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By Emma Naismith

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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

How to trim your beard:

A short story by Heather Pearson

Lego

Legoland Budapest:

A short story by Scott Fleming

From the archive

Art

Agra:

Rory Cavanagh goes behind the scenes at one of the new Wonders of the World

Books

How I write:

By puppeteer and children’s author Tania Czajka

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’.

Film

Fly the flag:

Michael Moore returns with a characteristically clever documentary about alternatives to war, writes Robert Gallacher

Ideas

don mclean american pie

The day the music died:

A manuscript of original lyrics to Don McLean’s epic American Pie was recently auctioned in New York. Simon Warner explores the backdrop to the song’s conception and the hidden meanings behind its much-coveted words

Music

Faust:

@Summerhall, Edinburgh. November 29. By Neil Cooper

New Writing

Eleven eyes:

A short story by JD Allan

Poetry

I Have Fallen In Love With The Forth Bridge:

A poem by Keith Armstrong