Ma Thoats

Aldo, and Craigy, are baith sat oan the vomit worthy, cream leather couch. Craigy looks sober, likes. But its clear yae cannae say the sa...

There’s nae denyin it. Ah felt less like a foreigner in Benidorm last year. Than ah do in this very room. A night ae networkin as a write...

Aldo wis never a supporter ae Leith Star and he wis never yin fur keepin his thoats oan the matter tae himsel. Then there wis me and Crai...

That’s her, eh? cows upped oan her taes and left me. And no even as much as a farewell blowjoab tae help ease the pain. Ah pleaded wae he...

Click on the image to access the audio version of 'House of Horrors'. It's a dark Scottish comedy about gambling addiction. Narrated by ...

Click the image to access the radio recording of this piece. It was aired by indy live radio and was narrated by Norrie Hunter.

Ah laid the boax ae painkillers alongside the boattle ae Smirnoff vodka oan the coffee table. It doesnae even matter tae me that ma flat ...

The inside ae a bettin shoap is some sight. Yince yur in here yae cannae help but feel civilization as we ken it is comin tae an abrupt e...

Ah laid the boax ae painkillers alongside the boattle ae Smirnoff vodka oan the coffee table. It doesnae even matter tae me that ma flat ...

Ma postie came boondin along the road theday wae a skip in his step, and a smile that mighta lit up the Vegas strip. It doesnae matter if...

Ah wis born tae be nuttin maire than a footnote in someboady else’s memo Aw, ma life ah wis telt what tae hink, how tae feel and tae be s...

Synopsis – Two best friends, Lenny and Paul. Find themselves in debt to local thug, Kaiser. Lenny is a degenerate gambler/drug user. And ...

The Act of Union of 1707 was seen by many of its Scottish advocates as an opportunity for economic prosperity and to put an end to period...

Alan Riach (2009) is the head of the Department of Scottish Literature at The University of Glasgow and describes Scottish literature as ...

This is the audio version of this story.which can be downloaded from here  http://webcomradio.co.uk/colin

It was a very proud day for both myself and my family when I was accepted to study BSc (Hons) Public Sociology at Queen Margaret Universi...

The Scottish Cringe as described by Beveridge and Turnbull (1989) refers to the Scots lacking personal and political confidence in their ...

This piece is based on The Scottish Cultural Cringe. I wrote an academic piece on this topic which can be viewed here https://www.colinbu...