The black bough:

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

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How to make friends:

A poem by Maxine Rose Munro

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Charming:

A new series of flash fiction by Naomi Ronner

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How to trim your beard:

A short story by Heather Pearson

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On the water front:

A poem by David Stakes

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Martin Luther King:

Dr. King’s funeral was held in Atlanta on April 9, 1968.

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No vacancies:

Part 2. By Heather Pearson

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Art
Anne Leigh Parrish:

Celebrating the beauty of Washington State

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Books
The only fun in town:

Alistair Braidwood is charmed by the story of Scotland’s innovative post punk outsiders

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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
Best of EIFF:

Victor Eaves surveys the festival’s short film strand

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Ideas
America cuts its throat:

Lisa Locascio wakes up to the full, painful horror of the Trump ascendancy

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Music
Live review:

Julian Cope, La Belle Angele, Edinburgh. By Neil Cooper

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New Writing
Holy Roman Reality:

By Alexander S. Jenkins

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Poetry
Twilight:

A poem by Fiona Ritchie Walker

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