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Bend, Bounce, Bound

May 9, 2019May 29, 2019 ~ myedinburghpress ~ 2 Comments

Last weekend I went to see Scottish Ballet’s 50th anniversary performance of ‘Spring!’ (billed with an exclamation mark).  Ever since, I have been fixated with and thinking about the human body.  I’m doing it now: sitting in the window seat of a café watching a woman walk past carrying three striped hula hoops: yup, she’s shaped … Continue reading Bend, Bounce, Bound

If The Shoe Fits

December 22, 2018December 22, 2018 ~ myedinburghpress ~ 1 Comment

What archetype are you living out?  You will be embodying one, whacky as it might sound. Probably more than one, and you’ll outgrow it and grow into a new one, like a snake shedding its skin.  We all do.  We recognise archetypes in other people, but it’s harder to recognise our own. When we use phrases like: … Continue reading If The Shoe Fits

Our Revels Now Are Ended

August 27, 2018September 29, 2018 ~ myedinburghpress ~ 2 Comments

That’s Edinburgh’s festival season wrapped up for another year.  I walked down George Street last night at dusk as teams of William Wallace lookalikes - shaggy-bearded, strong types, strung with leather tool belts - disassembled the pop up street bars and stages.  All twenty-two temporary venues that took weeks to piece together will be popped … Continue reading Our Revels Now Are Ended

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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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