Liz MacWhirter on Lamorna Ash’s compelling exploration of Gen Z’s turn to religion

This short story by April L Ford was inspired by Hazel Gore’s painting ‘Living Alone in Paradise’. It comes with a trigger warning for rape and sexual assault.

A short story by Philip Wilson

A new poem by Aaron Sharp

Brian Wilson’s achievement was in capturing the untutored brilliance of his sonic imagination on record, writes John Cavanagh

By Ben Mitchell

Ayla Douglas on the captivating chaos of the hipster Wendy-verse

 A spellbinding collection of short stories is Naomi Richards’ Book of the Year

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

Is HyperNormalisation journalism or entertainment? Sibylla Kalid sifts through the arguments

Anger over The Glasgow Effect opens up a raft of issues for modern Scotland, writes Neil Cooper

Oliver Kass chooses his favourite songs. By Hugo Fluendy

A short story by Kirsti Wishart

This poem by Claire Marsden comes with a trigger warning for self harm