Fibres:

A new poem by Aaron Sharp

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Sounds like a melody:

Alistair Braidwood salutes Michel Faber’s ambitious take on how music affects us at the deepest level

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Word up:

Product talks to Scottish-Egyptian novelist Rachelle Atalla about dystopia, inspiration and the difference between writing for page and screen

 

 

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Wurl o’ Seamus:

A story by Shane Johnstone

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Word up:

Malachy Tallack is the author of four award winning books. His latest, Illuminated by Water, was shortlisted for the Richard Jefferies prize for nature writing in 2022

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Word up:

Malachy Tallack is the author of four award winning books. His latest, Illuminated by Water, was shortlisted for the Richard Jefferies prize for nature writing in 2022

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Elephants:

By Ben Mitchell

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The black bough:

A short story of lust and longing in the Old Town, by Lisa Locascio

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How I write:

By Jean Findlay

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Film
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Ideas
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Music
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Creeping Bent stalwarts return with a sublime collection of shimmering indie pop, writes Neil Cooper

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New Writing
No vacancies:

Part 2. By Heather Pearson

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