Scare Story.
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.
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 …
At the Cabins.
She, the mistress, had appeared suddenly on that dirt courtyard that had formed between the cabins. The amazement had been …
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 …
Farms Along The Way.
These days, he would lie on his bedsheets pleading and apologising, to her and to himself, whilst the secret of …
Badlands.
At that moment, she was fastened, paddling, on one side whilst Josephine was across on the other. She had the …
The Knavery of “Keeping Safe.”
We have lately reached a stage in the COVID-19 pandemic in which the two most irritating words in the English …
How Christmas Was Kept Amongst The Help.
After the road had forked, all of the men who remained were travelling in the same direction through the woods. …
COVID-19 and “the Hygiene Hypothesis.”
Tychy has been back at work for two whole weeks now and it continues to feel enjoyable and refreshing. By …
The Sunrise Clock.
Whilst I was in the shower, Tori had drunk half a bottle of white wine. I don’t know how she …
Easy Come.
When Tim walked into the office that morning, everybody immediately went quiet. He had the sudden dazed, dream-dust feeling that …
Flutter By.
In the south of Edinburgh, on the generally less civilised side of the bypass, stands a butterfly sanctuary. The butterflies …
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