By Naomi Ronner

A short story by Emily Christie

Angus McPake selects his favourite Scottish instrumentals

Flash fiction by Lance Mazmanian 

Suzanne Latre on the healing power of art

Megan Kennedy’s immersive drawings capture the hypnotic power of nature

Alistair Braidwood enjoys getting lost in Seacrest, the fictional town of scheming cineastes in Kirsti Wishart’s latest book The Projectionist

A short story by Frank Rennie, inspired by Alison McGill’s painting ‘Coastal Aerial View’.

Tom Ford’s compelling, stylish neo-noir expertly examines memory and revenge, writes Robert Gallacher

Against international evidence about its negative effect, the Scottish government has introduced testing throughout the education system, beginning at Primary 1. Sue Palmer sets ministers their own test

Law Holt choose her favourite songs. By Hugo Fluendy

A short story by Graham Lironi

Invention, defiance and solidarity lit up Neu! Reekie!’s Where Are We Now? festival foray to the Hull City of Culture, writes Neil Cooper