cellarscene

A left-wing Southern African Francophile Scot living in Edinburgh. I write for a living and play the fiddle, badly, for fun.

I have 70 stories in 7 collections on the site. My stories have been read 57407 times and 16 of my stories have been cherry picked

My Stories

Ullapool to Edinburgh (a collection of short pieces)

First published on May 8, 2007 - 13:44  | 766 reads

Part 2. A Mystery: ToeKnee Hears Some Bangs

First published on September 19, 2006 - 15:42  | 673 reads

Part 1: ToeKnee and The Teeny-Weeny Little Village of Great Brattin

First published on September 13, 2006 - 14:08  | 692 reads

Storming Stuff!: Steve Hughes at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe

First published on August 14, 2006 - 17:48  | 893 reads

The Bird Flu Diaries, a brilliant play not to be sneezed at!

First published on August 11, 2006 - 17:05  | 1630 reads

Women, concerned about your appearance?

First published on July 23, 2006 - 09:23  | 3133 reads

The Battle Of The Sexes Beggars Belief.

First published on May 2, 2006 - 11:39  | 749 reads

Open letter to Bob Geldof

First published on June 3, 2005 - 15:29  | 615 reads

Wow, they have arrived!

First published on April 16, 2005 - 17:43  | 705 reads

Moon starvation

First published on October 3, 2004 - 10:42  | 533 reads

Sneak

First published on October 3, 2004 - 10:41  | 542 reads

Glasgow Peace Demonstration

First published on September 29, 2004 - 14:12  | 884 reads

Twin towers

First published on September 29, 2004 - 13:53  | 647 reads

Tea with the Devil

First published on September 29, 2004 - 07:48  | 594 reads

Morality and foot and mouth disease

First published on September 29, 2004 - 07:34  | 829 reads

Eric's Ultimate Diet

First published on September 29, 2004 - 03:09  | 550 reads

Love and curry (thoughts on happiness)

First published on September 29, 2004 - 03:08  | 591 reads

Euro - good or bad&;#063;

First published on September 29, 2004 - 02:48  | 562 reads

Circumcision - a letter to a friend.

First published on September 29, 2004 - 02:29  | 591 reads

Bright Future for No Hopers

First published on September 29, 2004 - 02:01  | 836 reads

Lovelife lacks spice? Add some Sugar!

First published on September 29, 2004 - 01:55  | 910 reads

BSE song

First published on September 29, 2004 - 01:15  | 568 reads

Foot and mouth disease rap

First published on September 29, 2004 - 01:15  | 959 reads

Cutting back

First published on September 29, 2004 - 01:07  | 829 reads

Urghh! The horrors of a vet's life.

First published on September 29, 2004 - 01:02  | 628 reads

Out of this world (Rave)

First published on September 29, 2004 - 01:02  | 1438 reads

Greed

First published on September 29, 2004 - 01:02  | 602 reads

Zimbabwean hero

First published on September 29, 2004 - 01:02  | 561 reads

I visited Pennan

First published on September 29, 2004 - 01:02  | 562 reads

Violin memories (A Swedish waltz)

First published on September 29, 2004 - 01:02  | 940 reads

Kiss (A very short sad poem!)

First published on September 29, 2004 - 01:02  | 3933 reads

Free trade (a personal view of globalisation)

First published on September 29, 2004 - 01:01  | 1175 reads

Squid (Heart bypass, squid survey)

First published on September 29, 2004 - 01:01  | 1020 reads

Nightmare

First published on September 29, 2004 - 01:01  | 497 reads

Love: zero

First published on September 29, 2004 - 01:01  | 614 reads

Beautiful enough

First published on September 29, 2004 - 01:01  | 547 reads

Road to Banff

First published on September 29, 2004 - 01:00  | 941 reads

Carla Johns (Extracts from the biography)

First published on September 29, 2004 - 01:00  | 545 reads

Journey home

First published on September 29, 2004 - 01:00  | 748 reads

Mozambique

First published on September 29, 2004 - 01:00  | 540 reads

Walk in the city (Aberdeen in 1992)

First published on September 29, 2004 - 00:59  | 894 reads

Paperclip

First published on September 29, 2004 - 00:59  | 500 reads

You probably know this

First published on September 29, 2004 - 00:59  | 666 reads

Amsterdam

First published on September 29, 2004 - 00:59  | 892 reads

Hunt

First published on September 29, 2004 - 00:59  | 897 reads

Steenbok

First published on September 29, 2004 - 00:57  | 530 reads

How to make a million quid&;#063;

First published on September 28, 2004 - 22:14  | 563 reads

Photieman

First published on September 28, 2004 - 22:11  | 954 reads

Drink "Up" Now!

First published on September 15, 2004 - 09:50  | 466 reads

"Disguise" - these guys are worth seeing!

First published on September 15, 2004 - 07:45  | 610 reads

Well worth the wet!

First published on September 15, 2004 - 07:28  | 1109 reads

Xerophyte defeated (Cactus killed)

First published on September 15, 2004 - 05:55  | 610 reads

Discord over harmony

First published on September 15, 2004 - 05:53  | 528 reads

East Germany (Wandlitz)

First published on September 15, 2004 - 05:52  | 779 reads

Ugly truth behind the ugly duckling

First published on September 15, 2004 - 05:22  | 578 reads

Trip to S.Africa - the elephant that plays rugby

First published on September 15, 2004 - 04:55  | 1357 reads

Artists' Aid - conceptual bullsh*t&;#063;

First published on September 15, 2004 - 03:21  | 1047 reads

Apostrophe Apoplexy

First published on September 15, 2004 - 02:33  | 1299 reads

Burgeoning and pruning

First published on September 15, 2004 - 01:40  | 851 reads

Sandy

First published on September 13, 2004 - 13:24  | 518 reads

Off the rails&;#063;

First published on September 13, 2004 - 13:24  | 540 reads

Night forests

First published on September 13, 2004 - 13:24  | 506 reads

Island gloaming

First published on September 13, 2004 - 13:24  | 513 reads

Crane

First published on September 13, 2004 - 13:24  | 517 reads

Evening sky, dawn sea.

First published on September 13, 2004 - 13:24  | 507 reads

Faces

First published on September 13, 2004 - 13:23  | 538 reads

Ire-aq, fox-hunting and hypocrisy

First published on September 13, 2004 - 06:34  | 986 reads

Bombyx mori (silk and the sky)

First published on September 12, 2004 - 15:16  | 963 reads

Grey Day

First published on September 12, 2004 - 08:33  | 505 reads

Cracks in the pavement

First published on September 12, 2004 - 08:18  | 612 reads