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Doing What Doesn’t Come Naturally

October 10, 2020 ~ myedinburghpress ~ Leave a comment

I do not mean this in a cruel way, but there is nothing funnier that someone who does something badly. I’m not talking about executing something in a half-baked, not-very-good-but-might-be-if-they-practiced way, I mean full on shocking, how can you possibly be so bad at that? And it is really only funny if they know; when they are … Continue reading Doing What Doesn’t Come Naturally

The Thing You Turn To

September 20, 2020 ~ myedinburghpress ~ 4 Comments

It changes through life, the thing you turn to when the going gets tough; the thing you do to unwind and to clear your head. Some people go off and pound the streets, shove in their ear-pods (or not) and let the pavement absorb their problems with a brisk walk or a long run. And … Continue reading The Thing You Turn To

Life Is a River

March 6, 2020 ~ myedinburghpress ~ Leave a comment

Bertrand Russell, philosopher, mathematician, historian, writer, essayist (annoying all-rounder), wrote – at a sprightly 81 years old – a famous article entitled, “How to Grow Old”.  He himself was to grow much older, but he can’t have known, when he was writing it, that he would live to the ripe old age of 97.  On … Continue reading Life Is a River

Golf or Fishing?

July 20, 2019July 20, 2019 ~ myedinburghpress ~ Leave a comment

In the town where I grew up, fishing and golf were the two local obsessions. Seldom did they go hand in hand, for the amount of time required to pursue either one with the devotion deserved rarely left enough time to practice the other.  This weekend, that town is hosting the British Open golf championship. The media … Continue reading Golf or Fishing?

Nurture Your Quirks

January 6, 2019January 6, 2019 ~ myedinburghpress ~ Leave a comment

I opened an old journal the other day and out fell a dried, pressed leaf, small and red; so dry that the edges crumbled when I handled it.  I studied the entry dates of the journal to find a clue as to the provenance of the leaf, perhaps I’d picked it up in Canada.  I … Continue reading Nurture Your Quirks

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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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