Writing cafes: Up The Junction, Junction Street, Leith. Large chunks of Skagboys, Trainspotting, the Acid House and one or two others written here. - ThreadSky

irvinewelsh.bsky.social • 74 days ago

Writing cafes: Up The Junction, Junction Street, Leith. Large chunks of Skagboys, Trainspotting, the Acid House and one or two others written here.

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davjoc.bsky.social•73 days ago

Jesus The Acid House, my mother now 86 and I 53. Giving it to me many years ago "You'll love this"

proletarianwullie.bsky.social•74 days ago

I went in there a few times with a lassie fae Great Junction street in 1993 for a Sunday mornin fry up

mazemwold.bsky.social•74 days ago

It looks posh. Any greasy spoons left?

irvinewelsh.bsky.social•74 days ago

Not really posh, still a greasy spoon fry up specialist but with clean cutlery these days which counts as gentrification in that part of Leith

mazemwold.bsky.social•73 days ago

Heh. If it does bubble and squeak it's a class fry up.

stewhibs.bsky.social•73 days ago

Not up here ,full Scottish breakfast wi tattie scones ,better than the pish I just had for £25 at the hotel in Southampton 5 minutes ago

mazemwold.bsky.social•73 days ago

I miss the butteries and the square sausage tbh. It's all a rip off down here unless you can find the odd good greasy spoon.

stewhibs.bsky.social•73 days ago

Used to pop in the all night bakery and buy butteries but all gone before I got home

williamgould.bsky.social•74 days ago

Still going strong, thankfully.
The cafe is as well!

macnabracha.bsky.social•74 days ago

No blue plaque up?
🤬

dombarra.bsky.social•74 days ago

Feeling it!

tylerhawken.bsky.social•73 days ago

I've seen Trainspotting upwards of 30 times and pick up something new in it every single time I watch it. The book is incredible too, but one read was all I could handle. Loved your turn as Mikey Forrester. Classic stuff.

doublefelix.bsky.social•73 days ago

This is the content I'm here for. Thanks Irvine ☺️

avrosimones.bsky.social•73 days ago

Nice one. The community bookshop close by is great too.

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