Issue Thirteen: A Collection of Artworks

ISSUE 13 FRIDAY 6TH NOVEMBER 2020 Cover artwork by Mary Mullan

MY CITY I am true to the point.

A great morning shines.

Around the street my feet are beating I stray the silences of the roads.

Instead of shores where ocean beats.

Hear outgoing tide flow streets.

Poem and drawing by Robert Haughie

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BEFORE THE FORT

Robert Haughie

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RED POPPY

BG

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In the last newsletter Jean Lawton asked for people to send in a list of their favourite books, would you please put this list in your next newsletter.

My Favourite books are: Parvana’s Journey by Deborah Ellis Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh In Cold Blood by Truman Capote The Revenant by Michael Punke The Best A Man Can Get by John O’Farrell

I also plan to read Jean’s favourite books.

Rena Quinn

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THE SCARY HAUNTED HOUSE by Simmi Saini

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Elaine Fisher

A ghost enters a pub, walks to the bar and orders a glass of vodka. The bar person replies “Sorry we don’t served spirits” haha Four fonts walk into a pub.

The person behind the bar tells them “we don’t want your TYPE in here” haha Robert Haughie

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Anonymous

Velcro…what a rip-off.

What’s the advantage of living in Switzerland?

Well, the flag is a big plus J Anonymous 8

George Drennan

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Gillian Grant

What do skeletons say before they begin dining?

Bone appetite!

Rena Quinn

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As the cold dark weather looms, I thought the topic of ‘food’ may be appropriate.

Kit McKeown

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Charlene Munro

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Elaine Fisher

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I’m OK, music, movies, just chilling, go to Mum’s while I can get out for a while. Went to the Barras, it’s not the same nowadays.

I went in for fish n chips and an oyster ice cream that was great, in the 70’s we got snowball ‘n’ ice at McCallum, homemade marrowfat peas with vinegar, it brought back memories of those days.

In the 80’s I went myself and got lots of cassettes, still have them.

This five tier system is just going to confuse more.

I heard it all when Wales said no new clothes, it’s one of the daftest things I’ve heard.

The contributions on the newsletter are very good as always.

Susan Milligan

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George Drennan

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SKANKY THE SKUNK Skanky the Skunk has hair like a punk, she’s a feisty little minx who has a scent gland with a super pooper stink, she will stamp her feet first, then out it will come, from her hairy bum, her repulsive spray, it truly will make you sway, you’ll konk oot in the mud and you’ll lie there like a total fud, another one of her super powers is her big spike in her hairy heid, so be careful how you proceed, she’ll toss you up and down, all over toon, you’ll feel like an absolute eejit, and you’ll think she’s a crazy git, she’ll slam you doon on the ground, with a big smile like a scary clown, and you’ll feel like a wee ragamuffin, and remember you’ll be boking and guffin, her spike will knock you aboot, and you’ll want to scoot. So this is the story of Skanky the Skunk and her rank, reekie, smell and her big spikey wig as well.

Angela Cunningham

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ALMOST PSYCHEDELIC KETTLE AND BLENDER

Susan Milligan

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Tommy Sherry

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