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The Tale of the Crail Crab, Tae a Fisherman He Speak Wi:

A new poem by Lauren Clarke

The Dead Hours:

By Emma Grace Manno

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In the water:

By Emma Grace Brankin

See no evil:

Most of us turn a blind eye to the anti-social practices of Amazon, writes Peter Burnett

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A short story by Heather Pearson

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Legoland Budapest:

A short story by Scott Fleming

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Art

Picture this:

Artist Calum Colvin on creative invention, what to say to painters when they pick on you, and how to glue a tortoise to an ironing board

Books

Cast the first stone:

Shirley Jackson’s subversive horror story The Lottery remains as pertinent today as when it first appeared seventy years ago, writes Sibylla Kalid

Collaborations

Call for submissions:

We publish original art and invite writers to submit stories inspired by the work

Film

Asleep on a sunbeam:

Stuart Murdoch’s directorial debut is a sparkling but flawed love letter to Glasgow’s west end, writes Alistair Braidwood

Ideas

Valley of the malls:

A small sales outlet in Leith could challenge the power of Big Retail, writes Peter Burnett

Music

Album review:

Neil Cooper finds hidden depths in a thrillingly contemporary folk album

New Writing

Helping Hand:

A short story by Emily Christie

Poetry

Growing pains:

By Angela Yausheva