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A new tail grows in Leith

This is life in Leith, dear reader, so be prepared for full frontal honesty, sweary words and raw humour. The Darting Salamander, Leith’s first anthology, is not afraid to probe some of the darker corners of Edinburgh’s ‘coolest’ part.

Much against his will, Mossman peered over the edge. Below him was nothing but a three hundred foot drop to a really bad hair day. 

Haikus and Heavy: Ali Rutherford  (p27)

What happens next? There are bleak beginnings, unexpected middles – and even some happy endings. 

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