Prepare to have your tummy tickled in One of Eight!
If you don’t already know, a Pomsky is a cross between a Siberian Husky and a Pomeranian. Musselburgh poet, writer and dog lover Roger McKillop has graced us with a three-part tale about the early adventures of a particular Pomsky Princess. And we’re delighted to present the first part today.
Prepare to have your tummy tickled in One of Eight!
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We’re on a trip to the snowy slopes of Glenshee today as Musselburgh poet, writer and former ski instructor Roger McKillop remembers with fondness the hospitality of The Flemings o’ Dalnoid.
Enjoy! We go way back in Scottish history today as Musselburgh poet and writer Roger McKillop remembers in prose and verse the butchery at Culloden in 1746 and reminds us that some Scots causes were not worth dying for.
Enjoy Uprisin’ an’ Doonfa’. Edinburgh-born poet and writer Roger McKillop takes us way back in time today when he revisits the scene of a notorious miscarriage of justice which occurred in 1752 during the tumultuous aftermath of the Jacobite Rising of 1745. For the first time in more than two and half centuries, Roger reveals who really was The Appin Murderer.
Enjoy the history lesson! During recent weeks, Musselburgh poet Roger McKillop has been entertaining McStorytellers readers with a series of humorous anecdotes drawn from his past life as a sports instructor and lecturer. He concludes the series today on a more serious note as he remembers the Challengin’ Times he faced teaching school refusers.
Enjoy! In the penultimate instalment of his series of anecdotes drawn from his past life as a sports instructor and lecturer, Musselburgh poet Roger McKillop remembers the humorous antics of his ex-colleagues.
Have a laugh with Wee Roge. Enjoy The Staff. Musselburgh poet Roger McKillop continues with his series of humorous anecdotes drawn from his past life as a sports instructor and lecturer. Tonight, it’s the turn of the apprentices he helped to teach. And there are some bright sparks among them!
Enjoy The Builders. We couldn’t resist jumping on the #piggate bandwagon when Musselburgh poet Roger McKillop sent us this wee ditty. It’s called Dinkie Davie. And it can be sung to the tune of Dainty Davie, which you can hear here. Hear, hear, Roge! Miss Piggy was a porcine maid,
In the sty she plied her trade, Bit she fell in wi’ a “Bullish” blade, An’ his name wis Dinkie Davie! Fleas were on his curly hair, Dirty Davie, Dinkie Davie, His Chipalato fir tae share, He wis her Dinkie Davie! It’s doon by yon Oxen ford, She had ta’en him by his word, But he attacked her wi’ his sword, Though he wis Her Dinkie Davie! She thocht he wis a high-born nob, Destined fir a high blown job, Bit as she opened up her gob, He proved a Dinkie Davie! Fleas were on his curly hair, Dirty Davie, Dinkie Davie, His Chipalato fir tae share, He wis her Dinkie Davie! Her jaws clappit wi’ disgust, No’ a man that she could trust, His wee bits fell intae the dust, Noo a wee’r, Dinkie Davie! Noo he’s jined a Muppet Show, Toads an’ Asses roon’ him flow, Bit Piggy’s no’ alane tae know, He’s jist a Dinkie Davie! Fleas were on his curly hair, Dirty Davie, Dinkie Davie, His Chipalato fir tae share, Hie wis her Dinkie Davie! Here’s another laugh on a Friday courtesy of Musselburgh poet Roger McKillop.
In Educational (Mis)Communication, Wee Roge continues with his series of anecdotes drawn from his past life as a sports instructor and lecturer. Watch out particularly for the famous Hampden Roar – priceless! In the first of a series of memoirs about his past life as a sports instructor and lecturer, Musselburgh-based poet Roger McKillop reflects on his hands-on management style.
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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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