Three Short Stories by Sir Walter Scott: “My Aunt Margaret’s Mirror”, “The Two Drovers”, and “Wandering Willie’s Tale” — Introduced by Daniel Cook Download a free copy of all three stories as a PDF, EPUB, or Mobi Sir Walter Scott’s experiments in short fiction began as early as 1811, before he published his first novel, but his most enduring pieces were all produced in the 1820s. First printed in a handsome Christmas gift-book, The Keepsake for 1829, ‘My Aunt Margaret’s Mirror’ mixes a…

Editors Rachelle Atalla and Marjorie Lotfi introduce New Writing Scotland 39 — And just like that, another year rolls around and we are finalising the work to be included in New Writing Scotland 39. Except we’re still living under the cloak of COVID-19 and pandemic conditions. The initial shellshock may have receded, and we have somewhat adjusted to our ‘new normal’, but…

Samuel Tongue introduces New Writing Scotland 38 — Lockdown. Social Distancing. Furlough. Stay Home/Protect the NHS/Save Lives. PPE. #ClapforCarers. Viral Load. Support Bubble. Zoom. Barnard Castle. Test-and-Trace. When the pieces collected here were written and submitted, SARS-CoV-2 was an unknown coronavirus, limited to mammal hosts such as bats or pangolins in isolated jungle areas. …