Book Review: Naked Nimbus by Shahsanem Murray.
[The following contains spoilers.] Dreams are often blank and the quests within them are designed to lead nowhere. Arthur, the …
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2025 in the words of Tychy et al.
Midway through this book, though, I began to worry about whether possessing foreknowledge would somehow queer my experience, whenever it …
Firecat Pictures.
I created these pictures for two friends who are about to leave Edinburgh, one for India and the other Balochistan. …
In a Room on the Quartermile.
Pippa’s voice floated out of the gloom. “Uh, a student has died.” She sounded honestly disgusted. Amir should have come …
Incident at Garscube Terrace: A Ghost Story for Halloween.
Mrs Borrowman was stood waiting on the pavement up from the property. In her hat and coat, she could have …
Puzzle in Blue.
Two Young Men.
[Previously on Tychy: “Supermoon.“]
Why PBSA is the King of All Edinburgh.
Last week I was at a rally in George Square that had been organised by the University and College Union …
The End of the Fringe: Lost Girls / At Bus Stops.
Normally my last review from the Edinburgh Fringe tries to latch on to a play that has some thematic connection …
Tycienski versus YouTube.
One summer evening my friend Tori held a minor party in the garden of her tenement. The day had been …
Scene in a Wine Bar.
Roll Out the Supercomputer!
So Edinburgh is again going to be in receipt of a supercomputer. At first the investment of up to £750 …
Short Story Review: “Alicky’s Watch” by Fred Urquhart.
Alexander Matheson is nine years old and it is “the morning of his mother’s funeral.” If you try to picture …
A Lucky Find.
There is a café on Nicolson Street that Pippa and Reggie would from time to time use as a headquarters. …
Is “The Edinburgh Minute” Behind the Recent Spate of Gangland Violence?
This year has seen feuding breaking out between Edinburgh’s topmost cocaine vendors. Without getting into all the details, which are …
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