Green E142:

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.

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Velvet Engine:

By Heather Pearson

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In the water:

By Emma Grace Brankin

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How to trim your beard:

A short story by Heather Pearson

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Legoland Budapest:

A short story by Scott Fleming 

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This charming man:

An appreciation of William McIlvanney, by Alistair Braidwood

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The gift:

By Wayne Connolly

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From the archive

Art
Night Hawking:

Daniel White constructs sculptures in the landscape to cast light on the dark practice of night hawking

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Books
Seize the day:

Robin McAlpine’s latest book urges Scottish independence campaigners to grab the initiative and win the big arguments, writes Paddy Bort

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Collaborations
Call for submissions:

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

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Film
Natural disaster:

Peter Greenaway’s story about a venerated Soviet director is visually pleasing but hilariously bad, writes David Melville

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Ideas
Valley of the malls:

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

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Music
Rip it up:

Scotland has a richly diverse and inventive musical history from Lonnie Donegan to Young Fathers. Test your Scottish pop knowledge in our quiz

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New Writing
The Necessary Lie:

A short story by Taryn McDonnell

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Poetry
Was it Shakespeare or Dorothy Parker
Was it Shakespeare or Dorothy Parker:

A poem by Ben Mitchell

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