Stories

Two of our members, Aileen Cook and Craig A Mudie, commute between Dundee and St Andrews. Here are two different takes on their daily journeys.… Read More »On the 99

Roddie McKenzie gives us another poem about poetry, amongst other things… Giving the Gifts that Keep on Giving Teaching, a giving that rewards twice. They… Read More »Giving the Gifts that Keep on Giving

The Scottish Book Trust run a monthly contest to write a 50 word story on a given theme. Last month, it was mobile phones, and… Read More »50 words on phones

Every morning I wake in a vacuous home, I have burnt every page, In his subjugate tome, I lay in the mist like a malevolent… Read More »Depression

It was the day the eyes of my girlfriend`s dog glowed acid green. My worst suspicions were confirmed. Yet true love really can conquer all.… Read More »Techies In Love

Building the Stonehenge Bypass The druids shake heads and complain of the youth and the ‘lack of respect they show to the Gods’. These days… Read More »Building the Stonehenge Bypass

From the burned bones of the broken big birds Radium glows, green for danger. Everywhere the tide has wandered it; except, into the cirrhotic conscience… Read More »Atomic Beach (Dalgety Bay)

Rosie Baillie Well I know for a fact that my sausage rolls would’ve been crisper than these ones. There’s not a thing I don’t know… Read More »The Engagement Party

Roy Partington Disturbance Vixen screamson cockcrow urban lawnsbreak dreamsof heaven in rural fields. Interruption The doorbell rang.Greeted, we talkedand drank our tea. The mobile sang.Deserted,… Read More »Two Shorts

Roddie McKenzie 12/5/14 Writing is a lot like climbing mountains. The same miles of pain and self doubt, the same vertigo, in a view from… Read More »Writing and Climbing