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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Most read this week:

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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Art
The Acrobat by Kevin Low
Kevin Low:

“My work is narrative and biographical, exploring the world of small Angus towns and the fields of high grass and weeds that surround them. This is where I grew up and where I return to time and time again to resurrect or remodel lost moments.” – Kevin Low

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Books
Word up:

Author Catherine Simpson’s remarkable work ranges across short stories, fiction and memoir. She discusses Alan Bennett, grabbing writing  time and why details matter

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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’.

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Film
Illustration by David McCue
Pretty green:

Director Anthony Baxter on the unexpected global appeal of You’ve Been Trumped

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Ideas
Carbon no more:

It’s time to stop indulging Big Oil and shift to a clean energy economy, writes Patrick Harvie

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Music
Kathleen Hanna (right) singing live with Bikini Kill in the early '90s.
We love you:

In the first of a series of letters to artists who inspired them, author Kirsty Logan salutes singer Kathleen Hanna.

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New Writing
The Carry Out:

A true story by Carolyn Roberts

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Poetry
Elephants:

By Ben Mitchell

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