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A Lesson

July 20, 2020 ~ myedinburghpress ~ 5 Comments

He has learned my name, he says it over and over, calling me, his new playmate, to attention. If my name were the clutch of a car you would smell burning by now. He puts one hand on his hip, like a supermodel who has reached the end of the runway, and thrusts the free … Continue reading A Lesson

Bubbles

October 28, 2018October 28, 2018 ~ myedinburghpress ~ 2 Comments

I love a bubble.  I love it in the form of fizz in a glass – whether it follows the pop of a champagne cork or the hiss of a can being opened on a summer’s day.  I love it in a steaming bath where I can sink and disappear into fragrant fluffs of bubbly … Continue reading Bubbles

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I hope my online Edinburgh Press will, in time, hold a similar collection in words to that which is in my Edinburgh Press at home.  I will add to it as often as I can building a collection of memories and observations bubbling up from below, breaking the surface of my mind. I’ll send them out into the world where you can, if you want, share them. Welcome to My Edinburgh Press.

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