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A poem by Jesica Malen

Helping Hand:

A short story by Emily Christie

Take five:

Angus McPake selects his favourite Scottish instrumentals

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Everybody hurts:

Suzanne Latre on the healing power of art

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Was it Shakespeare or Dorothy Parker:

A poem by Ben Mitchell

Some things I ought to throw away:

A poem by Eileen Farrelly

Charming:

The second instalment in a new series of flash fiction by Naomi Ronner

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Art

Winter Wonderland:

Photographer Robyn Braham looks back over her time in a Canadian mountain town.

Books

When we ruled the school:

Alistair Braidwood is charmed by Stuart David’s typically-understated memoir of the early days of Belle and Sebastian

Collaborations

Coastal Aerial View by Alison McGill, Oil and wax on board

The pipeline:

A short story by Frank Rennie, inspired by Alison McGill’s painting ‘Coastal Aerial View’.

Film

Illustration by Stewart Bremner

Shot by both sides:

Following an explosive documentary about Venezuela’s president Hugo Chávez, Alastair McKay picks through impassioned arguments about propaganda, cinema vérité and the ethics of storytelling

Ideas

don mclean american pie

The day the music died:

A manuscript of original lyrics to Don McLean’s epic American Pie was recently auctioned in New York. Simon Warner explores the backdrop to the song’s conception and the hidden meanings behind its much-coveted words

Music

A city of tears:

Patrick Small is charmed by “The Possibilities are Endless”, a new documentary about Edwyn Collins

New Writing

Eleven eyes:

A short story by JD Allan

Poetry

How to make friends:

A poem by Maxine Rose Munro