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Live By The Sword.

November 9, 2022

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.

October 21, 2022

Our new barman was called Micky and he was from Ukraine. He had been in Ukraine as early ago as …

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My Days-of-Mourning Diary.

September 18, 2022

This is what it must be like for those people who live in a town at the base of a …

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Scare Story.

May 21, 2022

Have you ever lain awake in a hospital ward after midnight? If so, you will recognise the peculiar aura that …

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A Story from St Patrick’s.

April 30, 2022

When Ken entered the pub he was already marauding and in a dangerous mood. He felt strangely weightless on his …

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Where Some Of Us Are Currently.

February 11, 2022

I walked up this evening from my apartment in Newington to a pub that I currently favour on the Southside. …

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The Prince.

January 31, 2022

“Oh, a mouse!” These words were so ear-splitting that Renata could not have said what of them had passed her …

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Some More Nuts and Bolts of Edinburgh’s Economy.

November 9, 2021

There are two restaurants in this article. By chance, I was in the Southsider pub yesterday when I met a …

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Some Nuts and Bolts of Edinburgh’s Economy.

September 28, 2021

When I was leaving for work this morning, Polly and Tori were both on their knees in a cleared space …

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The Devil’s Coin.

July 10, 2019

I once worked in some kitchens where the very best chef was an Italian man named Sergio. I don’t know …

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Fifteen Minutes.

March 20, 2019

The cafeteria was open but at this hour it was still very quiet and you could even hear a radio …

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An Edinburgh Office Telephone Conversation.

April 26, 2018

“Good afternoon. Shortbread factory. Steve speaking.” A man’s voice. “Hello… er… is that the shortbread factory?” “Indeed it is. How …

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Brexit Disaster: The Reality On The Ground.

December 6, 2017

You will know that my agency often sends me to work in one of Edinburgh’s ampler supermarkets. You might also …

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The Paradox of a Revolutionary Cup of Coffee

May 16, 2017

My employment agency sometimes sends me to a pub in the south of Edinburgh which is called The Buns. It …

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The End of the Fringe: Teatro Delusio.

August 30, 2016

This year, both God and the Devil, and all of the Fringe reviewers in between, have stressed the phenomenal skill …

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