Ma Thoats

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 Craig who huv followed t...

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 her tae see sense, lik...

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

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 is that cauld it wid...

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 end. You’ve goat boay...

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 is that cauld it wid...

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 it’s a hoat summers...

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 suttin ah wis never m...

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

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 periods of famine such as ...

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

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 University in Musselburgh, w...

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

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