live in a town at the base of a …
Scare Story.
Have you ever lain awake in a hospital ward after midnight? If so, you will recognise the peculiar aura that …
A Story from St Patrick’s.
When Ken entered the pub he was already marauding and in a dangerous mood. He felt strangely weightless on his …
Where Some Of Us Are Currently.
I walked up this evening from my apartment in Newington to a pub that I currently favour on the Southside. …
The Prince.
“Oh, a mouse!” These words were so ear-splitting that Renata could not have said what of them had passed her …
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 …
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 …
The Devil’s Coin.
I once worked in some kitchens where the very best chef was an Italian man named Sergio. I don’t know …
Fifteen Minutes.
The cafeteria was open but at this hour it was still very quiet and you could even hear a radio …
An Edinburgh Office Telephone Conversation.
“Good afternoon. Shortbread factory. Steve speaking.” A man’s voice. “Hello… er… is that the shortbread factory?” “Indeed it is. How …
Brexit Disaster: The Reality On The Ground.
You will know that my agency often sends me to work in one of Edinburgh’s ampler supermarkets. You might also …
The Paradox of a Revolutionary Cup of Coffee
My employment agency sometimes sends me to a pub in the south of Edinburgh which is called The Buns. It …
The End of the Fringe: Teatro Delusio.
This year, both God and the Devil, and all of the Fringe reviewers in between, have stressed the phenomenal skill …
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