Step back in time and enjoy!
Welcome to the slum clearance Glasgow of the 1960’s, when the tenement walls came crashing down and generations of family skeletons emerged into the dust and rubble. Welcome to Absolution, the latest historical drama by a master of the genre, Dalmuir-born Alasdair McPherson.
Step back in time and enjoy!
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Here for your midweek entertainment is a double-bill of stories about black holes by science buff and regular McStoryteller, Alasdair McPherson.
In the sci-fi piece, The Next Big Bang, there’s news of a major Scottish breakthrough in quantum physics. Then there’s a black hole of an entirely different kind – a politically incorrect Scotsman’s discourse, in the vernacular, on the subject of Women’s Football. Enjoy! Here to start the week is a poignant, beautifully written story by McStorytellers regular, Dalmuir-born Alasdair McPherson. Called Mackerel Kippers, it’s the tale of how one couple copes with family crises.
Enjoy! What do a full-blooded Kiowa, a Wing Commander in the Indian Air Force and a reincarnation of Cleopatra have in common? Well, they all feature in today’s double-bill of memoirs from former high flier and veteran McStoryteller, Dalmuir-born Alasdair McPherson.
In Fellow Feeling, he reveals that not only do the Scots have much in common with Native Americans, there are also striking historical similarities between Scotland and the erstwhile Jewel in the Crown. And in Second Chances, he wonders if it’s only the rich and infamous who are earmarked for reincarnation. Enjoy the reminiscing! To celebrate the official start of summer, we’ve searched our archives for some suitable summer holiday stories to get you in the mood. And here are the four gems we’ve come up with.
We begin with a double-bill of humour from Barcelona-based Glaswegian writer John McGroarty. The Siggi Shortsword Suicide Saga teaches us a sharp lesson in how not to deal with stress on holiday. While The Beach demonstrates why we shouldn’t ignore those warnings from home when we go abroad. Then in Wasserkinder Damuir-born author Alasdair McPherson experiences what can only be described as psychedelic musings in the 100-degree heat by the poolside in Luxor. And making up the quartet, Majorca in the 1980’s is the setting for The Two Stevies, a tale of horrible holiday hi-jinks from Mister McStoryteller, Brendan Gisby. Enjoy the summer! The protagonists of our two stories today are both on a quest.
In Halo-istic Medicine, a modern twist on the tale of Jekyll and Hyde from Dalmuir-born Alasdair McPherson, Doctor Eddie is searching for the medical breakthrough of the century. While in Logic Games, Glaswegian John McGroarty’s finely drawn portrayal of the lingering pain of a childhood loss, Mark realises that he’s still seeking that error in the logic of life. Next up, Saltcoats’ own Angus Shoor Caan goes on a riff with a spliff. Yes, you don’t have to go far to get hold of some guid Scots writing. Just hover over Oor McKindles in the left-hand sidebar to browse the full range of McStorytellers publications. Or go direct to the McKindles Shop here on Amazon. As well as short fiction galore, you’ll find adventure, biography, humour, romance, sci-fi and muckle murder most foul. There are more than 30 McKindles to choose from, including our two latest publications: The G ap Years, in which Angus Shoor Caan celebrates the return of young reprobate Scoosh, and Alasdair McPherson’s Dan Brown-alike historical thriller, Pilgrimage of Grace. So why not pick up a McKindle or two today? At less than a quid apiece, we’re practically giving them away, mon!
Just how much trouble can you get into doing ordinary things like shopping, dining and parking? Well, a lot if today’s trio of new stories is anything to go by.
There’s an embarrassing incident at Harrods in Not Entirely PC, the latest tongue-in-cheek piece by Dalmuir’s very own Alasdair McPherson. There’s a dining experience you won’t want to repeat in Manners, a wee chuckle from Saltcoats man Angus Shoor Caan, written, of course, in his trademark North Ayrshire dialect. And there’s mega-difficulty parking the Beemer in The Valet, another fine Michael C. Keith drama all the way from Boston, Massachusetts. Enjoy! Presented for your entertainment today is a post-Scottish independence (post-apocalyptic for some) tale from the pen of that old campaigner, Dalmuir man Alasdair McPherson.
After the Weigh-in takes a peek at the future, McPherson-style. Is it a likely scenario or a flight of fancy? You decide. But enjoy either way! No, things are not what they seem in tonight’s trio of new stories by McStorytellers stalwarts Alasdair McPherson and Angus Shoor Caan.
Alasdair begins with The Golden Cage, the tale of a gold-digger with heart. Or is that a contradiction in terms? Alasdair follows that up with Cry Wolf, a wee piece of pre-history featuring a young sheep herder in hunter’s clothing. Then Angus rounds off the trio with Wake Up, Coll, in which he relates the true story of a good friend turned enemy. Enjoy! |
McBlog AuthorBrendan Gisby is McStoryteller-in-Residence. He's the author of four novels, three biographies and several short story collections. The McStorytellers
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