Enjoy! And if you do, you’re also bound to enjoy John’s remarkable short fiction collection, Everywhere & Other Stories.
We’re delighted to present today another literary treat from Barcelona-based Glaswegian McStoryteller John McGroarty. Dealing as it does with those inner demons of fear and anxiety and guilt, The Soul of the World is deep and dark. But, like all of John’s work, it also offers the light of salvation.
Enjoy! And if you do, you’re also bound to enjoy John’s remarkable short fiction collection, Everywhere & Other Stories.
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“It’s the Man Booker, Jim, but not as we know it.”
Here’s a Monday morning treat for all you would-be JKR’s out there. The Magog Prize for Literature shows the lengths that some folk will go to be recognised as the greatest living writer of their time – even in the twenty-third century. And it’s a tale that could only emerge from the madcap imagination of oor man in Barcelona, John McGroarty. Enjoy the ride! We’re very pleased to present today a brand new story by one of our favourite McStorytellers, Barcelona-based Glaswegian writer John McGroarty. An Authentic Act chronicles the redemption of a selfish Russian émigré living in John’s adopted city. And it’s a delight.
Na zdorovie! Celebrate St Patrick’s Day with a (sadly true) wee tale about the ould country. Called Made in Ireland, it comes from the pen of half-Irish Brendan Gisby.
And if you enjoy that story, here are some others from the archives with which to ease down the Guinness: St Patrick’s Day by Jack O’Donnell The Irish Buddha by John McGroarty Irish Riddles by Brendan Gisby We’re delighted tonight to present a brace of cracking new stories by Barcelona-based Glaswegian John McGroarty.
In Queen Victoria, a tabloid talk show hostess turns out to have a dirty secret of her own. While in The Favour, hilarity ensues when a Scotsman suspects he has been lied to by a salesman. Enjoy! Here’s a literary treat from McStorytellers to start the week.
It’s a bitter-sweet comedy about the break-up of a decidedly odd, stage-struck trio. It’s penned by that master of West Coast comedy writing, Barcelona-based Glaswegian John McGroarty. And it’s called The Leaving of George and of James. Enjoy! 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. You’ve heard of (and perhaps read and enjoyed) Scandinavian Noir. Well, now there’s another new genre sweeping down from the Norse countries. It’s a sort of Nordic non-fiction of the mundane. In a McStorytellers exclusive, we’re delighted to publish a sample of it tonight. The piece is called Banal Realism. It has been penned by that most un-Nordic of McStorytellers, Barcelona-based Glaswegian John McGroarty. And it’s a hoot! If you would like a demonstration of John’s versatility as a writer, you can go from Banal Realism to Tartan Noir+ by reading an extract from his acclaimed crime thriller The Tower. You’ll find the extract at this link, where you can also vote for the book: The People’s Book Prize Happy reading and voting! Our featured story today takes the form of an excerpt from The Tower, John McGroarty’s superbly written novel of greed, murder and salvation set in the south side of Glasgow.
Entitled Matt Kelly’s Fifteen Minutes of Infamy, the piece is a darkly satirical blast at Thatcherism in general and the Tory attitude to society in particular. If you enjoy this taster, why not go here on Amazon right now and download the novel? At only 77p, that’s hardly a gamble! |
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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