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The Epigone: Parts 11 & 12 by John McGroarty
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,067
Swearwords: None.
Description: Jimmy descends further into madness. Nothing is real any more. His life has become a fiction, his characters having taken it over. But can he find a way back to reality?
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Word count: 3,067
Swearwords: None.
Description: Jimmy descends further into madness. Nothing is real any more. His life has become a fiction, his characters having taken it over. But can he find a way back to reality?
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The Epigone: Parts 9 & 10 by John McGroarty
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,410
Swearwords: None.
Description: After the break with Miriam, Jimmy goes on holiday where he finds the inspiration to write again. Then events take a bizarre turn and he fears he may be losing his mind.
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Word count: 3,410
Swearwords: None.
Description: After the break with Miriam, Jimmy goes on holiday where he finds the inspiration to write again. Then events take a bizarre turn and he fears he may be losing his mind.
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The Shortcut by Glenn Muir
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Word count: 637
Swearwords: None.
Description: A Scot working in the Lake District has a ghostly encounter.
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Word count: 637
Swearwords: None.
Description: A Scot working in the Lake District has a ghostly encounter.
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The Epigone: Parts 7 & 8 by John McGroarty
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,579
Swearwords: None.
Description: Jimmy’s plan to convince Miriam not to squander her gift develops into an obsession – an obsession that will jeopardise their friendship.
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Word count: 2,579
Swearwords: None.
Description: Jimmy’s plan to convince Miriam not to squander her gift develops into an obsession – an obsession that will jeopardise their friendship.
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Behind Bars: Chapters Thirty-One & Thirty-Two by Kevin Crowe
Genre: Drama
Word count: 8,451
Swearwords: Lots of strong ones.
Description: A disgraced priest. A straight copper. A pair of determined parents. Can their combined efforts succeed in banishing the bêtes noire in the lives of Brendan, Kathleen and Catriona?
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Word count: 8,451
Swearwords: Lots of strong ones.
Description: A disgraced priest. A straight copper. A pair of determined parents. Can their combined efforts succeed in banishing the bêtes noire in the lives of Brendan, Kathleen and Catriona?
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The Epigone: Parts 5 & 6 by John McGroarty
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,613
Swearwords: None.
Description: Having persuaded Miriam to let him read some of her work, Jimmy discovers that she is a highly talented writer. He resolves to prevent her from wasting that talent.
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Word count: 1,613
Swearwords: None.
Description: Having persuaded Miriam to let him read some of her work, Jimmy discovers that she is a highly talented writer. He resolves to prevent her from wasting that talent.
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The Epigone: Parts 3 & 4 by John McGroarty
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,941
Swearwords: None.
Description: Having bumped into Miriam by chance, the failed Glaswegian writer, nicknamed Jimmy by a colleague, then stalks her, imagines she needs help and decides to get involved in her life.
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Word count: 1,941
Swearwords: None.
Description: Having bumped into Miriam by chance, the failed Glaswegian writer, nicknamed Jimmy by a colleague, then stalks her, imagines she needs help and decides to get involved in her life.
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The Epigone: Parts 1 & 2 by John McGroarty
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,384
Swearwords: None.
Description: An ageing Scottish author, having moved to Barcelona to start a new life, regrets that he has failed as a writer. Then he comes across Miriam at his reading club.
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Word count: 1,384
Swearwords: None.
Description: An ageing Scottish author, having moved to Barcelona to start a new life, regrets that he has failed as a writer. Then he comes across Miriam at his reading club.
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Behind Bars: Chapter Thirty by Kevin Crowe
Genre: Drama
Word count: 5,624
Swearwords: Lots of strong ones.
Description: Is the case mounting against Norman and Andrew? Could a disgraced Graham bring about their comeuppance?
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Word count: 5,624
Swearwords: Lots of strong ones.
Description: Is the case mounting against Norman and Andrew? Could a disgraced Graham bring about their comeuppance?
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Behind Bars: Chapter Twenty-Nine by Kevin Crowe
Genre: Drama
Word count: 5,633
Swearwords: Lots of strong ones.
Description: While Brendan and Graham await their fate, the past catches up with Kathleen.
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Word count: 5,633
Swearwords: Lots of strong ones.
Description: While Brendan and Graham await their fate, the past catches up with Kathleen.
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The Post-Mortem Composer by Laurence MacDonald
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Word count: 3,474
Swearwords: None.
Description: A case of ghostly music in the French Quarter of nineteenth century New Orleans.
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Word count: 3,474
Swearwords: None.
Description: A case of ghostly music in the French Quarter of nineteenth century New Orleans.
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Behind Bars: Chapter Twenty-Eight by Kevin Crowe
Genre: Drama
Word count: 5,018
Swearwords: Lots of strong ones.
Description: A jilted lover takes revenge, with catastrophic consequences not only for Brendan and Graham, but also for Kathleen and Catriona.
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Word count: 5,018
Swearwords: Lots of strong ones.
Description: A jilted lover takes revenge, with catastrophic consequences not only for Brendan and Graham, but also for Kathleen and Catriona.
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Peepuls O The Hedge by Caroline Mackie
Genre: Children
Word count: 6,012
Swearwords: None.
Description: All these new peepuls! What to do? Welcome them and then go find a new hedge and start new peepulives there. Peepuls know how to treat refugees!
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Word count: 6,012
Swearwords: None.
Description: All these new peepuls! What to do? Welcome them and then go find a new hedge and start new peepulives there. Peepuls know how to treat refugees!
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Behind Bars: Chapters Twenty-Six & Twenty-Seven by Kevin Crowe
Genre: Drama
Word count: 5,832
Swearwords: Lots of strong ones.
Description: Snow, racism and homophobia in Strathdubh.
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Word count: 5,832
Swearwords: Lots of strong ones.
Description: Snow, racism and homophobia in Strathdubh.
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Behind Bars: Chapters Twenty-Four & Twenty-Five by Kevin Crowe
Genre: Drama
Word count: 7,179
Swearwords: Lots of strong ones.
Description: Christmas and New Year bring mixed fortunes for the folk of Strathdubh, but especially for Brendan.
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Word count: 7,179
Swearwords: Lots of strong ones.
Description: Christmas and New Year bring mixed fortunes for the folk of Strathdubh, but especially for Brendan.
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Candays by Roger McKillop
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 3,895
Swearwords: None.
Description: The Pomsky Princess strikes again.
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Word count: 3,895
Swearwords: None.
Description: The Pomsky Princess strikes again.
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Professionally Compatible by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 1,579
Swearwords: None.
Description: The truth is out there.
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Word count: 1,579
Swearwords: None.
Description: The truth is out there.
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The Cancer Queen by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Drama
Word count: 764
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: While the staff of the beleaguered and underfunded NHS deserve all the praise that’s going, there’s always the odd exception.
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Word count: 764
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: While the staff of the beleaguered and underfunded NHS deserve all the praise that’s going, there’s always the odd exception.
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Behind Bars: Chapters Twenty-Two & Twenty-Three by Kevin Crowe
Genre: Drama
Word count: 5,156
Swearwords: Lots of strong ones.
Description: Life goes on in Strathdubh, but storm clouds are gathering in Birmingham and closer to home.
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Word count: 5,156
Swearwords: Lots of strong ones.
Description: Life goes on in Strathdubh, but storm clouds are gathering in Birmingham and closer to home.
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Behind Bars: Chapter Twenty-One by Kevin Crowe
Genre: Drama
Word count: 7,015
Swearwords: None.
Description: Catriona’s father narrates a thirty-year-old tale of forbidden love.
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Word count: 7,015
Swearwords: None.
Description: Catriona’s father narrates a thirty-year-old tale of forbidden love.
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Boarding by Matthew Richardson
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,946
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: A snooty driver. A passenger with a chip on his shoulder. An enforced car share aboard a lurching ferry. What can go wrong?
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Word count: 1,946
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: A snooty driver. A passenger with a chip on his shoulder. An enforced car share aboard a lurching ferry. What can go wrong?
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No Ball Games by Marc Innis
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 1,437
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: Boyhood memories of Elgin in the Eighties.
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Word count: 1,437
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: Boyhood memories of Elgin in the Eighties.
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Behind Bars: Chapters Nineteen & Twenty by Kevin Crowe
Genre: Drama
Word count: 7,290
Swearwords: Lots of strong ones.
Description: In their new Highland retreat, Brendan continues with a dangerous liaison, Kathleen makes a strange friend and Catriona spills the beans.
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Word count: 7,290
Swearwords: Lots of strong ones.
Description: In their new Highland retreat, Brendan continues with a dangerous liaison, Kathleen makes a strange friend and Catriona spills the beans.
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The Wasted and The Redemption by Kenny Wilson
Genre: Drama
Word count: 176
Swearwords: None.
Description: A poetic story about a dying man and his inner child.
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Word count: 176
Swearwords: None.
Description: A poetic story about a dying man and his inner child.
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What Sounds Like Silence by Anastasia Arellano
Genre: Drama
Word count: 4,967
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: On a hot Los Angeles night, a girl comes to terms with her sexuality.
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Word count: 4,967
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: On a hot Los Angeles night, a girl comes to terms with her sexuality.
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Doctor, Doctor by Susi J Smith
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,002
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: Edward is at the Doctor’s with abdominal discomfort of the most unusual kind.
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Word count: 1,002
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: Edward is at the Doctor’s with abdominal discomfort of the most unusual kind.
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Duntocher Cinderella by Emma Guinness
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,315
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: She thinks she’s Cinderella. But she knows there will be no happy ending.
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Word count: 1,315
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: She thinks she’s Cinderella. But she knows there will be no happy ending.
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The Shoes by Susi J Smith
Genre: Humour
Word count: 999
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: Julie gets more than she bargained for when she agrees to give Billy Maddox, P.I., a lift.
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Word count: 999
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: Julie gets more than she bargained for when she agrees to give Billy Maddox, P.I., a lift.
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Balls of the Feet by Marc Innis
Genre: Humour
Word count: 4,260
Swearwords: Lots of strong ones.
Description: Delivery driving in rural Moray District – the inside story.
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Word count: 4,260
Swearwords: Lots of strong ones.
Description: Delivery driving in rural Moray District – the inside story.
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Behind Bars: Chapters Seventeen & Eighteen by Kevin Crowe
Genre: Drama
Word count: 8,128
Swearwords: Lots of strong ones.
Description: Having left Birmingham far behind, Brendan, Kathleen and Catriona are settling into their new life in the north of Scotland, but just how long will their Highland idyll last?
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Word count: 8,128
Swearwords: Lots of strong ones.
Description: Having left Birmingham far behind, Brendan, Kathleen and Catriona are settling into their new life in the north of Scotland, but just how long will their Highland idyll last?
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Antarctic Discovery: Lost at Sea by Bob Ballard
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,421
Swearwords: None.
Description: The burial cairn of Captain Robert Falcon Scott is rediscovered on the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica, 100 years after his fateful expedition.
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Word count: 2,421
Swearwords: None.
Description: The burial cairn of Captain Robert Falcon Scott is rediscovered on the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica, 100 years after his fateful expedition.
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Teatime in a Jam Jar by Kenny Wilson
Genre: Drama
Word count: 615
Swearwords: None.
Description: A teatime from hell.
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Word count: 615
Swearwords: None.
Description: A teatime from hell.
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Behind Bars: Chapters Fifteen & Sixteen by Kevin Crowe
Genre: Drama
Word count: 6,535
Swearwords: Lots of strong ones.
Description: With Birmingham no longer a safe place to live, Brendan and Kathleen know they must move away. Catriona has an idea where the three of them might go. Meanwhile, Brendan falls in love.
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Word count: 6,535
Swearwords: Lots of strong ones.
Description: With Birmingham no longer a safe place to live, Brendan and Kathleen know they must move away. Catriona has an idea where the three of them might go. Meanwhile, Brendan falls in love.
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The Curse of the Clock by Laurence MacDonald
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Word count: 3,605
Swearwords: None.
Description: Did the town clock really have the power to decide who should die? The stranger was about to find out.
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Word count: 3,605
Swearwords: None.
Description: Did the town clock really have the power to decide who should die? The stranger was about to find out.
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Double Jeopardy by Kevin Crowe
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,565
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: Wearing the pink triangle in a Nazi Concentration camp.
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Word count: 2,565
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: Wearing the pink triangle in a Nazi Concentration camp.
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Death Ship: Part Seven by Bill Kirton
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,378
Swearwords: None.
Description: On the final leg of the voyage to Aberdeen, another corpse is discovered. But will the murderer of the four crew members be revealed at last?
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Word count: 1,378
Swearwords: None.
Description: On the final leg of the voyage to Aberdeen, another corpse is discovered. But will the murderer of the four crew members be revealed at last?
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Behind Bars: Chapters Thirteen & Fourteen by Kevin Crowe
Genre: Drama
Word count: 6,091
Swearwords: Lots of strong ones.
Description: It’s a night to remember for Brendan, Kathleen and Catriona – the worst of all nights. And the terror is not going to end there…
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Word count: 6,091
Swearwords: Lots of strong ones.
Description: It’s a night to remember for Brendan, Kathleen and Catriona – the worst of all nights. And the terror is not going to end there…
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Death Ship: Part Six by Bill Kirton
Genre: Drama
Word count: 709
Swearwords: None.
Description: When another of their shipmates disappears, fear and mistrust spread through the remaining crew members.
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Word count: 709
Swearwords: None.
Description: When another of their shipmates disappears, fear and mistrust spread through the remaining crew members.
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Death Ship: Part Five by Bill Kirton
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,157
Swearwords: None.
Description: With a killer on board, Big John decides that from now on the crew members will work in pairs.
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Word count: 1,157
Swearwords: None.
Description: With a killer on board, Big John decides that from now on the crew members will work in pairs.
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Behind Bars: Chapters Eleven & Twelve by Kevin Crowe
Genre: Drama
Word count: 6,547
Swearwords: Lots of strong ones.
Description: Meet nasty Norman, Brendan’s former boss, and innocent Catriona, Kathleen’s lover. All four characters are heading on a collision course.
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Word count: 6,547
Swearwords: Lots of strong ones.
Description: Meet nasty Norman, Brendan’s former boss, and innocent Catriona, Kathleen’s lover. All four characters are heading on a collision course.
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The Soundtrack of Our Lives: Disc Two Track Thirteen by Annie Christie
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,167
Swearwords: None.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
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Word count: 1,167
Swearwords: None.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
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Death Ship: Part Four by Bill Kirton
Genre: Drama
Word count: 705
Swearwords: None.
Description: A run-down of the past crimes of some of the new crew members doesn’t make for comfortable reading.
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Word count: 705
Swearwords: None.
Description: A run-down of the past crimes of some of the new crew members doesn’t make for comfortable reading.
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The Stickit Minister's Wooing by S. R. Crockett
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,639
Swearwords: None.
Description: From The Stickit Minister’s Wooing (first published 1900).
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Word count: 3,639
Swearwords: None.
Description: From The Stickit Minister’s Wooing (first published 1900).
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The Soundtrack of Our Lives: Disc Two Track Twelve by Annie Christie
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,066
Swearwords: None.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
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Word count: 3,066
Swearwords: None.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
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The Stickit Minister by S. R. Crockett
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,800
Swearwords: None.
Description: From The Stickit Minister and other common men (1893).
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Word count: 1,800
Swearwords: None.
Description: From The Stickit Minister and other common men (1893).
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Death Ship: Part Three by Bill Kirton
Genre: Drama
Word count: 722
Swearwords: None.
Description: Could unsettled business ashore in Aberdeen be behind the murders of the two crew members?
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Word count: 722
Swearwords: None.
Description: Could unsettled business ashore in Aberdeen be behind the murders of the two crew members?
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Behind Bars: Chapters Nine & Ten by Kevin Crowe
Genre: Drama
Word count: 5,848
Swearwords: Lots of strong ones.
Description: Kathleen and Brendan begin to prosper in their new location. No longer on the game, Kathleen is making a name for herself as a folk singer, while Brendan has a steady job and income. Life couldn’t be better for the pair – for now, at least.
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Word count: 5,848
Swearwords: Lots of strong ones.
Description: Kathleen and Brendan begin to prosper in their new location. No longer on the game, Kathleen is making a name for herself as a folk singer, while Brendan has a steady job and income. Life couldn’t be better for the pair – for now, at least.
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The Soundtrack of Our Lives: Disc Two Track Eleven by Annie Christie
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,647
Swearwords: None.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
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Word count: 2,647
Swearwords: None.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
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Death Ship: Part Two by Bill Kirton
Genre: Drama
Word count: 684
Swearwords: None.
Description: On the return voyage to Aberdeen, the sailing is hard and slow – and not helped when a second body is found.
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Word count: 684
Swearwords: None.
Description: On the return voyage to Aberdeen, the sailing is hard and slow – and not helped when a second body is found.
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The Soundtrack of Our Lives: Disc Two Track Ten by Annie Christie
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,879
Swearwords: None.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
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Word count: 2,879
Swearwords: None.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
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The Mowgli Chronicles by Pat Black
Genre: Drama
Word count: 7,979
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: As if life isn’t hard enough for unemployed Jack, now he has to go in search of Mowgli.
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Word count: 7,979
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: As if life isn’t hard enough for unemployed Jack, now he has to go in search of Mowgli.
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Light in the Blackhouse by Matthew Richardson
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Word count: 2,907
Swearwords: None.
Description: A ghost story set on the Isle of Lewis in 1849.
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Word count: 2,907
Swearwords: None.
Description: A ghost story set on the Isle of Lewis in 1849.
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Death Ship: Part One by Bill Kirton
Genre: Drama
Word count: 523
Swearwords: None.
Description: It’s 1841. The ship is not long out of Norway and heading for Aberdeen when the first gruesome discovery is made.
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Word count: 523
Swearwords: None.
Description: It’s 1841. The ship is not long out of Norway and heading for Aberdeen when the first gruesome discovery is made.
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Behind Bars: Chapters Seven & Eight by Kevin Crowe
Genre: Drama
Word count: 5,693
Swearwords: Lots of strong ones.
Description: Kathleen’s pimp is likely to be bailed and come seeking revenge on her and Brendan. With the help of a good Samaritan and one not-so-good, the pair are forced to move to an even less salubrious part of Birmingham.
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Word count: 5,693
Swearwords: Lots of strong ones.
Description: Kathleen’s pimp is likely to be bailed and come seeking revenge on her and Brendan. With the help of a good Samaritan and one not-so-good, the pair are forced to move to an even less salubrious part of Birmingham.
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The Soundtrack of Our Lives: Disc Two Track Nine by Annie Christie
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,405
Swearwords: None.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
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Word count: 2,405
Swearwords: None.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
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Haemoglobin Dot Com by Bill Kirton
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Word count: 925
Swearwords: None.
Description: Advice from an entrepreneur who achieves complete satisfaction.
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Word count: 925
Swearwords: None.
Description: Advice from an entrepreneur who achieves complete satisfaction.
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Meeting Margery Mercer by Matthew Richardson
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,754
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: An agoraphobic man ventures out. He soon wishes that he hadn't!
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Word count: 2,754
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: An agoraphobic man ventures out. He soon wishes that he hadn't!
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The Soundtrack of Our Lives: Disc Two Track Eight by Annie Christie
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,003
Swearwords: None.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
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Word count: 3,003
Swearwords: None.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
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Stormbound by Laurence MacDonald
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Word count: 2,242
Swearwords: None.
Description: A storm at sea is imminent. But is the lighthouse island the best place to seek shelter?
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Word count: 2,242
Swearwords: None.
Description: A storm at sea is imminent. But is the lighthouse island the best place to seek shelter?
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Mrs Clushet o Faaldydykes by Patrick Hutchison
Genre: Humour
Word count: 828
Swearwords: None.
Description: A doctor with a grand bedside manner.
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Word count: 828
Swearwords: None.
Description: A doctor with a grand bedside manner.
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The Memory Hotel by Kenny Wilson
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,045
Swearwords: None.
Description: An old man remembers.
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Word count: 3,045
Swearwords: None.
Description: An old man remembers.
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Behind Bars: Chapters Five & Six by Kevin Crowe
Genre: Drama
Word count: 5,639
Swearwords: Lots of strong ones.
Description: In the days following the IRA pub bombings, Birmingham is a nervous place. The Police are nicking everyone they can find, including Brendan and Kathleen.
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Word count: 5,639
Swearwords: Lots of strong ones.
Description: In the days following the IRA pub bombings, Birmingham is a nervous place. The Police are nicking everyone they can find, including Brendan and Kathleen.
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The Soundtrack of Our Lives: Disc Two Track Seven by Annie Christie
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,551
Swearwords: None.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
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Word count: 1,551
Swearwords: None.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
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Monsieur Zola's Funny Valentine by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Drama
Word count: 689
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: Valentine’s Day brings a new book and a gift.
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Word count: 689
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: Valentine’s Day brings a new book and a gift.
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Doledrums by Andrew Velzian
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,927
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: A tale of winners and losers in the Great Benefits Game.
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Word count: 1,927
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: A tale of winners and losers in the Great Benefits Game.
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The Soundtrack of Our Lives: Disc Two Track Six by Annie Christie
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,970
Swearwords: None.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
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Word count: 2,970
Swearwords: None.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
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A life in five words by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 307
Swearwords: None.
Description: The long and the short of it.
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Word count: 307
Swearwords: None.
Description: The long and the short of it.
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Behind Bars: Chapters Three & Four by Kevin Crowe
Genre: Drama
Word count: 4,345
Swearwords: Lots of strong ones.
Description: In the immediate aftermath of the IRA pub bombings in Birmingham in 1974, Kathleen's best friend is smashed beyond repair and Brendan lands up in hospital.
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Word count: 4,345
Swearwords: Lots of strong ones.
Description: In the immediate aftermath of the IRA pub bombings in Birmingham in 1974, Kathleen's best friend is smashed beyond repair and Brendan lands up in hospital.
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The Soundtrack of Our Lives: Disc Two Track Five by Annie Christie
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,471
Swearwords: None.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
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Word count: 3,471
Swearwords: None.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
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The Soundtrack of Our Lives: Disc Two Track Four by Annie Christie
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,442
Swearwords: None.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
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Word count: 2,442
Swearwords: None.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
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Behind Bars: Chapters One & Two by Kevin Crowe
Genre: Drama
Word count: 4,161
Swearwords: Lots of strong ones.
Description: Take a walk on the wild side of Birmingham in 1974. Meet closet gay barman Brendan and prostitute Kathleen, both of Irish extraction.
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Word count: 4,161
Swearwords: Lots of strong ones.
Description: Take a walk on the wild side of Birmingham in 1974. Meet closet gay barman Brendan and prostitute Kathleen, both of Irish extraction.
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The Soundtrack of Our Lives: Disc Two Track Three by Annie Christie
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,069
Swearwords: None.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
_____________________________________________________________________
Word count: 3,069
Swearwords: None.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
_____________________________________________________________________
The Soundtrack of Our Lives: Disc Two Track Two by Annie Christie
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,706
Swearwords: None.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
_____________________________________________________________________
Word count: 2,706
Swearwords: None.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
_____________________________________________________________________
The last dance at the end of the world by Kenny Wilson
Genre: Drama
Word count: 490
Swearwords: None.
Description: Bleak.
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Word count: 490
Swearwords: None.
Description: Bleak.
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Maestro by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,579
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: “It taks a lang spain tae sup wi' a fly Fifer!”
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Word count: 1,579
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: “It taks a lang spain tae sup wi' a fly Fifer!”
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The Soundtrack of Our Lives: Disc Two Track One by Annie Christie
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,270
Swearwords: None.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
_____________________________________________________________________
Word count: 3,270
Swearwords: None.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
_____________________________________________________________________
Working-Class Hero by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Drama
Word count: 685
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: A small skirmish of the Class War is played out on Princes Street in Edinburgh.
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Word count: 685
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: A small skirmish of the Class War is played out on Princes Street in Edinburgh.
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Young Men I Have Met: Episode Six by J. M. Barrie
Genre: Humour
Word count: 826
Swearwords: None.
Description: Originally serialised in the Young Man Magazine between January and November 1890, Young Men I Have Met is Barrie's humorous take on a variety of types.
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Word count: 826
Swearwords: None.
Description: Originally serialised in the Young Man Magazine between January and November 1890, Young Men I Have Met is Barrie's humorous take on a variety of types.
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Dyb dyb dyb by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 541
Swearwords: None.
Description: A memorable evening in 1963.
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Word count: 541
Swearwords: None.
Description: A memorable evening in 1963.
_____________________________________________________________________
Young Men I Have Met: Episode Five by J. M. Barrie
Genre: Humour
Word count: 738
Swearwords: None.
Description: Originally serialised in the Young Man Magazine between January and November 1890, Young Men I Have Met is Barrie's humorous take on a variety of types.
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Word count: 738
Swearwords: None.
Description: Originally serialised in the Young Man Magazine between January and November 1890, Young Men I Have Met is Barrie's humorous take on a variety of types.
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Young Men I Have Met: Episode Four by J. M. Barrie
Genre: Humour
Word count: 748
Swearwords: None.
Description: Originally serialised in the Young Man Magazine between January and November 1890, Young Men I Have Met is Barrie's humorous take on a variety of types.
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Word count: 748
Swearwords: None.
Description: Originally serialised in the Young Man Magazine between January and November 1890, Young Men I Have Met is Barrie's humorous take on a variety of types.
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Sistine Sisters by Roger McKillop
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 3,149
Swearwords: None.
Description: The Pomsky Princess is reacquainted with one of her siblings.
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Word count: 3,149
Swearwords: None.
Description: The Pomsky Princess is reacquainted with one of her siblings.
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Young Men I Have Met: Episode Three by J. M. Barrie
Genre: Humour
Word count: 950
Swearwords: None.
Description: Originally serialised in the Young Man Magazine between January and November 1890, Young Men I Have Met is Barrie's humorous take on a variety of types.
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Word count: 950
Swearwords: None.
Description: Originally serialised in the Young Man Magazine between January and November 1890, Young Men I Have Met is Barrie's humorous take on a variety of types.
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My Girl by Laurence MacDonald
Genre: Drama
Word count: 490
Swearwords: None.
Description: The ups and downs of living with my girl.
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Word count: 490
Swearwords: None.
Description: The ups and downs of living with my girl.
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Young Men I Have Met: Episode Two by J. M. Barrie
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,163
Swearwords: None.
Description: Originally serialised in the Young Man Magazine between January and November 1890, Young Men I Have Met is Barrie's humorous take on a variety of types.
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Word count: 1,163
Swearwords: None.
Description: Originally serialised in the Young Man Magazine between January and November 1890, Young Men I Have Met is Barrie's humorous take on a variety of types.
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The Burkers by Patrick Hutchison
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Word count: 2,677
Swearwords: None.
Description: Bodysnatching was a very real fear to the Travelling people back in the 1840’s, about the time the story is set. What better for body snatchers than itinerant tinsmiths in lonely places? Much safer than digging up corpses under the eyes of the law. And much fresher, too!
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Word count: 2,677
Swearwords: None.
Description: Bodysnatching was a very real fear to the Travelling people back in the 1840’s, about the time the story is set. What better for body snatchers than itinerant tinsmiths in lonely places? Much safer than digging up corpses under the eyes of the law. And much fresher, too!
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A Disturbance in a Small Town by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,000
Swearwords: None.
Description: A peaceful Sunday afternoon in the Ferry – until the preachers turned up.
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Word count: 2,000
Swearwords: None.
Description: A peaceful Sunday afternoon in the Ferry – until the preachers turned up.
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Young Men I Have Met: Episode One by J. M. Barrie
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,329
Swearwords: None.
Description: Originally serialised in the Young Man Magazine between January and November 1890, Young Men I Have Met is Barrie’s humorous take on a variety of types.
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Word count: 1,329
Swearwords: None.
Description: Originally serialised in the Young Man Magazine between January and November 1890, Young Men I Have Met is Barrie’s humorous take on a variety of types.
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The Room Above the Study by Laurence MacDonald
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Word count: 4,949
Swearwords: None.
Description: Set in Caithness some time in the late 19th century, a young man is called upon to settle his grandfather's estate and finds himself spending a stormy night in a terrifying house.
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Word count: 4,949
Swearwords: None.
Description: Set in Caithness some time in the late 19th century, a young man is called upon to settle his grandfather's estate and finds himself spending a stormy night in a terrifying house.
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The Bacon Sandwich by Kevin Crowe
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,392
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: The dangers of eating a bacon sandwich before an important interview.
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Word count: 1,392
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: The dangers of eating a bacon sandwich before an important interview.
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When two good people... by Kenny Wilson
Genre: Drama
Word count: 680
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: Just about ordinary people.
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Word count: 680
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: Just about ordinary people.
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The Soundtrack of Our Lives: Track Fourteen by Annie Christie
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,564
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
______________________________________________________
Word count: 2,564
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
______________________________________________________
Overboard by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Drama
Word count: 641
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: When there was almost another death in Venice.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 641
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: When there was almost another death in Venice.
______________________________________________________
The Predator by Matthew Richardson
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,376
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: A sexual predator brought low.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,376
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: A sexual predator brought low.
______________________________________________________
The Quest for a Turneep Lantern by Forbes Walker
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 572
Swearwords: None.
Description: A true story (almost!) rerun from the video vault that is my memory.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 572
Swearwords: None.
Description: A true story (almost!) rerun from the video vault that is my memory.
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The Soundtrack of Our Lives: Track Thirteen by Annie Christie
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,042
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
______________________________________________________
Word count: 2,042
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
______________________________________________________
He shoots... he scores by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 853
Swearwords: None.
Description: A memoir where revenge is oh so sweet.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 853
Swearwords: None.
Description: A memoir where revenge is oh so sweet.
______________________________________________________
A Brief History of Violence by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Drama
Word count: 695
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: A modern re-telling of the David and Goliath story.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 695
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: A modern re-telling of the David and Goliath story.
______________________________________________________
Noblesse Oblige by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Humour
Word count: 2,449
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: A timely reminder of our debt to the aristocracy.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 2,449
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: A timely reminder of our debt to the aristocracy.
______________________________________________________
The Soundtrack of Our Lives: Track Twelve by Annie Christie
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,472
Swearwords: None.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
______________________________________________________
Word count: 2,472
Swearwords: None.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
______________________________________________________
The Soundtrack of Our Lives: Track Eleven by Annie Christie
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,763
Swearwords: None.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,763
Swearwords: None.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
______________________________________________________
The Soundtrack of Our Lives: Track Ten by Annie Christie
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,329
Swearwords: None.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
______________________________________________________
Word count: 2,329
Swearwords: None.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
______________________________________________________
The traveller's last secret by Kenny Wilson
Genre: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Word count: 332
Swearwords: None.
Description: A very short story about overdone bacon.
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Word count: 332
Swearwords: None.
Description: A very short story about overdone bacon.
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The Three Cannels by Patrick Hutchison
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Word count: 3,895
Swearwords: None.
Description: Hope against evil.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 3,895
Swearwords: None.
Description: Hope against evil.
______________________________________________________
The Soundtrack of Our Lives: Track Nine by Annie Christie
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,877
Swearwords: None.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,877
Swearwords: None.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
______________________________________________________
Catty by Patrick Hutchison
Genre: Crime/Mystery
Word count: 4,495
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: Where 'Scum' rules, but in the event awaken a deadly foe.
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Word count: 4,495
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: Where 'Scum' rules, but in the event awaken a deadly foe.
______________________________________________________
The Soundtrack of Our Lives: Track Eight by Annie Christie
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,970
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,970
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
______________________________________________________
The Soundtrack of Our Lives: Track Seven by Annie Christie
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,633
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,633
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
______________________________________________________
Karaoke Night at Drac's Castle by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 806
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: From a time before the railway wasn't allowed to run on alcohol.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 806
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: From a time before the railway wasn't allowed to run on alcohol.
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Breaking Bad by Glenn Muir
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 828
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: An autobiographical account of how I have been marked for life by experience and injury, and what can come about if you are over-competitive.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 828
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: An autobiographical account of how I have been marked for life by experience and injury, and what can come about if you are over-competitive.
______________________________________________________
The Soundtrack of Our Lives: Track Six by Annie Christie
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,117
Swearwords: None.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
______________________________________________________
Word count: 2,117
Swearwords: None.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
______________________________________________________
The Soundtrack of Our Lives: Track Five by Annie Christie
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,630
Swearwords: None.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,630
Swearwords: None.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
______________________________________________________
Tomorrows by Kenny Wilson
Genre: Drama
Word count: 272
Swearwords: None.
Description: A sort of story.
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Word count: 272
Swearwords: None.
Description: A sort of story.
______________________________________________________
A Haunted Conscience by Laurence MacDonald
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Word count: 4,938
Swearwords: None.
Description: A Victorian businessman is deeply troubled by a business decision he made many years previously.
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Word count: 4,938
Swearwords: None.
Description: A Victorian businessman is deeply troubled by a business decision he made many years previously.
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The Soundtrack of Our Lives: Track Four by Annie Christie
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,616
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,616
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
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The Panthers of Rannoch Moor by Paul Bruce
Genre: Crime/Mystery
Word count: 4,216
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: A famous singer takes an ill-fated journey with some exotic pets to the wilds of Rannoch Moor.
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Word count: 4,216
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: A famous singer takes an ill-fated journey with some exotic pets to the wilds of Rannoch Moor.
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Olga by John McGroarty
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,872
Swearwords: None.
Description: When you fall out of love in the world’s most romantic city, there’s only one lady in whom to seek solace.
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Word count: 3,872
Swearwords: None.
Description: When you fall out of love in the world’s most romantic city, there’s only one lady in whom to seek solace.
______________________________________________________
The Soundtrack of Our Lives: Track Three by Annie Christie
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,616
Swearwords: None.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,616
Swearwords: None.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
______________________________________________________
The Soundtrack of Our Lives: Track Two by Annie Christie
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,731
Swearwords: None.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
______________________________________________________
Word count: 2,731
Swearwords: None.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
______________________________________________________
Ash Can by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Crime/Mystery
Word count: 704
Swearwords: None.
Description: When one’s career goes up in smoke.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 704
Swearwords: None.
Description: When one’s career goes up in smoke.
______________________________________________________
Homage to Ana by John McGroarty
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,115
Swearwords: None.
Description: A tale of three Barcelonian outcasts.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 2,115
Swearwords: None.
Description: A tale of three Barcelonian outcasts.
______________________________________________________
Long before I ever knew what a Eureka moment was by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Humour
Word count: 561
Swearwords: None.
Description: A little kitchen drama soon put to rights.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 561
Swearwords: None.
Description: A little kitchen drama soon put to rights.
______________________________________________________
The Soundtrack of Our Lives: Track One by Annie Christie
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,337
Swearwords: None.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
______________________________________________________
Word count: 2,337
Swearwords: None.
Description: For anyone who has ever got lost in music!
______________________________________________________
The Last Day by Sara Clark
Genre: Drama
Word count: 0
Swearwords: None.
Description: Episode Six.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 0
Swearwords: None.
Description: Episode Six.
______________________________________________________
The Last Day by Sara Clark
Genre: Drama
Word count: 0
Swearwords: None.
Description: Episode Five.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 0
Swearwords: None.
Description: Episode Five.
______________________________________________________
The Last Day by Sara Clark
Genre: Drama
Word count: 0
Swearwords: None.
Description: Episode Four.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 0
Swearwords: None.
Description: Episode Four.
______________________________________________________
The Last Day by Sara Clark
Genre: Drama
Word count: 0
Swearwords: None.
Description: Episode Three.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 0
Swearwords: None.
Description: Episode Three.
______________________________________________________
Like Kings by Pab Roberts
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 1,802
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: Two lads on the cusp of adulthood share a night lost in the woods after a dog is killed.
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Word count: 1,802
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: Two lads on the cusp of adulthood share a night lost in the woods after a dog is killed.
______________________________________________________
The Last Day by Sara Clark
Genre: Drama
Word count: 0
Swearwords: None.
Description: Episode Two.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 0
Swearwords: None.
Description: Episode Two.
______________________________________________________
A debt to be paid by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Humour
Word count: 545
Swearwords: None.
Description: You can't hold what's not in your hand.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 545
Swearwords: None.
Description: You can't hold what's not in your hand.
______________________________________________________
The Last Day by Sara Clark
Genre: Drama
Word count: 0
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: Episode One.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 0
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: Episode One.
______________________________________________________
The Bridge by Kenny Wilson
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 535
Swearwords: None.
Description: An affectionate thought about a bridge and where it leads to.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 535
Swearwords: None.
Description: An affectionate thought about a bridge and where it leads to.
______________________________________________________
Still Rampant by Glenn Muir
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,253
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: The further adventures of Shug and Dave, twa lions frae the Serengeti.
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Word count: 1,253
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: The further adventures of Shug and Dave, twa lions frae the Serengeti.
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The State Opening of Parliament by Olga Wojtas
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,222
Swearwords: None.
Description: A Dutch tourist inadvertently creates havoc when he attends the State Opening of Parliament.
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Word count: 1,222
Swearwords: None.
Description: A Dutch tourist inadvertently creates havoc when he attends the State Opening of Parliament.
______________________________________________________
Jack MacRoary's Big Brexit Blethers: Episode Five
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,106
Swearwords: None.
Description: They’ve made a dog’s Brexit of it.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,106
Swearwords: None.
Description: They’ve made a dog’s Brexit of it.
______________________________________________________
Jimbob and Manny by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,231
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: When the bullshit becomes too much to take, the answer is simple.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,231
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: When the bullshit becomes too much to take, the answer is simple.
______________________________________________________
Jack MacRoary's Big Brexit Blethers: Episode Four
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,931
Swearwords: None.
Description: Another dark day for TattyBogle.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,931
Swearwords: None.
Description: Another dark day for TattyBogle.
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Bob the Dog fae the Bog by Patrick Hutchison
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,660
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: How bad can become good.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,660
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: How bad can become good.
______________________________________________________
An Edinburgh Eleven: Rev Walter C Smith by J. M. Barrie
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,231
Swearwords: None.
Description: An excerpt from An Edinburgh Eleven: Pencil Portraits from College Life (1888).
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,231
Swearwords: None.
Description: An excerpt from An Edinburgh Eleven: Pencil Portraits from College Life (1888).
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The Judas Bull by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Historical
Word count: 4,553
Swearwords: None.
Description: The ferry from Coulport to Ardentinny was still there when I was a boy.
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Word count: 4,553
Swearwords: None.
Description: The ferry from Coulport to Ardentinny was still there when I was a boy.
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An Edinburgh Eleven: Robert Louis Stevenson by J. M. Barrie
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,181
Swearwords: None.
Description: An excerpt from An Edinburgh Eleven: Pencil Portraits from College Life (1888).
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Word count: 2,181
Swearwords: None.
Description: An excerpt from An Edinburgh Eleven: Pencil Portraits from College Life (1888).
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Butchers v. Coopers by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,596
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: Help can come from the most unexpected quartet.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,596
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: Help can come from the most unexpected quartet.
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Otrach Bladach City by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Humour
Word count: 2,390
Swearwords: None.
Description: If Los Angeles can call itself LA, us Scots can do the same!
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Word count: 2,390
Swearwords: None.
Description: If Los Angeles can call itself LA, us Scots can do the same!
______________________________________________________
The First Class Traveller by Cally Phillips
Genre: Drama
Word count: 469
Swearwords: None.
Description: When a lot of baggage goes with you on your travels.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 469
Swearwords: None.
Description: When a lot of baggage goes with you on your travels.
______________________________________________________
An Edinburgh Eleven: Mr Joseph Thomson by J. M. Barrie
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,424
Swearwords: None.
Description: An excerpt from An Edinburgh Eleven: Pencil Portraits from College Life (1888).
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,424
Swearwords: None.
Description: An excerpt from An Edinburgh Eleven: Pencil Portraits from College Life (1888).
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An Edinburgh Eleven: Professor Masson by J. M. Barrie
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,543
Swearwords: None.
Description: An excerpt from An Edinburgh Eleven: Pencil Portraits from College Life (1888).
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Word count: 1,543
Swearwords: None.
Description: An excerpt from An Edinburgh Eleven: Pencil Portraits from College Life (1888).
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For A' That by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,924
Swearwords: None.
Description: We're inclined to lose sight of Rabbie amongst the oceans of hate.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 3,924
Swearwords: None.
Description: We're inclined to lose sight of Rabbie amongst the oceans of hate.
______________________________________________________
Dream topping by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Humour
Word count: 803
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: One shouldn't take shit from anyone. Not even Tyson.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 803
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: One shouldn't take shit from anyone. Not even Tyson.
______________________________________________________
An Edinburgh Eleven: Lord Rosebery by J. M. Barrie
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,709
Swearwords: None.
Description: An excerpt from An Edinburgh Eleven: Pencil Portraits from College Life (1888).
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Word count: 1,709
Swearwords: None.
Description: An excerpt from An Edinburgh Eleven: Pencil Portraits from College Life (1888).
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Jack MacRoary's Big Brexit Blethers: Episode Three
Genre: Drama
Word count: 852
Swearwords: None.
Description: Plenty of questions, but no answers.
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Word count: 852
Swearwords: None.
Description: Plenty of questions, but no answers.
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The Waters by John McGroarty
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,788
Swearwords: None.
Description: Fatima doesn’t want to return to Tunis. She is striving to make a life for herself in Barcelona.
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Word count: 1,788
Swearwords: None.
Description: Fatima doesn’t want to return to Tunis. She is striving to make a life for herself in Barcelona.
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Jack MacRoary's Big Brexit Blethers: Episode Two
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,171
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: A day is a long time in politics.
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Word count: 2,171
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: A day is a long time in politics.
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This Is My Dying Day by Patrick Hutchison
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,147
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: Horrors of war, but with a twist.
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Word count: 1,147
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: Horrors of war, but with a twist.
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Purgatory by Jen Hughes
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,711
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: Young Bryn is set to learn a lesson in detention.
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Word count: 1,711
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: Young Bryn is set to learn a lesson in detention.
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Jack MacRoary's Big Brexit Blethers: Episode One
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,653
Swearwords: None.
Description: Brexit casualties and sacrifices.
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Word count: 1,653
Swearwords: None.
Description: Brexit casualties and sacrifices.
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About A Girl by Jen Hughes
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,378
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: Sara is so happy to have made a great group of friends and is ecstatic to find that her handsome and artistic friend, Bryn, fancies her. But she soon finds that they are not what they make out to be.
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Word count: 1,378
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: Sara is so happy to have made a great group of friends and is ecstatic to find that her handsome and artistic friend, Bryn, fancies her. But she soon finds that they are not what they make out to be.
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Gonnae No Dae That by Cally Phillips
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,094
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: Why ma voice stays in ma heid fae noo oan.
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Word count: 3,094
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: Why ma voice stays in ma heid fae noo oan.
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The Impartial Hand by S. R. Crockett
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,037
Swearwords: None.
Description: A leaf from the diary of a walking tour. First published in The Woman at Home, September 1897.
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Word count: 3,037
Swearwords: None.
Description: A leaf from the diary of a walking tour. First published in The Woman at Home, September 1897.
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Table 2 by Sara Clark
Genre: Romance
Word count: 1,055
Swearwords: None.
Description: An elderly lady watches over a budding romance while remembering one that failed to bloom.
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Word count: 1,055
Swearwords: None.
Description: An elderly lady watches over a budding romance while remembering one that failed to bloom.
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Cally Phillips' Another World is Possible: Episode Fifteen – ANSWERS
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,226
Swearwords: None.
Description: 2004 Dublin
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Word count: 2,226
Swearwords: None.
Description: 2004 Dublin
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Cally Phillips' Another World is Possible: Episode Fourteen – RESOLUTION
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,353
Swearwords: None.
Description: 2004 London – ROISIN
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Word count: 3,353
Swearwords: None.
Description: 2004 London – ROISIN
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Teething problems by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 1,322
Swearwords: None.
Description: When you’re stuck indoors on a Saturday.
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Word count: 1,322
Swearwords: None.
Description: When you’re stuck indoors on a Saturday.
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Cally Phillips' Another World is Possible: Episode Thirteen – TRUTH
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,292
Swearwords: None.
Description: 1964 Dublin – TOM
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Word count: 1,292
Swearwords: None.
Description: 1964 Dublin – TOM
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Cally Phillips' Another World is Possible: Episode Twelve – DESTINATION
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,999
Swearwords: None.
Description: 1999 Cuba – ROISIN
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Word count: 3,999
Swearwords: None.
Description: 1999 Cuba – ROISIN
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Twa Men Deid by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Drama
Word count: 694
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: When straying into the wrong pub becomes a sobering experience.
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Word count: 694
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: When straying into the wrong pub becomes a sobering experience.
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Cally Phillips' Another World is Possible: Episode Eleven – QUESTIONS
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,775
Swearwords: None.
Description: 1994 London – ROISIN
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Word count: 1,775
Swearwords: None.
Description: 1994 London – ROISIN
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Candy's New House by Roger McKillop
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 4,008
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: It’s flitting time for the Pomsky Princess.
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Word count: 4,008
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: It’s flitting time for the Pomsky Princess.
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Cally Phillips' Another World is Possible: Episode Ten – ANSWERS
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,658
Swearwords: None.
Description: 1965 Shannon – MARY
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Word count: 3,658
Swearwords: None.
Description: 1965 Shannon – MARY
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The Tabby Sooker by Patrick Hutchison
Genre: Humour
Word count: 2,112
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: From Dr Festing Makadoork’s casebook, the tale of a man with a strange addiction.
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Word count: 2,112
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: From Dr Festing Makadoork’s casebook, the tale of a man with a strange addiction.
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Phonetically speaking by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 625
Swearwords: None.
Description: When you have to re-learn the alphabet.
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Word count: 625
Swearwords: None.
Description: When you have to re-learn the alphabet.
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Bulletbroo by Patrick Hutchison
Genre: Humour
Word count: 2,291
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: A young soldier with a birth defect puts it to good use in the trenches of WW1.
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Word count: 2,291
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: A young soldier with a birth defect puts it to good use in the trenches of WW1.
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Cally Phillips' Another World is Possible: Episode Nine – CONFLICT
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,948
Swearwords: None.
Description: 1989 London – ROISIN
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Word count: 3,948
Swearwords: None.
Description: 1989 London – ROISIN
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The Impossible Thing by John McGroarty
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,566
Swearwords: None.
Description: PART FOUR: Just when he is finding true happiness, a phone call pitches a Spanish journalist back into the darkness of despair.
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Word count: 1,566
Swearwords: None.
Description: PART FOUR: Just when he is finding true happiness, a phone call pitches a Spanish journalist back into the darkness of despair.
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The Impossible Thing by John McGroarty
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,376
Swearwords: None.
Description: PART THREE: After a week spent in his Pyrenean mountain retreat, a Spanish journalist returns reinvigorated to Barcelona and begins to make a real difference to the lives of others.
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Word count: 2,376
Swearwords: None.
Description: PART THREE: After a week spent in his Pyrenean mountain retreat, a Spanish journalist returns reinvigorated to Barcelona and begins to make a real difference to the lives of others.
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Cally Phillips' Another World is Possible: Episode Eight – TRUTH
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,184
Swearwords: None.
Description: 1967 London – JIM
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Word count: 2,184
Swearwords: None.
Description: 1967 London – JIM
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The Impossible Thing by John McGroarty
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,382
Swearwords: None.
Description: PART TWO: A week spent in his Pyrenean mountain retreat may have helped a jaded Spanish journalist to cast off his inner demons and become a force for good.
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Word count: 1,382
Swearwords: None.
Description: PART TWO: A week spent in his Pyrenean mountain retreat may have helped a jaded Spanish journalist to cast off his inner demons and become a force for good.
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The Impossible Thing by John McGroarty
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,325
Swearwords: None.
Description: PART ONE: A Spanish journalist sets off from Barcelona for his Pyrenean retreat in order to escape the city’s August heat – and his inner monsters.
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Word count: 2,325
Swearwords: None.
Description: PART ONE: A Spanish journalist sets off from Barcelona for his Pyrenean retreat in order to escape the city’s August heat – and his inner monsters.
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Cally Phillips' Another World is Possible: Episode Seven – MOVING ON
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,309
Swearwords: None.
Description: 1984 London – ROISIN
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Word count: 3,309
Swearwords: None.
Description: 1984 London – ROISIN
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Cally Phillips' Another World is Possible: Episode Six – QUESTIONS
Genre: Drama
Word count: 5,954
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: 1979 Ladbroke Grove – ROISIN
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Word count: 5,954
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: 1979 Ladbroke Grove – ROISIN
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Can't take you anywhere by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Humour
Word count: 301
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: It’ll all come out in the wash.
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Word count: 301
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: It’ll all come out in the wash.
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Goldsmith Country by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,969
Swearwords: None.
Description: A 1990’s trip uncovers a dark side to rural Ireland.
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Word count: 1,969
Swearwords: None.
Description: A 1990’s trip uncovers a dark side to rural Ireland.
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Cally Phillips' Another World is Possible: Episode Five – ANSWERS
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,565
Swearwords: None.
Description: 1964 Dublin – MARY
______________________________________________________
Word count: 2,565
Swearwords: None.
Description: 1964 Dublin – MARY
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Cally Phillips' Another World is Possible: Episode Four – SET UP
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,562
Swearwords: None.
Description: 1974 Bayswater – ROISIN
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Word count: 2,562
Swearwords: None.
Description: 1974 Bayswater – ROISIN
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That McAdam by Gordon Gibson
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 1,562
Swearwords: None.
Description: A reflection upon childhood and the nature of memory.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,562
Swearwords: None.
Description: A reflection upon childhood and the nature of memory.
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Cally Phillips' Another World is Possible: Episode Three – TRUTH
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,885
Swearwords: None.
Description: 1967 Kilburn – MARY
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Word count: 2,885
Swearwords: None.
Description: 1967 Kilburn – MARY
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Cally Phillips' Another World is Possible: Episode Two – STARTING OUT
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,954
Swearwords: None.
Description: 1969 Kilburn – ROISIN
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Word count: 2,954
Swearwords: None.
Description: 1969 Kilburn – ROISIN
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There Will Always Be Punctuation by John McGroarty
Genre: Humour
Word count: 5,851
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: From Bearsden to Barcelona, it’s an epiphany too far for Kenneth Ronald McClure.
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Word count: 5,851
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: From Bearsden to Barcelona, it’s an epiphany too far for Kenneth Ronald McClure.
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Cally Phillips' Another World is Possible: Episode One – QUESTIONS
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,579
Swearwords: None.
Description: 1999 Cuba – ROISIN
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,579
Swearwords: None.
Description: 1999 Cuba – ROISIN
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Tasteless by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,460
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: When you’re speechless on Xmas Day.
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Word count: 1,460
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: When you’re speechless on Xmas Day.
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Better Dead by J. M. Barrie
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,770
Swearwords: None.
Description: Chapters Nine & Ten.
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Word count: 1,770
Swearwords: None.
Description: Chapters Nine & Ten.
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Better Dead by J. M. Barrie
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,484
Swearwords: None.
Description: Chapter Eight.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,484
Swearwords: None.
Description: Chapter Eight.
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Cheese by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Humour
Word count: 701
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: Don’t ever say you like it.
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Word count: 701
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: Don’t ever say you like it.
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Better Dead by J. M. Barrie
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,166
Swearwords: None.
Description: Chapter Seven.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,166
Swearwords: None.
Description: Chapter Seven.
______________________________________________________
Better Dead by J. M. Barrie
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,725
Swearwords: None.
Description: Chapter Six.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,725
Swearwords: None.
Description: Chapter Six.
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Santa's Tipsy Reindeer by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Children
Word count: 1,206
Swearwords: None.
Description: A wee Christmas story.
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Word count: 1,206
Swearwords: None.
Description: A wee Christmas story.
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Better Dead by J. M. Barrie
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,422
Swearwords: None.
Description: Chapter Five.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,422
Swearwords: None.
Description: Chapter Five.
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Liberty? by Roger McKillop
Genre: Drama
Word count: 267
Swearwords: None.
Description: On hearin' The Corries sing Liberty.
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Word count: 267
Swearwords: None.
Description: On hearin' The Corries sing Liberty.
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Better Dead by J. M. Barrie
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,670
Swearwords: None.
Description: Chapter Four.
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Word count: 2,670
Swearwords: None.
Description: Chapter Four.
______________________________________________________
An Act of Kindness by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,891
Swearwords: None.
Description: A small act of kindness is repaid more than twenty years later.
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Word count: 1,891
Swearwords: None.
Description: A small act of kindness is repaid more than twenty years later.
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Better Dead by J. M. Barrie
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,572
Swearwords: None.
Description: Chapter Three.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 2,572
Swearwords: None.
Description: Chapter Three.
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Broady by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,366
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: A budding romance goes down the pan.
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Word count: 1,366
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: A budding romance goes down the pan.
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The Last Post by Bill Robertson
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,158
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: One of the last men to have fought in the Great War still has a promise to fulfil.
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Word count: 3,158
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: One of the last men to have fought in the Great War still has a promise to fulfil.
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Better Dead by J. M. Barrie
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,731
Swearwords: None.
Description: Chapter Two.
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Word count: 2,731
Swearwords: None.
Description: Chapter Two.
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Angels Ten by Patrick Hutchison
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Word count: 2,137
Swearwords: None.
Description: Where the unknown meets the known.
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Word count: 2,137
Swearwords: None.
Description: Where the unknown meets the known.
______________________________________________________
Better Dead by J. M. Barrie
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,576
Swearwords: None.
Description: Chapter One.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,576
Swearwords: None.
Description: Chapter One.
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A Cry Across the Black Water by S. R. Crockett
Genre: Drama
Word count: 5,940
Swearwords: None.
Description: The strange case of Sir Gregory Jeffray and the Galloway boatwoman.
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Word count: 5,940
Swearwords: None.
Description: The strange case of Sir Gregory Jeffray and the Galloway boatwoman.
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Table 7 by Sara Clark
Genre: Romance
Word count: 613
Swearwords: None.
Description: Two lovers meet on a winter’s night in Damascus.
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Word count: 613
Swearwords: None.
Description: Two lovers meet on a winter’s night in Damascus.
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Annie Christie's That Long Hot Summer: Episode Twelve
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,797
Swearwords: None.
Description: Back to life, back to reality.
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Word count: 1,797
Swearwords: None.
Description: Back to life, back to reality.
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Sport! by Glenn Muir
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 822
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: A nostalgic look at sport from a bygone era.
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Word count: 822
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: A nostalgic look at sport from a bygone era.
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Nosegay by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Romance
Word count: 3,621
Swearwords: None.
Description: A tale of young love blossoming.
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Word count: 3,621
Swearwords: None.
Description: A tale of young love blossoming.
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Annie Christie's That Long Hot Summer: Episode Eleven
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,998
Swearwords: None.
Description: If you build it, they will come?
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Word count: 1,998
Swearwords: None.
Description: If you build it, they will come?
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Annie Christie's That Long Hot Summer: Episode Ten
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,548
Swearwords: None.
Description: The Long and Winding Road Home.
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Word count: 1,548
Swearwords: None.
Description: The Long and Winding Road Home.
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No Witnesses by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,257
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: The tale of a man of chivalry with an eye for the chance.
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Word count: 1,257
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: The tale of a man of chivalry with an eye for the chance.
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Annie Christie's That Long Hot Summer: Episode Nine
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,348
Swearwords: None.
Description: We're All Going on a Summer Holiday.
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Word count: 2,348
Swearwords: None.
Description: We're All Going on a Summer Holiday.
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Cute by Greg Michaelson
Genre: Crime/Mystery
Word count: 3,198
Swearwords: None.
Description: The latest case for the Detective and the Constable turns into a game of cat and mouse.
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Word count: 3,198
Swearwords: None.
Description: The latest case for the Detective and the Constable turns into a game of cat and mouse.
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Annie Christie's That Long Hot Summer: Episode Eight
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,456
Swearwords: None.
Description: The Great Escape.
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Word count: 2,456
Swearwords: None.
Description: The Great Escape.
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If I Catch Ye I'll Eat Ye by Patrick Hutchison
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,142
Swearwords: None.
Description: A wee funny story written in Banffshire Doric about Tarlair beside Macduff in Aberdeenshire. I've added a glossary of Doric words to help readers understand the story.
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Word count: 1,142
Swearwords: None.
Description: A wee funny story written in Banffshire Doric about Tarlair beside Macduff in Aberdeenshire. I've added a glossary of Doric words to help readers understand the story.
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Annie Christie's That Long Hot Summer: Episode Seven
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,200
Swearwords: None.
Description: In the Jungle, the Mighty Jungle...
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Word count: 2,200
Swearwords: None.
Description: In the Jungle, the Mighty Jungle...
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The Barefoot Bishop by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,422
Swearwords: None.
Description: Be careful where you stop to pray.
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Word count: 1,422
Swearwords: None.
Description: Be careful where you stop to pray.
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Twixt Desk and Shelves by James Leatham
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,049
Swearwords: None.
Description: EPISODE TEN – Food and World Politics.
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Word count: 2,049
Swearwords: None.
Description: EPISODE TEN – Food and World Politics.
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Twixt Desk and Shelves by James Leatham
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,600
Swearwords: None.
Description: EPISODE NINE – The Daily Round.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,600
Swearwords: None.
Description: EPISODE NINE – The Daily Round.
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Twixt Desk and Shelves by James Leatham
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,729
Swearwords: None.
Description: EPISODE EIGHT – A Large Man and Some Small Topics.
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Word count: 1,729
Swearwords: None.
Description: EPISODE EIGHT – A Large Man and Some Small Topics.
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Candy Abroad by Roger McKillop
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 4,785
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: The further adventures of a Pomsky Princess.
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Word count: 4,785
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: The further adventures of a Pomsky Princess.
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Table 9 by Sara Clark
Genre: Romance
Word count: 434
Swearwords: None.
Description: A woman reflects on her past, brought to life by the sights and sounds of the Café where she sits.
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Word count: 434
Swearwords: None.
Description: A woman reflects on her past, brought to life by the sights and sounds of the Café where she sits.
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Twixt Desk and Shelves by James Leatham
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,700
Swearwords: None.
Description: EPISODE SEVEN – The Wolf and the Not-too-lamblike Lamb.
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Word count: 1,700
Swearwords: None.
Description: EPISODE SEVEN – The Wolf and the Not-too-lamblike Lamb.
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Twixt Desk and Shelves by James Leatham
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,588
Swearwords: None.
Description: EPISODE SIX – Pro and Con.
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Word count: 1,588
Swearwords: None.
Description: EPISODE SIX – Pro and Con.
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Candy? by Roger McKillop
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 1,842
Swearwords: None.
Description: The Pomsky Princess receives a new home and a new name.
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Word count: 1,842
Swearwords: None.
Description: The Pomsky Princess receives a new home and a new name.
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The Stones That Turned by Patrick Hutchison
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Word count: 2,379
Swearwords: None.
Description: When it’s time to abandon God and call upon the Black Airts for revenge.
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Word count: 2,379
Swearwords: None.
Description: When it’s time to abandon God and call upon the Black Airts for revenge.
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The Bard by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Historical
Word count: 2,368
Swearwords: None.
Description: On McStorytellers of old.
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Word count: 2,368
Swearwords: None.
Description: On McStorytellers of old.
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Annie Christie's That Long Hot Summer: Episode Six
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,550
Swearwords: None.
Description: After a wonderful night spent with Daniel, Shelley leaves for work and promises to return. But she doesn’t. So Daniel sets off to find her…
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Word count: 2,550
Swearwords: None.
Description: After a wonderful night spent with Daniel, Shelley leaves for work and promises to return. But she doesn’t. So Daniel sets off to find her…
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One of Eight by Roger McKillop
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 1,788
Swearwords: None.
Description: The early days of a Pomsky pup.
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Word count: 1,788
Swearwords: None.
Description: The early days of a Pomsky pup.
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Do the Funky Chicken by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Humour
Word count: 649
Swearwords: None.
Description: Please don't try this at home.
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Word count: 649
Swearwords: None.
Description: Please don't try this at home.
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Annie Christie's That Long Hot Summer: Episode Five
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,425
Swearwords: None.
Description: For Daniel and Shelley, secrets are divulged and love is declared over a Chinese meal for two… in the glasshouse.
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Word count: 2,425
Swearwords: None.
Description: For Daniel and Shelley, secrets are divulged and love is declared over a Chinese meal for two… in the glasshouse.
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Dead Certain by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Word count: 1,880
Swearwords: None.
Description: I'm just reassuring your readers that they're not wasting their lives – or, if they are, they'll be sent back to get it right next time.
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Word count: 1,880
Swearwords: None.
Description: I'm just reassuring your readers that they're not wasting their lives – or, if they are, they'll be sent back to get it right next time.
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Annie Christie's That Long Hot Summer: Episode Four
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,291
Swearwords: None.
Description: Daniel and Shelley meet at The Lowry in Salford. Will their first date go not with a bang but a whimper?
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Word count: 2,291
Swearwords: None.
Description: Daniel and Shelley meet at The Lowry in Salford. Will their first date go not with a bang but a whimper?
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Ozsome by Glenn Muir
Genre: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Word count: 1,390
Swearwords: None.
Description: A parody-cum-satire of a semi-political nature, written in Scots and based on a familiar story with some weel kenned faces.
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Word count: 1,390
Swearwords: None.
Description: A parody-cum-satire of a semi-political nature, written in Scots and based on a familiar story with some weel kenned faces.
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Annie Christie's That Long Hot Summer: Episode Three
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,816
Swearwords: None.
Description: Daniel receives some strange packages, but he finally asks the lovely Shelley for a date.
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Word count: 1,816
Swearwords: None.
Description: Daniel receives some strange packages, but he finally asks the lovely Shelley for a date.
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Wanted: Pearl Diver by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,649
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: Pearl diving isn't all it's cracked up to be.
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Word count: 2,649
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: Pearl diving isn't all it's cracked up to be.
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The Seven Coins o Kineddart by Patrick Hutchison
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Word count: 4,667
Swearwords: None.
Description: In mid-nineteenth century Aberdeenshire, a young girl goes into service in a big house and enters into a world of the past.
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Word count: 4,667
Swearwords: None.
Description: In mid-nineteenth century Aberdeenshire, a young girl goes into service in a big house and enters into a world of the past.
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Annie Christie's That Long Hot Summer: Episode Two
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,606
Swearwords: None.
Description: Daniel can't bring himself to ask Shelley out. But his colleague, Mike, has a cunning plan to help him.
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Word count: 1,606
Swearwords: None.
Description: Daniel can't bring himself to ask Shelley out. But his colleague, Mike, has a cunning plan to help him.
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Annie Christie's That Long Hot Summer: Episode One
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,698
Swearwords: None.
Description: Daniel has an unwelcome houseguest.
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Word count: 1,698
Swearwords: None.
Description: Daniel has an unwelcome houseguest.
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We All Grieve In Our Own Way by Michael C. Keith
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 460
Swearwords: None.
Description: The title tells it all.
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Word count: 460
Swearwords: None.
Description: The title tells it all.
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Mother Hen by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,567
Swearwords: None.
Description: It’s 1936 in rural Ireland. With her mother too ill to cope, a little girl from a poverty-stricken family takes care of her siblings.
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Word count: 1,567
Swearwords: None.
Description: It’s 1936 in rural Ireland. With her mother too ill to cope, a little girl from a poverty-stricken family takes care of her siblings.
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Twixt Desk and Shelves by James Leatham
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,500
Swearwords: None.
Description: EPISODE FIVE – A Club Scandal.
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Word count: 1,500
Swearwords: None.
Description: EPISODE FIVE – A Club Scandal.
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The Secret History of the Fourth Reich by John McGroarty
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,936
Swearwords: None.
Description: A blood-curdling contribution to the Great Brexit Debate.
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Word count: 1,936
Swearwords: None.
Description: A blood-curdling contribution to the Great Brexit Debate.
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Twixt Desk and Shelves by James Leatham
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,902
Swearwords: None.
Description: EPISODE FOUR – Imports and Exports.
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Word count: 1,902
Swearwords: None.
Description: EPISODE FOUR – Imports and Exports.
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The first time by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 1,660
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: In the days when no-one had a camera.
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Word count: 1,660
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: In the days when no-one had a camera.
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Twixt Desk and Shelves by James Leatham
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,264
Swearwords: None.
Description: EPISODE THREE – The Uncommercial Corner.
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Word count: 1,264
Swearwords: None.
Description: EPISODE THREE – The Uncommercial Corner.
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Table One by Sara Clark
Genre: Romance
Word count: 405
Swearwords: None.
Description: A couple meets for tea at the dying of an autumn day.
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Word count: 405
Swearwords: None.
Description: A couple meets for tea at the dying of an autumn day.
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The Impoverished Artist by Kirsten Stalker
Genre: Historical
Word count: 1,940
Swearwords: None.
Description: It's 1912 and Tom Barker, a struggling painter, has been invited to dine with his wealthy patrons, the Johnsons, in Glasgow's West End. Mrs Johnson has an ulterior motive for inviting Tom to her house that evening and instructs her housemaid Gertie to help execute a cunning plan. Gertie reluctantly obliges, but her sympathy, and ultimately her loyalty, rests with Tom.
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Word count: 1,940
Swearwords: None.
Description: It's 1912 and Tom Barker, a struggling painter, has been invited to dine with his wealthy patrons, the Johnsons, in Glasgow's West End. Mrs Johnson has an ulterior motive for inviting Tom to her house that evening and instructs her housemaid Gertie to help execute a cunning plan. Gertie reluctantly obliges, but her sympathy, and ultimately her loyalty, rests with Tom.
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Twixt Desk and Shelves by James Leatham
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,305
Swearwords: None.
Description: EPISODE TWO – What it is to be eccentric.
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Word count: 2,305
Swearwords: None.
Description: EPISODE TWO – What it is to be eccentric.
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Twixt Desk and Shelves by James Leatham
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,560
Swearwords: None.
Description: EPISODE ONE – There's nothing so funny as folk.
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Word count: 2,560
Swearwords: None.
Description: EPISODE ONE – There's nothing so funny as folk.
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Pensées Dix by Michael C. Keith
Genre: Humour
Word count: 491
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: Ten metaphorical thoughts.
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Word count: 491
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: Ten metaphorical thoughts.
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Dreel by Keith Coleman
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Word count: 3,387
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: Berry-picking in the raspberry fields of Strathmore, where sometimes you picked up more than just a fair day's pay.
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Word count: 3,387
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: Berry-picking in the raspberry fields of Strathmore, where sometimes you picked up more than just a fair day's pay.
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The Oxter Bar by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,492
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: Revenge is the sweetest drug.
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Word count: 3,492
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: Revenge is the sweetest drug.
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Jobby Done! by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 2,419
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: School pals – there’s nothing like them!
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Word count: 2,419
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: School pals – there’s nothing like them!
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Saints With Dirty Feet by Michael C. Keith
Genre: Drama
Word count: 889
Swearwords: None.
Description: Bitter wine from the altar.
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Word count: 889
Swearwords: None.
Description: Bitter wine from the altar.
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Peter the Renegade by S. R. Crockett
Genre: Drama
Word count: 4,787
Swearwords: None.
Description: EPISODE SIX – The Crowning Mercy.
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Word count: 4,787
Swearwords: None.
Description: EPISODE SIX – The Crowning Mercy.
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Peter the Renegade by S. R. Crockett
Genre: Drama
Word count: 6,548
Swearwords: None.
Description: EPISODE FIVE – Capturing a King.
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Word count: 6,548
Swearwords: None.
Description: EPISODE FIVE – Capturing a King.
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Body Language by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,420
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: Breaking up is very hard to do.
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Word count: 1,420
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: Breaking up is very hard to do.
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Wean by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Humour
Word count: 114
Swearwords: None.
Description: Whit's in a name?
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Word count: 114
Swearwords: None.
Description: Whit's in a name?
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Peter the Renegade by S. R. Crockett
Genre: Drama
Word count: 5,167
Swearwords: None.
Description: EPISODE FOUR – The Treasure of Ten Thousand.
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Word count: 5,167
Swearwords: None.
Description: EPISODE FOUR – The Treasure of Ten Thousand.
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The Flemings o' Dalnoid by Roger McKillop
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 729
Swearwords: None.
Description: Remembering a wonderful Highland couple.
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Word count: 729
Swearwords: None.
Description: Remembering a wonderful Highland couple.
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Get Lost by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 3,488
Swearwords: None.
Description: A well-remembered fleeting instant.
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Word count: 3,488
Swearwords: None.
Description: A well-remembered fleeting instant.
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A Dining Experience by Michael C. Keith
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 523
Swearwords: None.
Description: Something to chew on...
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Word count: 523
Swearwords: None.
Description: Something to chew on...
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Peter the Renegade by S. R. Crockett
Genre: Drama
Word count: 5,393
Swearwords: None.
Description: EPISODE THREE – The Treasure Seeking.
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Word count: 5,393
Swearwords: None.
Description: EPISODE THREE – The Treasure Seeking.
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Trumped by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,016
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: A grubby little scam is exposed at New York’s Trump Tower.
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Word count: 2,016
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: A grubby little scam is exposed at New York’s Trump Tower.
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Peter the Renegade by S. R. Crockett
Genre: Drama
Word count: 5,125
Swearwords: None.
Description: EPISODE TWO – Peter Cleans the Slate.
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Word count: 5,125
Swearwords: None.
Description: EPISODE TWO – Peter Cleans the Slate.
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The Magical Chalks by Glenn Muir
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Word count: 1,145
Swearwords: None
Description: Street art linked to a missing child as summer daydreams turn into nightmares.
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Word count: 1,145
Swearwords: None
Description: Street art linked to a missing child as summer daydreams turn into nightmares.
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The Parrotts of Penzance by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,388
Swearwords: None.
Description: Always read the small print on that retirement plan.
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Word count: 1,388
Swearwords: None.
Description: Always read the small print on that retirement plan.
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Peter the Renegade by S. R. Crockett
Genre: Drama
Word count: 5,628
Swearwords: None.
Description: EPISODE ONE – The Scout-Master of the Fourth
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Word count: 5,628
Swearwords: None.
Description: EPISODE ONE – The Scout-Master of the Fourth
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Uprisin' an' Doonfa' by Roger McKillop
Genre: Historical
Word count: 1,437
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: Bliadhn 'a Phrionnsa? Mo thoin! – The year of the Prince? My Arse! Remembering the butchery of Culloden in prose and verse.
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Word count: 1,437
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: Bliadhn 'a Phrionnsa? Mo thoin! – The year of the Prince? My Arse! Remembering the butchery of Culloden in prose and verse.
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Cottoning on to Fashion by Cally Phillips
Genre: Drama
Word count: 5,005
Swearwords: None.
Description: Going beyond the labels to make a real fashion statement.
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Word count: 5,005
Swearwords: None.
Description: Going beyond the labels to make a real fashion statement.
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Table Four by Sara Clark
Genre: Romance
Word count: 574
Swearwords: None.
Description: A man arranges to meet a blind date at a local café.
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Word count: 574
Swearwords: None.
Description: A man arranges to meet a blind date at a local café.
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The Patriot Game - Part Three by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,056
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: It is 1961, forty years after the end of Ireland’s War of Independence. In a village in the north of County Longford, Eire, an elderly man recalls the part he played in that War.
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Word count: 2,056
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: It is 1961, forty years after the end of Ireland’s War of Independence. In a village in the north of County Longford, Eire, an elderly man recalls the part he played in that War.
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Friends In Crime by Michael C. Keith
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,286
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: It's a crime the way friends treat you at times.
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Word count: 1,286
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: It's a crime the way friends treat you at times.
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The Last Word by Karen Jones
Genre: Drama
Word count: 246
Swearwords: None
Description: Imagining a world without creative writing.
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Word count: 246
Swearwords: None
Description: Imagining a world without creative writing.
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Al Fresco by Glenn Muir
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 1,094
Swearwords: None
Description: A hot Sixties summer day. Time for a picnic and a spot of fishing.
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Word count: 1,094
Swearwords: None
Description: A hot Sixties summer day. Time for a picnic and a spot of fishing.
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A room with a phew by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,546
Swearwords: None.
Description: All thoughts of escape are futile. But feel free to dream.
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Word count: 1,546
Swearwords: None.
Description: All thoughts of escape are futile. But feel free to dream.
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The Patriot Game - Part Two by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,254
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: It is 1961, forty years after the end of Ireland’s War of Independence. In a village in the north of County Longford, Eire, an elderly man recalls the part he played in that War.
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Word count: 1,254
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: It is 1961, forty years after the end of Ireland’s War of Independence. In a village in the north of County Longford, Eire, an elderly man recalls the part he played in that War.
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Play Bingo Like an Egyptian by Brian Morrison
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,739
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: Is it wise to take your mummy along to a game of Bingo at the Luxor Palace Bingo Hall? Especially when she has been dead for ten years.
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Word count: 1,739
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: Is it wise to take your mummy along to a game of Bingo at the Luxor Palace Bingo Hall? Especially when she has been dead for ten years.
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The Patriot Game - Part One by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,061
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: It is 1961, forty years after the end of Ireland’s War of Independence. In a village in the north of County Longford, Eire, an elderly man recalls the part he played in that War.
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Word count: 1,061
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: It is 1961, forty years after the end of Ireland’s War of Independence. In a village in the north of County Longford, Eire, an elderly man recalls the part he played in that War.
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Wee Eddie McPhee by Keith Coleman
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Word count: 2,308
Swearwords: None.
Description: School can be an intimidating place for a ten-year-old; even more so when something malignant lurks in the stairwell.
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Word count: 2,308
Swearwords: None.
Description: School can be an intimidating place for a ten-year-old; even more so when something malignant lurks in the stairwell.
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Virtual Trouble by Brian Morrison
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,592
Swearwords: None.
Description: Some mysterious goings on at the local infirmary. A man is admitted to A & E with serious wounds to his body. But how could he have sustained the injuries whilst lounging around on a sofa?
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Word count: 1,592
Swearwords: None.
Description: Some mysterious goings on at the local infirmary. A man is admitted to A & E with serious wounds to his body. But how could he have sustained the injuries whilst lounging around on a sofa?
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Annie Christie's To Die For: Episode Eight
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,184
Swearwords: None.
Description: I can see clearly now.
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Word count: 3,184
Swearwords: None.
Description: I can see clearly now.
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Father Brown's Last Case by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Crime/Mystery
Word count: 1,602
Swearwords: None.
Description: With apologies to the wraith of G K Chesterton.
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Word count: 1,602
Swearwords: None.
Description: With apologies to the wraith of G K Chesterton.
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Don't You Read the Papers? by Kirsty Grant
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,093
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: When her hours at work are cut, Jeanie decides to volunteer at her local foodbank. Things are not quite as black and white as she perceived.
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Word count: 3,093
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: When her hours at work are cut, Jeanie decides to volunteer at her local foodbank. Things are not quite as black and white as she perceived.
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Atlantis by Pat Black
Genre: Drama
Word count: 4,438
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: Tam and Stu are having a wee soiree on the banks of a festering canal at the start of the school holidays. They're having a night on the tiles before they start their summer jobs – but first, a trip to the fabled underwater city of Atlantis...
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Word count: 4,438
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: Tam and Stu are having a wee soiree on the banks of a festering canal at the start of the school holidays. They're having a night on the tiles before they start their summer jobs – but first, a trip to the fabled underwater city of Atlantis...
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Talking of Trips by Brian Morrison
Genre: Humour
Word count: 700
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: Two drinking buddies discuss the effects of mind-bending drugs.
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Word count: 700
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: Two drinking buddies discuss the effects of mind-bending drugs.
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The Solution by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,678
Swearwords: None.
Description: Friendly fire? Or chemical warfare? You decide.
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Word count: 1,678
Swearwords: None.
Description: Friendly fire? Or chemical warfare? You decide.
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My Beloved Edith by Tom Gillespie
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,225
Swearwords: None.
Description: An old man, his memory failing, searches for the grave of his lost love.
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Word count: 1,225
Swearwords: None.
Description: An old man, his memory failing, searches for the grave of his lost love.
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The Square Woodie by Keith Coleman
Genre: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Word count: 2,795
Swearwords: None.
Description: A surreal memory of rampaging about the hills as a young man.
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Word count: 2,795
Swearwords: None.
Description: A surreal memory of rampaging about the hills as a young man.
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Annie Christie's To Die For: Episode Seven
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,330
Swearwords: None.
Description: The camera never lies.
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Word count: 3,330
Swearwords: None.
Description: The camera never lies.
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The Steal by Brian Morrison
Genre: Humour
Word count: 4,765
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: The sorry tale of the theft of a priceless Degas painting from the Burrell Collection in Glasgow. There are four main players in this drama – two thieves and two security guards. They share only a small scattering of brain cells between them. As you can imagine, mayhem ensues.
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Word count: 4,765
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: The sorry tale of the theft of a priceless Degas painting from the Burrell Collection in Glasgow. There are four main players in this drama – two thieves and two security guards. They share only a small scattering of brain cells between them. As you can imagine, mayhem ensues.
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Cupid's Arrow by Michael C. Keith
Genre: Humour
Word count: 929
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: Old customers make an unfortunate miscalculation.
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Word count: 929
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: Old customers make an unfortunate miscalculation.
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Ask Archie by Brian Morrison
Genre: Humour
Word count: 998
Swearwords: None.
Description: I promise to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth… or you can just ask ma wee pal Archie.
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Word count: 998
Swearwords: None.
Description: I promise to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth… or you can just ask ma wee pal Archie.
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Annie Christie's To Die For: Episode Six
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,335
Swearwords: None.
Description: Colourblind.
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Word count: 3,335
Swearwords: None.
Description: Colourblind.
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They Made The Effort by Andrew McCallum Crawford
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,966
Swearwords: None.
Description: In the middle of the night in the dark of winter, two people get ready for their journeys.
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Word count: 1,966
Swearwords: None.
Description: In the middle of the night in the dark of winter, two people get ready for their journeys.
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Beautiful Souls by John McGroarty
Genre: Humour
Word count: 4,443
Swearwords: None.
Description: A young bestselling American author seeks her uncle's help with a sockpuppet.
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Word count: 4,443
Swearwords: None.
Description: A young bestselling American author seeks her uncle's help with a sockpuppet.
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The Inter-Club Talent Contest by Brian Morrison
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,265
Swearwords: None.
Description: Just another night at the Ardrossan Dockers' Social Club? No chance! It is the inter-club talent competition night, and a couple of Welsh superstar vocalists appear to have gate-crashed the event.
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Word count: 1,265
Swearwords: None.
Description: Just another night at the Ardrossan Dockers' Social Club? No chance! It is the inter-club talent competition night, and a couple of Welsh superstar vocalists appear to have gate-crashed the event.
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Ri new fulla by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Drama
Word count: 801
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: Chinge is gonnae come.
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Word count: 801
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: Chinge is gonnae come.
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Wha's feart o' the library? by Cally Phillips
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,985
Swearwords: None
Description: A monster lurks behind the children's bookshelves.
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Word count: 2,985
Swearwords: None
Description: A monster lurks behind the children's bookshelves.
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Save the Rhino by Glenn Muir
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 665
Swearwords: None
Description: A letter arrives from a well-known celebrity seeking a donation to a worthy cause.
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Word count: 665
Swearwords: None
Description: A letter arrives from a well-known celebrity seeking a donation to a worthy cause.
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Annie Christie's To Die For: Episode Five
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,650
Swearwords: None.
Description: The Longest Day.
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Word count: 3,650
Swearwords: None.
Description: The Longest Day.
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Not A One-Horse Town by Brian Morrison
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,877
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: The Dark Stranger's cowboy adventures at the Saltcoats Labour Club continue. The elaborate floor show has him at a loss for words.
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Word count: 1,877
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: The Dark Stranger's cowboy adventures at the Saltcoats Labour Club continue. The elaborate floor show has him at a loss for words.
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A Timely Intervention by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Fantasy/Sci-fi
Word count: 3,378
Swearwords: None.
Description: A time travel romance.
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Word count: 3,378
Swearwords: None.
Description: A time travel romance.
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Annie Christie's To Die For: Episode Four
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,426
Swearwords: None.
Description: Summer days.
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Word count: 3,426
Swearwords: None.
Description: Summer days.
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Running On Eggshells by Andrew Velzian
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,255
Swearwords: None.
Description: When nothing can be made right again.
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Word count: 1,255
Swearwords: None.
Description: When nothing can be made right again.
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All There Is by John McGroarty
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,984
Swearwords: None.
Description: When the usual diversionary tactics fail.
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Word count: 1,984
Swearwords: None.
Description: When the usual diversionary tactics fail.
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Up The Indians! by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 1,336
Swearwords: None.
Description: Learning to support the underdog.
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Word count: 1,336
Swearwords: None.
Description: Learning to support the underdog.
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Awake by Danny Gillan
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,143
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: Funerals. They bring out the best and the worst in people.
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Word count: 3,143
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: Funerals. They bring out the best and the worst in people.
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Dad Leaves by Michael C. Keith
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 1,134
Swearwords: None.
Description: A father makes his own bad luck.
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Word count: 1,134
Swearwords: None.
Description: A father makes his own bad luck.
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The Dark Stranger by Brian Morrison
Genre: Humour
Word count: 2,832
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: Clint McGuire experiences the nastier side of Ho-down nights at the Saltcoats Labour Club. But help is at hand in the shape of a fair maiden.
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Word count: 2,832
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: Clint McGuire experiences the nastier side of Ho-down nights at the Saltcoats Labour Club. But help is at hand in the shape of a fair maiden.
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Annie Christie's To Die For: Episode Three
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,027
Swearwords: None.
Description: A night to remember.
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Word count: 3,027
Swearwords: None.
Description: A night to remember.
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Something Freeing by Danny Gillan
Genre: Crime/Mystery
Word count: 3,649
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: All that was left to be done was to deal with Job Done. Then it would be… erm… job done – and five-star luxury in Antigua.
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Word count: 3,649
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: All that was left to be done was to deal with Job Done. Then it would be… erm… job done – and five-star luxury in Antigua.
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David of Seafield by Glenn Muir
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 1,447
Swearwords: None
Description: Memories of a much loved pooch.
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Word count: 1,447
Swearwords: None
Description: Memories of a much loved pooch.
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How would Leonardo have sliced a pizza? by Brian Morrison
Genre: Humour
Word count: 2,028
Swearwords: None.
Description: Professor of Ancient Symbols and Master Codebreaker, Dan Lambert, woos his new girlfriend in the only way he knows how. He is helped along in this quest by one of the “Little People”.
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Word count: 2,028
Swearwords: None.
Description: Professor of Ancient Symbols and Master Codebreaker, Dan Lambert, woos his new girlfriend in the only way he knows how. He is helped along in this quest by one of the “Little People”.
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The Appin Murderer by Roger McKillop
Genre: Historical
Word count: 1,524
Swearwords: None.
Description: Drawing on Stevenson's Kidnapped version of the murder of The Red Fox and the article here on Facebook, this is an imagined conversation between the unknown (for two and a half centuries) murderer and the corpse of James of the Glens.
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Word count: 1,524
Swearwords: None.
Description: Drawing on Stevenson's Kidnapped version of the murder of The Red Fox and the article here on Facebook, this is an imagined conversation between the unknown (for two and a half centuries) murderer and the corpse of James of the Glens.
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The Writer by Brian Morrison
Genre: Drama
Word count: 475
Swearwords: None.
Description: A feelgood story about a young American writer who gets lucky. He owes his success indirectly to an English pop band. Will his good luck ever run out?
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Word count: 475
Swearwords: None.
Description: A feelgood story about a young American writer who gets lucky. He owes his success indirectly to an English pop band. Will his good luck ever run out?
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Annie Christie's To Die For: Episode Two
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,202
Swearwords: None.
Description: Follow the Light.
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Word count: 3,202
Swearwords: None.
Description: Follow the Light.
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Wash Like an Egyptian by Brian Morrison
Genre: Humour
Word count: 464
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: The year is 1966 BC. It is laundry day down at the Nile delta.
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Word count: 464
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: The year is 1966 BC. It is laundry day down at the Nile delta.
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Nun So Many by Brian Morrison
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 1,006
Swearwords: None.
Description: The terrifying ordeal of being taught at school by nuns.
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Word count: 1,006
Swearwords: None.
Description: The terrifying ordeal of being taught at school by nuns.
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What I did during the holidays by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Humour
Word count: 789
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: Drug-fuelled New Year resolutions.
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Word count: 789
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: Drug-fuelled New Year resolutions.
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The Motorcycle Trip - Part Two by Lee Carrick
Genre: Drama
Word count: 957
Swearwords: None.
Description: The unfortunate incident of the trapped exotic bird.
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Word count: 957
Swearwords: None.
Description: The unfortunate incident of the trapped exotic bird.
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The Klugenhoffs by Brian Morrison
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,779
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: Bertha Klugenhoff's bubble of wonderment is just about to be burst. (An excerpt from the comedy novel, Blister.)
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Word count: 1,779
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: Bertha Klugenhoff's bubble of wonderment is just about to be burst. (An excerpt from the comedy novel, Blister.)
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That Hemingway Moment by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,188
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: Ernest Hemingway comes to 1970's Benidorm.
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Word count: 1,188
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: Ernest Hemingway comes to 1970's Benidorm.
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Annie Christie's To Die For: Episode One
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,684
Swearwords: None.
Description: The calm before the Sturm und Drang.
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Word count: 3,684
Swearwords: None.
Description: The calm before the Sturm und Drang.
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Song of Jacob by Michael C. Keith
Genre: Drama
Word count: 4,486
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: A boy against the odds meets them head on.
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Word count: 4,486
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: A boy against the odds meets them head on.
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Lion Rampant by Glenn Muir
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,096
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: The forming of a friendship between erstwhile strangers, set against the backdrop of Africa's Serengeti.
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Word count: 1,096
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: The forming of a friendship between erstwhile strangers, set against the backdrop of Africa's Serengeti.
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Talk Like an Egyptian by Brian Morrison
Genre: Humour
Word count: 606
Swearwords: None.
Description: Another day in the life of your average Egyptian punter back in the old BC days.
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Word count: 606
Swearwords: None.
Description: Another day in the life of your average Egyptian punter back in the old BC days.
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Walk Like an Egyptian by Brian Morrison
Genre: Humour
Word count: 637
Swearwords: None.
Description: A story transcribed from an ancient Egyptian scroll. It tells of a chance meeting between two old friends.
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Word count: 637
Swearwords: None.
Description: A story transcribed from an ancient Egyptian scroll. It tells of a chance meeting between two old friends.
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Cue-Ball and the Pen by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 2,655
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.
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Word count: 2,655
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.
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The black hill by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 2,051
Swearwords: None.
Description: Taboo or not taboo. That was always the question.
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Word count: 2,051
Swearwords: None.
Description: Taboo or not taboo. That was always the question.
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The Diary of a Deleted Person by John McGroarty
Genre: Humour
Word count: 4,057
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: The perils of listening to a rich and powerful American imbecile who wears a blond brush-over flicky wig.
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Word count: 4,057
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: The perils of listening to a rich and powerful American imbecile who wears a blond brush-over flicky wig.
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Not Prescribed by Michael C. Keith
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,061
Swearwords: None.
Description: Life can be a real pill.
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Word count: 1,061
Swearwords: None.
Description: Life can be a real pill.
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The Motorcycle Trip - Part One by Lee Carrick
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,952
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: The trip was begun with good intentions, but The Black Dog soon put paid to those.
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Word count: 2,952
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: The trip was begun with good intentions, but The Black Dog soon put paid to those.
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Blessed Are The Meek by Glenn Muir
Genre: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Word count: 1,134
Swearwords: None.
Description: After paying it a visit for old times’ sake, the Supreme Being finally comes to terms with fact that the Earth is beyond redemption.
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Word count: 1,134
Swearwords: None.
Description: After paying it a visit for old times’ sake, the Supreme Being finally comes to terms with fact that the Earth is beyond redemption.
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Running Away by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 2,234
Swearwords: None.
Description: Sometimes when I stroll down memory lane I don't notice the fast food outlets that line the primrose path.
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Word count: 2,234
Swearwords: None.
Description: Sometimes when I stroll down memory lane I don't notice the fast food outlets that line the primrose path.
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Hands across the water by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Crime/Mystery
Word count: 1,075
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: Always happy to lend a hand with the Sunday roast.
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Word count: 1,075
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: Always happy to lend a hand with the Sunday roast.
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Not a Drop by Ronnie Smith
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,099
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: The concept of doing as you're told without asking questions is made clear to John, a student at the University of Life.
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Word count: 3,099
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: The concept of doing as you're told without asking questions is made clear to John, a student at the University of Life.
______________________________________________________
Soap Opera Scotland's Game of Gnomes - Series One: Episode Twelve
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,469
Swearwords: None.
Description: Some Gnomes are more equal than others.
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Word count: 1,469
Swearwords: None.
Description: Some Gnomes are more equal than others.
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When Terry Met Paddy by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Drama
Word count: 432
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: They say you should never mention politics or religion in a bar, but Terry didn't seem to know that.
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Word count: 432
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: They say you should never mention politics or religion in a bar, but Terry didn't seem to know that.
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Hair Today by Michael C. Keith
Genre: Humour
Word count: 248
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: Two friends face the bald truth.
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Word count: 248
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: Two friends face the bald truth.
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Nothing Bothers Me by Michael C. Keith
Genre: Humour
Word count: 249
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: There is something in nothing, if nothing more than nothingness.
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Word count: 249
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: There is something in nothing, if nothing more than nothingness.
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Life Lessons by Jack O'Donnell
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,615
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: When all communication breaks down.
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Word count: 1,615
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: When all communication breaks down.
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Boundary Lines by Karen Jones
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,470
Swearwords: None.
Description: A brief moment of connection is all some people every really need or want.
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Word count: 1,470
Swearwords: None.
Description: A brief moment of connection is all some people every really need or want.
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Soap Opera Scotland's Game of Gnomes - Series One: Episode Eleven
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,636
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: Making up stories.
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Word count: 1,636
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: Making up stories.
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In the Summer of Ninety by Glenn Muir
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,541
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: What happens when you are forced to go on a holiday that you don’t want with people you have little time for.
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Word count: 1,541
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: What happens when you are forced to go on a holiday that you don’t want with people you have little time for.
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Soap Opera Scotland's Game of Gnomes - Series One: Episode Ten
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,500
Swearwords: None.
Description: Be the change you want to see.
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Word count: 1,500
Swearwords: None.
Description: Be the change you want to see.
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Achilles Foot by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Word count: 1,954
Swearwords: None.
Description: When the reflexologist asked me to empty my mind, this is what crept in!
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Word count: 1,954
Swearwords: None.
Description: When the reflexologist asked me to empty my mind, this is what crept in!
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Compromise by Michael C. Keith
Genre: Humour
Word count: 380
Swearwords: None.
Description: It's Howard's back story.
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Word count: 380
Swearwords: None.
Description: It's Howard's back story.
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Challengin' Times by Roger McKillop
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 1,470
Swearwords: None.
Description: Some challengin' times teachin' school-refusers.
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Word count: 1,470
Swearwords: None.
Description: Some challengin' times teachin' school-refusers.
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Table 5 by Sara Clark
Genre: Drama
Word count: 770
Swearwords: None.
Description: A woman hoping to meet someone in a café watches the world pass by.
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Word count: 770
Swearwords: None.
Description: A woman hoping to meet someone in a café watches the world pass by.
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Soap Opera Scotland's Game of Gnomes - Series One: Episode Nine
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,784
Swearwords: None.
Description: Will you push the button?
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Word count: 1,784
Swearwords: None.
Description: Will you push the button?
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The Staff by Roger McKillop
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 3,316
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: Some memorable moments wi' the staff o' the college.
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Word count: 3,316
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: Some memorable moments wi' the staff o' the college.
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Bag Lady by Sara Clark
Genre: Drama
Word count: 874
Swearwords: None.
Description: A bag lady in a shopping mall contemplates suicide as her life falls to pieces around her.
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Word count: 874
Swearwords: None.
Description: A bag lady in a shopping mall contemplates suicide as her life falls to pieces around her.
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Roadkill by Glenn Muir
Genre: Humour
Word count: 755
Swearwords: None.
Description: The road is a dangerous place, especially if you are small and fluffy or are covered in feathers, but, hey, one man's roadkill is another man's meat.
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Word count: 755
Swearwords: None.
Description: The road is a dangerous place, especially if you are small and fluffy or are covered in feathers, but, hey, one man's roadkill is another man's meat.
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Soap Opera Scotland's Game of Gnomes - Series One: Episode Eight
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,577
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: The Caps versus the Socks.
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Word count: 1,577
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: The Caps versus the Socks.
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Honour Amongst Thieves by Robert Cowan
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,415
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: A tale of music, drink and larceny.
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Word count: 1,415
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: A tale of music, drink and larceny.
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The Duke Beats Up the Bad Guys by Michael C. Keith
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 888
Swearwords: None.
Description: Never underestimate a child's will to survive.
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Word count: 888
Swearwords: None.
Description: Never underestimate a child's will to survive.
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Two Tone by Jack O'Donnell
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,080
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: A friend in need...
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Word count: 1,080
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: A friend in need...
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Soap Opera Scotland's Game of Gnomes - Series One: Episode Seven
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,651
Swearwords: None.
Description: The Great Gnome Migration.
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Word count: 1,651
Swearwords: None.
Description: The Great Gnome Migration.
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Call Me Alice by Alisdair McPherson
Genre: Romance
Word count: 2,239
Swearwords: None.
Description: Untrue confessions of a randy author.
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Word count: 2,239
Swearwords: None.
Description: Untrue confessions of a randy author.
______________________________________________________
Soap Opera Scotland's Game of Gnomes - Series One: Episode Six
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,583
Swearwords: None.
Description: Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.
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Word count: 1,583
Swearwords: None.
Description: Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.
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Family Matters 1990 by Glenn Muir
Genre: Crime/Mystery
Word count: 2,323
Swearwords: None.
Description: Artist Eck MacDermid answers a lonely hearts ad and becomes the second victim of the mysterious Estelle Degas, a skeleton from his mother's past who has returned to Scotland in vendetta mode.
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Word count: 2,323
Swearwords: None.
Description: Artist Eck MacDermid answers a lonely hearts ad and becomes the second victim of the mysterious Estelle Degas, a skeleton from his mother's past who has returned to Scotland in vendetta mode.
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The Builders by Roger McKillop
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 1,410
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: Some o' the apprentices were no' as bright as ithers.
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Word count: 1,410
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: Some o' the apprentices were no' as bright as ithers.
______________________________________________________
Exceptional Service by Michael C. Keith
Genre: Humour
Word count: 219
Swearwords: None.
Description: A driver discovers how serious a delivery service is.
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Word count: 219
Swearwords: None.
Description: A driver discovers how serious a delivery service is.
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It Was a Book That Revised Itself by Michael C. Keith
Genre: Humour
Word count: 95
Swearwords: None.
Description: Some readers just miss the obvious.
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Word count: 95
Swearwords: None.
Description: Some readers just miss the obvious.
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The Big Malky by Jack O'Donnell
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,077
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: Having hitched from Glasgow to London, down-and-out Frank is roped into helping with the graveyard shift.
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Word count: 1,077
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: Having hitched from Glasgow to London, down-and-out Frank is roped into helping with the graveyard shift.
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Soap Opera Scotland's Game of Gnomes - Series One: Episode Five
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,645
Swearwords: None.
Description: Bowling a maiden over?
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Word count: 1,645
Swearwords: None.
Description: Bowling a maiden over?
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Mural by Pat Black
Genre: Drama
Word count: 4,253
Swearwords: A few strong ones.
Description: A trip back home to see his old school being demolished triggers a series of strange aftershocks in James. His partner, Kate, suspects that the real James is about to appear – and fights against it.
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Word count: 4,253
Swearwords: A few strong ones.
Description: A trip back home to see his old school being demolished triggers a series of strange aftershocks in James. His partner, Kate, suspects that the real James is about to appear – and fights against it.
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Educational (Mis)Communication by Roger McKillop
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 1,156
Swearwords: None.
Description: Education involves communication that’s meant tae enlighten – but sometimes the communication can go wrang wi' hilarious results!
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Word count: 1,156
Swearwords: None.
Description: Education involves communication that’s meant tae enlighten – but sometimes the communication can go wrang wi' hilarious results!
______________________________________________________
Soap Opera Scotland's Game of Gnomes - Series One: Episode Four
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,615
Swearwords: None.
Description: Don't clap the dogs!
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Word count: 1,615
Swearwords: None.
Description: Don't clap the dogs!
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Wee Roge Boobs by Roger McKillop
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 1,285
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: A case of hands-on management, perhaps?
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Word count: 1,285
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: A case of hands-on management, perhaps?
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Soap Opera Scotland's Game of Gnomes - Series One: Episode Three
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,698
Swearwords: None.
Description: Four into One won't go.
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Word count: 1,698
Swearwords: None.
Description: Four into One won't go.
______________________________________________________
Second Sentences by Michael C. Keith
Genre: Humour
Word count: 423
Swearwords: None.
Description: One man's profundity is another man's joke.
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Word count: 423
Swearwords: None.
Description: One man's profundity is another man's joke.
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Paradise Regained by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Word count: 2,706
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: The world will soon see an end to all conflict. It will be a paradise – or will it?
______________________________________________________
Word count: 2,706
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: The world will soon see an end to all conflict. It will be a paradise – or will it?
______________________________________________________
Soap Opera Scotland's Game of Gnomes - Series One: Episode Two
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,380
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: The early Gnome gets the good seat.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,380
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: The early Gnome gets the good seat.
______________________________________________________
The Truth Will Out by Glenn Muir
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,127
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: Lies and the consequences of telling them.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,127
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: Lies and the consequences of telling them.
______________________________________________________
Soap Opera Scotland's Game of Gnomes - Series One: Episode One
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,296
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: Thane of Gnomes.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,296
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: Thane of Gnomes.
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Empty Breathing by Michael C. Keith
Genre: Humour
Word count: 278
Swearwords: None.
Description: Every breath she takes, every move she makes . . .
______________________________________________________
Word count: 278
Swearwords: None.
Description: Every breath she takes, every move she makes . . .
______________________________________________________
Man Up by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,065
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: A widower reflects.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,065
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: A widower reflects.
______________________________________________________
Annie Christie's Family Fictions: Episode Twelve
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,312
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: Drowning hope.
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Word count: 2,312
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: Drowning hope.
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Pet-gilante by Glenn Muir
Genre: Crime/Mystery
Word count: 1,326
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: This is what might happen if animal rights activists got radicalised and started to take the law into their own hands.
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Word count: 1,326
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: This is what might happen if animal rights activists got radicalised and started to take the law into their own hands.
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Invisible Man by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,797
Swearwords: None.
Description: At twenty-two, James thinks he knows it all, but then he starts working beside fortysomethings.
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Word count: 3,797
Swearwords: None.
Description: At twenty-two, James thinks he knows it all, but then he starts working beside fortysomethings.
______________________________________________________
Do You Play Chess? by Lee Carrick
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,263
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: They say chess can help you relax. Not this time.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,263
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: They say chess can help you relax. Not this time.
______________________________________________________
Annie Christie's Family Fictions: Episode Eleven
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,622
Swearwords: None.
Description: Dare to kiss and tell?
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,622
Swearwords: None.
Description: Dare to kiss and tell?
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The 300th by Michael C. Keith
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,240
Swearwords: None.
Description: Good story ideas are not easy to come by, especially after 300.
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Word count: 1,240
Swearwords: None.
Description: Good story ideas are not easy to come by, especially after 300.
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Triple Indemnity by John McGroarty
Genre: Humour
Word count: 5,854
Swearwords: None.
Description: With New York's Siamese triplet population under threat from a possible serial killer, a trio of sleuths are on the case.
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Word count: 5,854
Swearwords: None.
Description: With New York's Siamese triplet population under threat from a possible serial killer, a trio of sleuths are on the case.
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Romance Is Dying by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,309
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: Why are women considered the romantic sex?
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Word count: 1,309
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: Why are women considered the romantic sex?
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Brown Cord Trousers by Ronnie Smith
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,056
Swearwords: None.
Description: We are scarred for life by some events in our childhood and sometimes we refuse to change our habits when we grow old. That's why we still catch the cold around Easter.
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Word count: 1,056
Swearwords: None.
Description: We are scarred for life by some events in our childhood and sometimes we refuse to change our habits when we grow old. That's why we still catch the cold around Easter.
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Annie Christie's Family Fictions: Episode Ten
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,771
Swearwords: None.
Description: Secret diaries and imaginary friends.
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Word count: 1,771
Swearwords: None.
Description: Secret diaries and imaginary friends.
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Eternal Shadows by James McPherson
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,975
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: Keeping watch over a terminally ill loved one, a man reflects on his own life.
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Word count: 1,975
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: Keeping watch over a terminally ill loved one, a man reflects on his own life.
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Mumbai to Goa by Lee Carrick
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,964
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: From India's railway hell to paradise.
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Word count: 3,964
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: From India's railway hell to paradise.
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Ma Heroes o' Sport by Roger McKillop
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 2,103
Swearwords: None.
Description: Groin’ up in the Sixties I discovered ma trinity o’ personal Scottish heroes. For ma generation much of our heritage and culture was disseminated tae us by the writtin’s o’ Nigel Tranter an’ the music o’ The Corries. Tae these, as a Rugby player, A ay’ add the commentaries o’ Bill McLaren. A wrote and sent tributes tae them aw’ an’ A’m proud tae say that A received gracious replies. This is ma tribute tae Bill McLaren and ma other sportin' heroes.
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Word count: 2,103
Swearwords: None.
Description: Groin’ up in the Sixties I discovered ma trinity o’ personal Scottish heroes. For ma generation much of our heritage and culture was disseminated tae us by the writtin’s o’ Nigel Tranter an’ the music o’ The Corries. Tae these, as a Rugby player, A ay’ add the commentaries o’ Bill McLaren. A wrote and sent tributes tae them aw’ an’ A’m proud tae say that A received gracious replies. This is ma tribute tae Bill McLaren and ma other sportin' heroes.
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Fuck Debt. I'm Off. by Lee Carrick
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,152
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: Escaping to a new, debt-free life.
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Word count: 1,152
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: Escaping to a new, debt-free life.
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Annie Christie's Family Fictions: Episode Nine
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,421
Swearwords: None.
Description: Secrets and fictions.
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Word count: 2,421
Swearwords: None.
Description: Secrets and fictions.
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Turkeys by Andrew Velzian
Genre: Humour
Word count: 849
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: When in Rome, gadge.
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Word count: 849
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: When in Rome, gadge.
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Junkie Jacket by Andrew Velzian
Genre: Humour
Word count: 216
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: Short-changed on the bus.
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Word count: 216
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: Short-changed on the bus.
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The Wildebeest, the Lycanthrope and the Frenchman's Croft by Glenn Muir
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,128
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: This is what happens when a convincing liar encounters a naïve dupe.
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Word count: 1,128
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: This is what happens when a convincing liar encounters a naïve dupe.
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Shit Shag by Lee Carrick
Genre: Drama
Word count: 873
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: A trip to Hampi comes to a hot, sticky end.
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Word count: 873
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: A trip to Hampi comes to a hot, sticky end.
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Annie Christie's Family Fictions: Episode Eight
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,940
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: You're not my father.
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Word count: 1,940
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: You're not my father.
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Ma Heroes o' Music by Roger McKillop
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 1,289
Swearwords: None.
Description: Groin’ up in the Sixties I discovered ma trinity o’ personal Scottish heroes. For ma generation much of our heritage and culture was disseminated tae us by the writtin’s o’ Nigel Tranter an’ the music o’ The Corries. Tae these, as a Rugby player, A ay’ add the commentaries o’ Bill McLaren. A wrote and sent tributes tae them aw’ an’ A’m proud tae say that A received gracious replies. This is ma tribute tae The Corries.
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Word count: 1,289
Swearwords: None.
Description: Groin’ up in the Sixties I discovered ma trinity o’ personal Scottish heroes. For ma generation much of our heritage and culture was disseminated tae us by the writtin’s o’ Nigel Tranter an’ the music o’ The Corries. Tae these, as a Rugby player, A ay’ add the commentaries o’ Bill McLaren. A wrote and sent tributes tae them aw’ an’ A’m proud tae say that A received gracious replies. This is ma tribute tae The Corries.
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Four Coanvursation Pieces by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Humour
Word count: 247
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: Four short conversations (eavesdropped).
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Word count: 247
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: Four short conversations (eavesdropped).
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The Stupid Prick by Lee Carrick
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,829
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: Sometimes doctor doesn't know best.
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Word count: 1,829
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: Sometimes doctor doesn't know best.
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Annie Christie's Family Fictions: Episode Seven
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,400
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: Things to do on Mull while your family falls apart.
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Word count: 2,400
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: Things to do on Mull while your family falls apart.
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Ma Heroes o' History by Roger McKillop
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 3,146
Swearwords: None.
Description: Groin’ up in the Sixties I discovered ma trinity o’ personal Scottish heroes. For ma generation much of our heritage and culture was disseminated tae us by the writtin’s o’ Nigel Tranter an’ the music o’ The Corries. Tae these, as a Rugby player, A ay’ add the commentaries o’ Bill McLaren. A wrote and sent tributes tae them aw’ an’ A’m proud tae say that A received gracious replies. This is ma tribute tae Nigel Tranter.
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Word count: 3,146
Swearwords: None.
Description: Groin’ up in the Sixties I discovered ma trinity o’ personal Scottish heroes. For ma generation much of our heritage and culture was disseminated tae us by the writtin’s o’ Nigel Tranter an’ the music o’ The Corries. Tae these, as a Rugby player, A ay’ add the commentaries o’ Bill McLaren. A wrote and sent tributes tae them aw’ an’ A’m proud tae say that A received gracious replies. This is ma tribute tae Nigel Tranter.
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Indian Death Rum by Lee Carrick
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,505
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: Drinking local rum on an Indian beach before swimming: a lethal combination.
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Word count: 1,505
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: Drinking local rum on an Indian beach before swimming: a lethal combination.
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Annie Christie's Family Fictions: Episode Six
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,427
Swearwords: None.
Description: Family frictions.
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Word count: 2,427
Swearwords: None.
Description: Family frictions.
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The Bruce Triumphant by Glenn Muir
Genre: Humour
Word count: 172
Swearwords: None.
Description: A different take on the story of Bruce and the spider.
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Word count: 172
Swearwords: None.
Description: A different take on the story of Bruce and the spider.
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Ae Day in June by Roger McKillop
Genre: Historical
Word count: 557
Swearwords: None.
Description: This poem was written on the 200th anniversary of Waterloo as a tribute to the Scots who fought in the battle. It's seen through the eyes of a young Gordon Highlander, who ran with the Scots Greys shouting “Scotland Forever!”
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Word count: 557
Swearwords: None.
Description: This poem was written on the 200th anniversary of Waterloo as a tribute to the Scots who fought in the battle. It's seen through the eyes of a young Gordon Highlander, who ran with the Scots Greys shouting “Scotland Forever!”
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Done by Ronnie Smith
Genre: Drama
Word count: 577
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: Labouring in the construction industry takes its toll on the human body. One man gets closer to the point of no return in this telling incident.
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Word count: 577
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: Labouring in the construction industry takes its toll on the human body. One man gets closer to the point of no return in this telling incident.
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Annie Christie's Family Fictions: Episode Five
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,956
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: Always wear a buoyancy aid.
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Word count: 1,956
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: Always wear a buoyancy aid.
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Barcelona by Lee Carrick
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,957
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: An inauspicious start for a newbie world traveller.
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Word count: 1,957
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: An inauspicious start for a newbie world traveller.
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The Measure by David Christie
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,724
Swearwords: None.
Description: What happened to Shylock after he left the stage in The Merchant of Venice? It was one man's mission to find out – the elderly Marcello Gussoni, adviser to the Duke. Read his account here.
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Word count: 2,724
Swearwords: None.
Description: What happened to Shylock after he left the stage in The Merchant of Venice? It was one man's mission to find out – the elderly Marcello Gussoni, adviser to the Duke. Read his account here.
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Annie Christie's Family Fictions: Episode Four
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,925
Swearwords: None.
Description: An unwanted visitor gate-crashes the holiday.
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Word count: 1,925
Swearwords: None.
Description: An unwanted visitor gate-crashes the holiday.
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Annie Christie's Family Fictions: Episode Three
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,307
Swearwords: None.
Description: Ghosts on the trail.
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Word count: 2,307
Swearwords: None.
Description: Ghosts on the trail.
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The Soul of the World by John McGroarty
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,861
Swearwords: None.
Description: Can Lizzie exorcise the anxiety that torments her?
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Word count: 1,861
Swearwords: None.
Description: Can Lizzie exorcise the anxiety that torments her?
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Annie Christie's Family Fictions: Episode Two
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,085
Swearwords: None.
Description: The first day of the last holiday.
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Word count: 2,085
Swearwords: None.
Description: The first day of the last holiday.
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The Magog Prize for Literature by John McGroarty
Genre: Humour
Word count: 2,562
Swearwords: None.
Description: The dilemma of being awarded one of the most valued literary prizes of the twenty-third century.
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Word count: 2,562
Swearwords: None.
Description: The dilemma of being awarded one of the most valued literary prizes of the twenty-third century.
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The Man Who Said Yes... Once by Michael C. Keith
Genre: Drama
Word count: 350
Swearwords: None.
Description: Is he who hesitates really lost?
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Word count: 350
Swearwords: None.
Description: Is he who hesitates really lost?
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Annie Christie's Family Fictions: Episode One
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,700
Swearwords: None.
Description: Where does a story start?
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Word count: 1,700
Swearwords: None.
Description: Where does a story start?
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Auld Hughie's Losin It by Thomas Clark
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,275
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: A local worthy's 82nd birthday prompts speculation as to his state of mind.
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Word count: 1,275
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: A local worthy's 82nd birthday prompts speculation as to his state of mind.
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Standing Up While Lying Down by Michael C. Keith
Genre: Humour
Word count: 181
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: A wife takes a sleepy revenge.
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Word count: 181
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: A wife takes a sleepy revenge.
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Homesick by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,803
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: Genesis, but not as we know it.
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Word count: 1,803
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: Genesis, but not as we know it.
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Jack MacRoary's Guide to the General Election: Episodes Nine & Ten
Genre: Drama
Word count: 5,478
Swearwords: None.
Description: In which chips are back on the menu in the MacRoary household and Jack takes a temporary break from political reporting.
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Word count: 5,478
Swearwords: None.
Description: In which chips are back on the menu in the MacRoary household and Jack takes a temporary break from political reporting.
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Wee Roge Reflects by Roger McKillop
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 3,265
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: Reflections in prose, verse and song on the Scottish Independence Referendum and its aftermath.
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Word count: 3,265
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: Reflections in prose, verse and song on the Scottish Independence Referendum and its aftermath.
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Nivir a lender nur a borrower be by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,072
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: Everybody needs good neighbours, but familiarity breeds contempt.
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Word count: 1,072
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: Everybody needs good neighbours, but familiarity breeds contempt.
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Jack MacRoary's Guide to the General Election: Episode Eight
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,035
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: A night is a long time in politics.
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Word count: 3,035
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: A night is a long time in politics.
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Life Goes On by Michael C. Keith
Genre: Humour
Word count: 337
Swearwords: None.
Description: In the end, we want what we want.
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Word count: 337
Swearwords: None.
Description: In the end, we want what we want.
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The Old Tory by S. R. Crockett
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,605
Swearwords: None.
Description: A bunch of social reformers in Scotland are under Tory threat on the eve of Election Day. Sounds familiar. But this is in the nineteenth century.
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Word count: 1,605
Swearwords: None.
Description: A bunch of social reformers in Scotland are under Tory threat on the eve of Election Day. Sounds familiar. But this is in the nineteenth century.
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Jack MacRoary's Guide to the General Election: Episode Seven
Genre: Humour
Word count: 2,620
Swearwords: None.
Description: Remember, remember...
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Word count: 2,620
Swearwords: None.
Description: Remember, remember...
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Jockeys in the Rain by Brian Morrison
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,111
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: Another tale from the Burrell Collection. Stevie Fitlike is the hero once again as he stops the museum from burning to the ground.
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Word count: 1,111
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: Another tale from the Burrell Collection. Stevie Fitlike is the hero once again as he stops the museum from burning to the ground.
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The Courtship of Tammock Thackanraip, Ayrshireman by S. R. Crockett
Genre: Humour
Word count: 3,087
Swearwords: None.
Description: Crockett, a Gallovidian, wrote humorously about Ayrshiremen. No offence to Ayshiremen living or dead is intended in this story. It’s told by the narrator Saunders M’Quhirr – he’s one of Scotland’s great unsung characters. It’s set in the early 19th century. And it’s only just fiction.
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Word count: 3,087
Swearwords: None.
Description: Crockett, a Gallovidian, wrote humorously about Ayrshiremen. No offence to Ayshiremen living or dead is intended in this story. It’s told by the narrator Saunders M’Quhirr – he’s one of Scotland’s great unsung characters. It’s set in the early 19th century. And it’s only just fiction.
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A Town Without a Box Store by Michael C. Keith
Genre: Humour
Word count: 256
Swearwords: None.
Description: A town is desperate for an attraction.
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Word count: 256
Swearwords: None.
Description: A town is desperate for an attraction.
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Jack MacRoary's Guide to the General Election: Episode Six
Genre: Humour
Word count: 3,187
Swearwords: None.
Description: Every day's a school day...
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Word count: 3,187
Swearwords: None.
Description: Every day's a school day...
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It's A Kinda Magic by Brian Morrison
Genre: Humour
Word count: 735
Swearwords: None.
Description: Wee Archie is at his wits' end with regards to the size of his old three-piece suite. “Who you gonna call?” Answer, the only man left on the planet who can help him.
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Word count: 735
Swearwords: None.
Description: Wee Archie is at his wits' end with regards to the size of his old three-piece suite. “Who you gonna call?” Answer, the only man left on the planet who can help him.
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Limpy an’ Shug by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Humour
Word count: 327
Swearwords: None.
Description: Theoretically speaking...
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Word count: 327
Swearwords: None.
Description: Theoretically speaking...
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The Professionals by Brian Morrison
Genre: Humour
Word count: 2,435
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: How do we protect our art treasures? Call in the professionals.
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Word count: 2,435
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: How do we protect our art treasures? Call in the professionals.
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Jack MacRoary's Guide to the General Election: Episode 5
Genre: Humour
Word count: 2,736
Swearwords: None.
Description: The politics is in the porridge.
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Word count: 2,736
Swearwords: None.
Description: The politics is in the porridge.
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Tattie Masher by Brian Morrison
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,831
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: He was a tramp, but that's not to say he didn't know a thing or two about certain kitchen utensils.
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Word count: 1,831
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: He was a tramp, but that's not to say he didn't know a thing or two about certain kitchen utensils.
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Questionnaire by Michael C. Keith
Genre: Humour
Word count: 223
Swearwords: None.
Description: Soliciting readers’ input can be a risky business.
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Word count: 223
Swearwords: None.
Description: Soliciting readers’ input can be a risky business.
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Fairy Tale Birth At Hazel Grove by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Drama
Word count: 916
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: All in a day's work for a vastly underpaid rail worker.
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Word count: 916
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: All in a day's work for a vastly underpaid rail worker.
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Carlos Goes Way Down Yonder by Brian Morrison
Genre: Children
Word count: 4,917
Swearwords: None.
Description: The second adventure of Carlos. This time he visits Blue Orleans and has a run-in with the Witch Queen.
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Word count: 4,917
Swearwords: None.
Description: The second adventure of Carlos. This time he visits Blue Orleans and has a run-in with the Witch Queen.
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Jack MacRoary's Guide to the General Election: Episode 4
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,908
Swearwords: None.
Description: You wait five years for a leaders’ debate, then three come along…
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Word count: 2,908
Swearwords: None.
Description: You wait five years for a leaders’ debate, then three come along…
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Carlos and the Crab Blades by Brian Morrison
Genre: Children
Word count: 3,355
Swearwords: None.
Description: Imagine a world inhabited by bottles and jars instead of people. Carlos De Vase inhabits such a world, and he returns to his homeland to be hailed a hero.
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Word count: 3,355
Swearwords: None.
Description: Imagine a world inhabited by bottles and jars instead of people. Carlos De Vase inhabits such a world, and he returns to his homeland to be hailed a hero.
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Jack MacRoary's Guide to the General Election: Episode 3
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,338
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: In which I write a book report; watch the Leaders' Debate on telly; and witness an Easter resurrection.
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Word count: 3,338
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: In which I write a book report; watch the Leaders' Debate on telly; and witness an Easter resurrection.
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Dux by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Drama
Word count: 685
Swearwords: None.
Description: Sometimes it makes no difference if you come top.
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Word count: 685
Swearwords: None.
Description: Sometimes it makes no difference if you come top.
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On the Shuttle by Ronnie Smith
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,538
Swearwords: None.
Description: Even on a one-hour flight there is plenty of human interest – or gossip.
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Word count: 1,538
Swearwords: None.
Description: Even on a one-hour flight there is plenty of human interest – or gossip.
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Jack MacRoary's Guide to the General Election: Episodes One & Two
Genre: Drama
Word count: 5,664
Swearwords: None.
Description: The Bard of DrumTumshie kicks off his latest McSerial with a double header.
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Word count: 5,664
Swearwords: None.
Description: The Bard of DrumTumshie kicks off his latest McSerial with a double header.
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The Rush by Ronnie Smith
Genre: Humour
Word count: 824
Swearwords: None.
Description: Two life-long friends suffer a severe attack of new shoes fever.
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Word count: 824
Swearwords: None.
Description: Two life-long friends suffer a severe attack of new shoes fever.
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Hogmanay by Roger McKillop
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 1,497
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: Seeing the New Year in with the family in times gone by.
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Word count: 1,497
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: Seeing the New Year in with the family in times gone by.
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Lunch for Two by David Christie
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,236
Swearwords: None.
Description: Lunch for two suggests warm and convivial company, good food and lively conversation. For Meg and James, though, lunch is a well-trodden battleground where the weapons include jealousy, rivalry and angry complaints about the food.
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Word count: 1,236
Swearwords: None.
Description: Lunch for two suggests warm and convivial company, good food and lively conversation. For Meg and James, though, lunch is a well-trodden battleground where the weapons include jealousy, rivalry and angry complaints about the food.
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Arena by Pat Black
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,285
Swearwords: A few strong ones.
Description: The life of a Warrior King is filled with perils... particularly when you must marshal your army in a little case on a train out of Glasgow Central.
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Word count: 2,285
Swearwords: A few strong ones.
Description: The life of a Warrior King is filled with perils... particularly when you must marshal your army in a little case on a train out of Glasgow Central.
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Just the Two of Us by Ronnie Smith
Genre: Drama
Word count: 863
Swearwords: None.
Description: On a holiday beach, a wife considers what her marriage has become.
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Word count: 863
Swearwords: None.
Description: On a holiday beach, a wife considers what her marriage has become.
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Jack MacRoary's Guide to the Independence Referendum: Episodes Nine & Ten
Genre: Drama
Word count: 4,674
Swearwords: None.
Description: In a double header, the Bard of DrumTumshie brings to a close the inaugural McStorytellers McSerial.
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Word count: 4,674
Swearwords: None.
Description: In a double header, the Bard of DrumTumshie brings to a close the inaugural McStorytellers McSerial.
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An Authentic Act by John McGroarty
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,396
Swearwords: None.
Description: A cold-hearted Russian émigré in Barcelona needs to make a redeeming gesture.
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Word count: 3,396
Swearwords: None.
Description: A cold-hearted Russian émigré in Barcelona needs to make a redeeming gesture.
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Colle di Tenda by Roger McKillop
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,712
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: Slippin' and slidin' all the way through an unforgettable college skiing holiday.
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Word count: 1,712
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: Slippin' and slidin' all the way through an unforgettable college skiing holiday.
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Redundancy by Michael C. Keith
Genre: Humour
Word count: 768
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: Sometimes you hear what you don't want to hear.
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Word count: 768
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: Sometimes you hear what you don't want to hear.
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Estranged by Ronnie Smith
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,796
Swearwords: None.
Description: A psychologist is called to assess a child by his concerned parents and discovers that it is the parents who need his help.
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Word count: 1,796
Swearwords: None.
Description: A psychologist is called to assess a child by his concerned parents and discovers that it is the parents who need his help.
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Jack MacRoary's Guide to the Independence Referendum: Episode Eight
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,269
Swearwords: None.
Description: The darkness continues in the MacRoary household.
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Word count: 2,269
Swearwords: None.
Description: The darkness continues in the MacRoary household.
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Made in Ireland by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Humour
Word count: 720
Swearwords: None.
Description: When it's hard not to look a gift horse in the mouth.
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Word count: 720
Swearwords: None.
Description: When it's hard not to look a gift horse in the mouth.
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Uncle Willie's Bus by Ronnie Smith
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 445
Swearwords: None.
Description: Uncle Willie's open evangelical meetings for kids were not for me, until the day I got knocked down.
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Word count: 445
Swearwords: None.
Description: Uncle Willie's open evangelical meetings for kids were not for me, until the day I got knocked down.
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Jack MacRoary's Guide to the Independence Referendum: Episode Seven
Genre: Humour
Word count: 3,257
Swearwords: None.
Description: The darkest days in the MacRoary family's history.
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Word count: 3,257
Swearwords: None.
Description: The darkest days in the MacRoary family's history.
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Absolution by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Historical
Word count: 6,058
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: When high-rise flats were first built, they reset the standard for housing. At the start of the Swinging Sixties, there were still people living in tenements that had been condemned in the Twenties.
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Word count: 6,058
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: When high-rise flats were first built, they reset the standard for housing. At the start of the Swinging Sixties, there were still people living in tenements that had been condemned in the Twenties.
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Jack MacRoary's Guide to the Independence Referendum: Episode Six
Genre: Humour
Word count: 2,397
Swearwords: None.
Description: Promises, promises and I meet the First Minister and he tells me we’re going to win.
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Word count: 2,397
Swearwords: None.
Description: Promises, promises and I meet the First Minister and he tells me we’re going to win.
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Contract by Ronnie Smith
Genre: Thriller
Word count: 366
Swearwords: None.
Description: A short short story about a contract execution in Moscow. Topical and based on real events.
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Word count: 366
Swearwords: None.
Description: A short short story about a contract execution in Moscow. Topical and based on real events.
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Rules of Engagement by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Humour
Word count: 968
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: Sometimes there just aren't enough rules.
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Word count: 968
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: Sometimes there just aren't enough rules.
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Ma Bannockburn by Roger McKillop
Genre: Historical
Word count: 517
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: A poem in rhyming couplets, telling one Douglas pikeman's recollections of the Battle of Bannockburn.
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Word count: 517
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: A poem in rhyming couplets, telling one Douglas pikeman's recollections of the Battle of Bannockburn.
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Jack MacRoary's Guide to the Independence Referendum: Episode Five
Genre: Humour
Word count: 3,011
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: Hope over Fear; Falling out with the Kindle Cronies; and John does something amazing.
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Word count: 3,011
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: Hope over Fear; Falling out with the Kindle Cronies; and John does something amazing.
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Perpetual Stranger by Michael C. Keith
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 905
Swearwords: None.
Description: A new friendship can be a Trojan horse.
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Word count: 905
Swearwords: None.
Description: A new friendship can be a Trojan horse.
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White Knuckle Ride by Ronnie Smith
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,563
Swearwords: A few strong ones.
Description: A student goes to his summer vacation job with his father and begins the long process of acceptance.
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Word count: 2,563
Swearwords: A few strong ones.
Description: A student goes to his summer vacation job with his father and begins the long process of acceptance.
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Bus Stop by Ronnie Smith
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,043
Swearwords: None.
Description: Jim has been released into ‘community care’ having been told that he is ready. Is he ready?
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Word count: 1,043
Swearwords: None.
Description: Jim has been released into ‘community care’ having been told that he is ready. Is he ready?
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Jack MacRoary's Guide to the Independence Referendum: Episode Four
Genre: Humour
Word count: 2,305
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: In which Mum gets 1,000 Facebook friends and we get burned dinner again.
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Word count: 2,305
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: In which Mum gets 1,000 Facebook friends and we get burned dinner again.
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Errant by Greg Michaelson
Genre: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Word count: 472
Swearwords: None.
Description: Heroism's really tough; Good intentions aren't enough.
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Word count: 472
Swearwords: None.
Description: Heroism's really tough; Good intentions aren't enough.
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If Mama Could Speak by Michael C. Keith
Genre: Humour
Word count: 326
Swearwords: None.
Description: Last words are not always expressed.
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Word count: 326
Swearwords: None.
Description: Last words are not always expressed.
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Jack MacRoary's Guide to the Independence Referendum: Episode Three
Genre: Humour
Word count: 2,501
Swearwords: None.
Description: In which Mum gets (hyper) active. Farmers for Yes and No. And are my parents independent or Better Together? Three for the price of one.
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Word count: 2,501
Swearwords: None.
Description: In which Mum gets (hyper) active. Farmers for Yes and No. And are my parents independent or Better Together? Three for the price of one.
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Jack MacRoary's Guide to the Independence Referendum: Episodes One & Two
Genre: Humour
Word count: 3,911
Swearwords: None.
Description: The Bard of DrumTumshie kicks off the inaugural McStorytellers McSerial.
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Word count: 3,911
Swearwords: None.
Description: The Bard of DrumTumshie kicks off the inaugural McStorytellers McSerial.
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Ri demise a' Christmas by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 400
Swearwords: None.
Description: Whin Boxin' Day wis weel named…
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Word count: 400
Swearwords: None.
Description: Whin Boxin' Day wis weel named…
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You Remind Me of Bela Lugosi by William Stephen Taylor
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,210
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: Dracula has a chance meeting with a lonely and unloved punk girl.
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Word count: 2,210
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: Dracula has a chance meeting with a lonely and unloved punk girl.
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The departure of a small man by Gordon Gibson
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,465
Swearwords: None.
Description: A glimpse into the mind of a self-styled community guardian.
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Word count: 1,465
Swearwords: None.
Description: A glimpse into the mind of a self-styled community guardian.
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Food for Thought by Michael C. Keith
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 1,378
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: Seeking charity from the Church.
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Word count: 1,378
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: Seeking charity from the Church.
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Their Just Deserves by Michael C. Keith
Genre: Drama
Word count: 430
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: Sometimes both sides get what they deserve… even if they don't think so.
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Word count: 430
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: Sometimes both sides get what they deserve… even if they don't think so.
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The Hanging of Harry Polwart by S. R. Crockett
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,370
Swearwords: None.
Description: A servant reports on a public hanging in the Galloway town of Kircudbright in the eighteenth century.
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Word count: 2,370
Swearwords: None.
Description: A servant reports on a public hanging in the Galloway town of Kircudbright in the eighteenth century.
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Two Wee Men by Keith Coleman
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Word count: 1,500
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: A dark fable about an apparently chance meeting in a Glasgow tramcar several decades ago.
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Word count: 1,500
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: A dark fable about an apparently chance meeting in a Glasgow tramcar several decades ago.
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Red Leather Slippers by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Drama
Word count: 784
Swearwords: None.
Description: A teenager is forced outside to confront an intruder. He's wearing carpet slippers; the intruder has a knife.
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Word count: 784
Swearwords: None.
Description: A teenager is forced outside to confront an intruder. He's wearing carpet slippers; the intruder has a knife.
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Down That Old Bumpy Memory Lane by Michael C. Keith
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 1,141
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: Further reflections of any early life spent on the road.
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Word count: 1,141
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: Further reflections of any early life spent on the road.
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Women's Football by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,649
Swearwords: A few mild ones.
Description: Some football commentary, Scotsman-style.
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Word count: 1,649
Swearwords: A few mild ones.
Description: Some football commentary, Scotsman-style.
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The Next Big Bang by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Word count: 916
Swearwords: None.
Description: A Skianan goes beyond Einstein.
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Word count: 916
Swearwords: None.
Description: A Skianan goes beyond Einstein.
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The Past Is Behind by Michael C. Keith
Genre: Humour
Word count: 760
Swearwords: None.
Description: A young man faces his wife's past and won't leave it behind him.
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Word count: 760
Swearwords: None.
Description: A young man faces his wife's past and won't leave it behind him.
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The Steam Room Incident by Marie-Therese Taylor
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,968
Swearwords: None.
Description: Discovered with the corpse of a young man in the steam room, the retired assistant head of an independent girl's school is being held for questioning in connection with the death.
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Word count: 1,968
Swearwords: None.
Description: Discovered with the corpse of a young man in the steam room, the retired assistant head of an independent girl's school is being held for questioning in connection with the death.
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The Secret Life of The Sheriff by Olga Wojtas
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,293
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: Sheriff courts are a unique part of the Scottish legal system, but how much do we know about those who sit in judgment on us?
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Word count: 1,293
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: Sheriff courts are a unique part of the Scottish legal system, but how much do we know about those who sit in judgment on us?
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The Big Match by Kevin McCallum
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,853
Swearwords: None.
Description: As the big game approaches, excitement mounts for some Glaswegians and fear for others.
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Word count: 1,853
Swearwords: None.
Description: As the big game approaches, excitement mounts for some Glaswegians and fear for others.
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Jackie and the Magic Bricks by Greg Michaelson
Genre: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Word count: 1,155
Swearwords: None.
Description: The tenants fear the ogre's whim/But Jackie's far too fly for him...
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Word count: 1,155
Swearwords: None.
Description: The tenants fear the ogre's whim/But Jackie's far too fly for him...
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Riding the Hound by Michael C. Keith
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 2,376
Swearwords: None.
Description: A young boy rides west on a Greyhound.
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Word count: 2,376
Swearwords: None.
Description: A young boy rides west on a Greyhound.
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Every Day Free by Jack O'Donnell
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,997
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: Coffin-sitting becomes a terminal occupation.
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Word count: 1,997
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: Coffin-sitting becomes a terminal occupation.
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Hope Over Fear by Kirsty Eccles
Genre: Drama
Word count: 5,689
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: A lament to the demise of a nation.
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Word count: 5,689
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: A lament to the demise of a nation.
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Mackerel Kippers by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,408
Swearwords: None.
Description: Family crises always seem to happen while an old crofter and his wife are doing the mundane task of kippering fish.
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Word count: 1,408
Swearwords: None.
Description: Family crises always seem to happen while an old crofter and his wife are doing the mundane task of kippering fish.
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The Favour by John McGroarty
Genre: Humour
Word count: 3,251
Swearwords: None.
Description: The consequences of not keeping a promise to an old Comrade.
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Word count: 3,251
Swearwords: None.
Description: The consequences of not keeping a promise to an old Comrade.
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Queen Victoria by John McGroarty
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,619
Swearwords: None.
Description: The tables are turned on a tabloid talk show hostess.
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Word count: 2,619
Swearwords: None.
Description: The tables are turned on a tabloid talk show hostess.
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Goaded By Nuns by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Drama
Word count: 731
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: How not to make friends and influence people.
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Word count: 731
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: How not to make friends and influence people.
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The Night We Slept On the Mall by Michael C. Keith
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 449
Swearwords: None.
Description: A boy looks to the stars.
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Word count: 449
Swearwords: None.
Description: A boy looks to the stars.
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A Host of Golden Geordie Lasses by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Drama
Word count: 952
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: Was this how important business decisions were made during the Naughty Nineties?
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Word count: 952
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: Was this how important business decisions were made during the Naughty Nineties?
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The View From The Border by L M Blackburn
Genre: Humour
Word count: 563
Swearwords: None.
Description: The Scottish Border struggles with the expectations placed on it in contemporary Scotland.
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Word count: 563
Swearwords: None.
Description: The Scottish Border struggles with the expectations placed on it in contemporary Scotland.
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Papillon's Coconuts Carry Cars And Dreams by Andrew Velzian
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 514
Swearwords: None.
Description: The end of (school) days.
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Word count: 514
Swearwords: None.
Description: The end of (school) days.
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Even The Pool Was Poor by Andrew Velzian
Genre: Drama
Word count: 165
Swearwords: None.
Description: Competing with Dostoevsky.
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Word count: 165
Swearwords: None.
Description: Competing with Dostoevsky.
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Last Call by Andrew Velzian
Genre: Humour
Word count: 132
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: Another wrong number by God.
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Word count: 132
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: Another wrong number by God.
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By hand or by brain by Ruth Aylett
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,132
Swearwords: None.
Description: What happens to an expert from the Royal Museum of Scotland in a future Edinburgh that has been badly bombed by invading Norwegians.
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Word count: 1,132
Swearwords: None.
Description: What happens to an expert from the Royal Museum of Scotland in a future Edinburgh that has been badly bombed by invading Norwegians.
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Irish Riddles by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Drama
Word count: 634
Swearwords: None.
Description: The past struggle for independence is easily forgotten in modern Eire.
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Word count: 634
Swearwords: None.
Description: The past struggle for independence is easily forgotten in modern Eire.
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Hollow Murder by Greg Michaelson
Genre: Crime/Mystery
Word count: 2,227
Swearwords: None.
Description: Dead body. White powder. Porn. Or is it art?
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Word count: 2,227
Swearwords: None.
Description: Dead body. White powder. Porn. Or is it art?
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Doing a 360 on Route 66 by Michael C. Keith
Genre: Drama
Word count: 490
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: The desert is a lonely place.
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Word count: 490
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: The desert is a lonely place.
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God Made Me Ugly For A Reason by Jack O'Donnell
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,374
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: A game of cat-and-mouse on a hot day.
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Word count: 1,374
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: A game of cat-and-mouse on a hot day.
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War Profits by Jack O'Donnell
Genre: Drama
Word count: 877
Swearwords: None.
Description: The games that defined the war to end all wars.
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Word count: 877
Swearwords: None.
Description: The games that defined the war to end all wars.
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Daylight Moon by Michael C. Keith
Genre: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Word count: 121
Swearwords: None.
Description: A child emerges from a maze to enter another.
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Word count: 121
Swearwords: None.
Description: A child emerges from a maze to enter another.
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Dirt by Jack O'Donnell
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,669
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: Tam Devlin goes to work in his garden and unearths a global phenomenon.
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Word count: 1,669
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: Tam Devlin goes to work in his garden and unearths a global phenomenon.
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The Crimson Canvas by Emma Guinness
Genre: Historical
Word count: 2,135
Swearwords: None.
Description: A coward is transformed into a man during the First World War.
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Word count: 2,135
Swearwords: None.
Description: A coward is transformed into a man during the First World War.
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The Lions' Share by Greg Michaelson
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Word count: 1,367
Swearwords: None.
Description: New house. Old problems. Guardian lions prove more than decorative...
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Word count: 1,367
Swearwords: None.
Description: New house. Old problems. Guardian lions prove more than decorative...
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Reconstitution by Olga Wojtas
Genre: Humour
Word count: 3,149
Swearwords: None.
Description: What could be better than an independent Scotland? An independent Scotland with John Knox.
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Word count: 3,149
Swearwords: None.
Description: What could be better than an independent Scotland? An independent Scotland with John Knox.
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Strictly Business by Bill Robertson
Genre: Crime/Mystery
Word count: 499
Swearwords: None.
Description: A short tale of international dirty tricks.
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Word count: 499
Swearwords: None.
Description: A short tale of international dirty tricks.
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The Leaving of George and of James by John McGroarty
Genre: Humour
Word count: 2,681
Swearwords: None.
Description: Life would never be the same after Delmar.
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Word count: 2,681
Swearwords: None.
Description: Life would never be the same after Delmar.
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High Noon et ri Greasy Spoon by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Humour
Word count: 287
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: Spoilt for choice at the delicatessen.
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Word count: 287
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: Spoilt for choice at the delicatessen.
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Summoned to The Tower by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Humour
Word count: 541
Swearwords: None.
Description: A trip to London, but not to see the Queen.
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Word count: 541
Swearwords: None.
Description: A trip to London, but not to see the Queen.
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Second Chances by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Humour
Word count: 2,164
Swearwords: None.
Description: Reincarnation – reserved for the truly evil.
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Word count: 2,164
Swearwords: None.
Description: Reincarnation – reserved for the truly evil.
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Fellow Feeling by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 3,722
Swearwords: None.
Description: Human problems seem to be much the same wherever you journey. The story is about India and about American Indians, who have a lot in common with us Scots.
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Word count: 3,722
Swearwords: None.
Description: Human problems seem to be much the same wherever you journey. The story is about India and about American Indians, who have a lot in common with us Scots.
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A Growing Boy Needs His Lunch by Bill Robertson
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Word count: 1,898
Swearwords: None.
Description: After an environmental catastrophe, a man wanders through a world scoured by raging dust storms.
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Word count: 1,898
Swearwords: None.
Description: After an environmental catastrophe, a man wanders through a world scoured by raging dust storms.
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After the Fact by Bill Robertson
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,611
Swearwords: None.
Description: Love blossoms by the sea in the post-apocalyptic world.
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Word count: 2,611
Swearwords: None.
Description: Love blossoms by the sea in the post-apocalyptic world.
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Harvest by Bill Robertson
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Word count: 2,408
Swearwords: None.
Description: A small community prepares to celebrate and give thanks for another successful harvest... but success comes at a price.
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Word count: 2,408
Swearwords: None.
Description: A small community prepares to celebrate and give thanks for another successful harvest... but success comes at a price.
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A Slimy Revenge by Michael C. Keith
Genre: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Word count: 2,551
Swearwords: None.
Description: Nature can get upset over the smallest things.
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Word count: 2,551
Swearwords: None.
Description: Nature can get upset over the smallest things.
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Open to Interpretation by Karen Jones
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,019
Swearwords: None.
Description: A story inspired by J D Fergusson's Torso of A Woman, written when I first saw it several years ago at Kelvingrove Galleries.
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Word count: 1,019
Swearwords: None.
Description: A story inspired by J D Fergusson's Torso of A Woman, written when I first saw it several years ago at Kelvingrove Galleries.
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Sochi Dog by Michael C. Keith
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,461
Swearwords: None.
Description: It's a dog's life, especially in an Olympic city.
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Word count: 1,461
Swearwords: None.
Description: It's a dog's life, especially in an Olympic city.
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Westies by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 1,617
Swearwords: None.
Description: An overdue tribute to a breed of dogs also called Rosneath terriers. I was brought up on the Rosneath peninsula.
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Word count: 1,617
Swearwords: None.
Description: An overdue tribute to a breed of dogs also called Rosneath terriers. I was brought up on the Rosneath peninsula.
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The Straps by Emma Guinness
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Word count: 1,409
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: The devastating consequences of one drink too many...
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Word count: 1,409
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: The devastating consequences of one drink too many...
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The Broons! by Andrew Velzian
Genre: Humour
Word count: 974
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: The Broons are aff tae Auld Reekie fur a wee break...
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Word count: 974
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: The Broons are aff tae Auld Reekie fur a wee break...
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Dressed to suit by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,743
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: It’s amazing how many doors open when one is correctly attired.
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Word count: 1,743
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: It’s amazing how many doors open when one is correctly attired.
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Logic Games by John McGroarty
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,117
Swearwords: None.
Description: A memory of childhood loss that won't go away.
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Word count: 3,117
Swearwords: None.
Description: A memory of childhood loss that won't go away.
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Halo-istic Medicine by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Word count: 2,369
Swearwords: None.
Description: A dark tale on a bright subject!
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Word count: 2,369
Swearwords: None.
Description: A dark tale on a bright subject!
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The Cooler by Marc Spahn
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,416
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: Starving artists, a belligerent drunk and a violent bartender.
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Word count: 1,416
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: Starving artists, a belligerent drunk and a violent bartender.
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The Glasgow Resurrection by Kevin McCallum
Genre: Humour
Word count: 2,886
Swearwords: Surprisingly few.
Description: A humourous look at the futility of Glasgow’s religious divide. With the Celtic v Rangers game only a couple of hours away, Sean and Archie are in Glasgow’s Necropolis, hurriedly attempting to move the boulder in front of Jesus’s Scottish tomb.
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Word count: 2,886
Swearwords: Surprisingly few.
Description: A humourous look at the futility of Glasgow’s religious divide. With the Celtic v Rangers game only a couple of hours away, Sean and Archie are in Glasgow’s Necropolis, hurriedly attempting to move the boulder in front of Jesus’s Scottish tomb.
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The Progress of Cleg Kelly, Mission Worker by S. R. Crockett
Genre: Drama
Word count: 4,662
Swearwords: None.
Description: The king of Edinburgh's Sooth Back at work.
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Word count: 4,662
Swearwords: None.
Description: The king of Edinburgh's Sooth Back at work.
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Barraclough's by S. R. Crockett
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,718
Swearwords: None.
Description: Was it a case of murder most foul down at the fag-end of Little Dublin?
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Word count: 3,718
Swearwords: None.
Description: Was it a case of murder most foul down at the fag-end of Little Dublin?
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North to the Arctic by S. R. Crockett
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,312
Swearwords: None.
Description: The tale of a daring escape from Siberia.
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Word count: 3,312
Swearwords: None.
Description: The tale of a daring escape from Siberia.
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Waiting for Something, Waiting for Everything by Andrew Velzian
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,440
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: It’s the waiting and hoping that drives you mad.
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Word count: 1,440
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: It’s the waiting and hoping that drives you mad.
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The Republic ov Shieldz by Lee Carrick
Genre: Humour
Word count: 3,118
Swearwords: Too many to count.
Description: Just another day in the oil-rich state of South Shields.
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Word count: 3,118
Swearwords: Too many to count.
Description: Just another day in the oil-rich state of South Shields.
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Breakfast for Cassie by Michael C. Keith
Genre: Drama
Word count: 469
Swearwords: None.
Description: The world as seen through the eyes of a severely autistic child.
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Word count: 469
Swearwords: None.
Description: The world as seen through the eyes of a severely autistic child.
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Art Broken by Marc Spahn
Genre: Drama
Word count: 749
Swearwords: None.
Description: Sometimes you end up pitying the monsters you once feared.
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Word count: 749
Swearwords: None.
Description: Sometimes you end up pitying the monsters you once feared.
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Where Do You Get Your Ideas? by Graham Mathew Scott
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Word count: 4,189
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: When fiction becomes truth.
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Word count: 4,189
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: When fiction becomes truth.
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Blank Page by Jim Murdoch
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 1,158
Swearwords: None.
Description: A father has a few words of advice for his daughter.
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Word count: 1,158
Swearwords: None.
Description: A father has a few words of advice for his daughter.
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Banal Realism by John McGroarty
Genre: Humour
Word count: 2,068
Swearwords: None.
Description: You’ve heard of (and perhaps read and enjoyed) Scandinavian Noir. Now there’s a new genre sweeping down from the Norse countries. It’s a sort of Nordic non-fiction of the mundane. And here’s a sample...
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Word count: 2,068
Swearwords: None.
Description: You’ve heard of (and perhaps read and enjoyed) Scandinavian Noir. Now there’s a new genre sweeping down from the Norse countries. It’s a sort of Nordic non-fiction of the mundane. And here’s a sample...
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The Drowning Octopus by Lee Carrick
Genre: Drama
Word count: 805
Swearwords: None.
Description: He's a legend in his own lifetime.
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Word count: 805
Swearwords: None.
Description: He's a legend in his own lifetime.
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The Valet by Michael C. Keith
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,105
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: A young man in a BMW finds a permanent parking space.
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Word count: 1,105
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: A young man in a BMW finds a permanent parking space.
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Manners by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Humour
Word count: 599
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: They do say manners maketh the man, but not very often round where I come from.
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Word count: 599
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: They do say manners maketh the man, but not very often round where I come from.
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Not Entirely PC by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Humour
Word count: 2,562
Swearwords: None.
Description: We are all the victims of our ancestry.
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Word count: 2,562
Swearwords: None.
Description: We are all the victims of our ancestry.
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Little Steven by Graham Mathew Scott
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Word count: 1,771
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: Ghost-hunting can be boring. It can also be dangerous... very dangerous.
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Word count: 1,771
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: Ghost-hunting can be boring. It can also be dangerous... very dangerous.
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I Barely Remember It by Marc Spahn
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,921
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: Manipulation, hazing and public humiliation. Ah, sweet childhood.
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Word count: 1,921
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: Manipulation, hazing and public humiliation. Ah, sweet childhood.
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After the Weigh-in by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Word count: 2,560
Swearwords: None.
Description: The long and winding road to Scottish independence.
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Word count: 2,560
Swearwords: None.
Description: The long and winding road to Scottish independence.
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No' on a Friday by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Humour
Word count: 648
Swearwords: None.
Description: There's one office rule you fail to observe at your peril.
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Word count: 648
Swearwords: None.
Description: There's one office rule you fail to observe at your peril.
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Early Morning Pep Talk Blues by Marc Spahn
Genre: Drama
Word count: 660
Swearwords: None.
Description: A father gives the only advice he has, the only way he knows how.
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Word count: 660
Swearwords: None.
Description: A father gives the only advice he has, the only way he knows how.
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Consuming Dream by Michael C. Keith
Genre: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Word count: 2,021
Swearwords: None.
Description: A man has a dream to become one with nature... and ultimately does.
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Word count: 2,021
Swearwords: None.
Description: A man has a dream to become one with nature... and ultimately does.
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The Ratcatchers by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Word count: 1,414
Swearwords: None.
Description: Some rats are smarter than others. (An excerpt from the author's acclaimed novel, The Island of Whispers.)
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Word count: 1,414
Swearwords: None.
Description: Some rats are smarter than others. (An excerpt from the author's acclaimed novel, The Island of Whispers.)
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The Ice Run by S. R. Crockett
Genre: Drama
Word count: 4,078
Swearwords: None.
Description: Mountains and ice-running 1680’s style. An excerpt from the novel The Raiders, told by its hero, Patrick Heron.
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Word count: 4,078
Swearwords: None.
Description: Mountains and ice-running 1680’s style. An excerpt from the novel The Raiders, told by its hero, Patrick Heron.
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The Toboggan Run by S. R. Crockett
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,493
Swearwords: None.
Description: An excerpt from from St Lucy of the Eyes in Bog Myrtle and Peat. Here the narrator Stephen Douglas describes tobogganing in 19th century Europe.
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Word count: 1,493
Swearwords: None.
Description: An excerpt from from St Lucy of the Eyes in Bog Myrtle and Peat. Here the narrator Stephen Douglas describes tobogganing in 19th century Europe.
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Chance have ye got like? by Andrew Velzian
Genre: Drama
Word count: 533
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: When the odds are stacked against visitors to the city.
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Word count: 533
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: When the odds are stacked against visitors to the city.
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A Late Night Story by Graham Mathew Scott
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Word count: 2,058
Swearwords: None.
Description: A late night at the old cabin, feeling uneasy, but trying to cope by helping the children sleep.
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Word count: 2,058
Swearwords: None.
Description: A late night at the old cabin, feeling uneasy, but trying to cope by helping the children sleep.
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A Parcel of Rogues by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,395
Swearwords: A few strong ones.
Description: Meet Deke the Weasel, Fat Tony and Zebedee. They're the contractors from hell.
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Word count: 2,395
Swearwords: A few strong ones.
Description: Meet Deke the Weasel, Fat Tony and Zebedee. They're the contractors from hell.
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Weapons by John Crosbie
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,015
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: Sharpness is not always with knives.
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Word count: 1,015
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: Sharpness is not always with knives.
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Waves by Andrew Velzian
Genre: Humour
Word count: 546
Swearwords: None.
Description: The flesh is strong, but the mind is weak.
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Word count: 546
Swearwords: None.
Description: The flesh is strong, but the mind is weak.
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Mama's Hurts by Michael C. Keith
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,244
Swearwords: None.
Description: A mom's lament.
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Word count: 1,244
Swearwords: None.
Description: A mom's lament.
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The Cockroach Diaries by Lee Carrick
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,028
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: It's an occupational hazard for Jimmy, the Geordie cockroach.
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Word count: 1,028
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: It's an occupational hazard for Jimmy, the Geordie cockroach.
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Matt Kelly's Fifteen Minutes of Infamy by John McGroarty
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,273
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: The ego made flesh; the Tory spirit of the age. (An excerpt from The Tower.)
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Word count: 1,273
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: The ego made flesh; the Tory spirit of the age. (An excerpt from The Tower.)
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The Book of Malky by Gavin Broom
Genre: Humour
Word count: 2,006
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: For Malky, days don't get any more biblically epic than this.
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Word count: 2,006
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: For Malky, days don't get any more biblically epic than this.
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Wee Mad Mick and His Bitches by Lee Carrick
Genre: Drama
Word count: 870
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: When it came to girls, only the best would do for Mick.
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Word count: 870
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: When it came to girls, only the best would do for Mick.
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All The Fun by Karen Jones
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,206
Swearwords: None.
Description: Creative non-fiction about family holidays to Blackpool.
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Word count: 1,206
Swearwords: None.
Description: Creative non-fiction about family holidays to Blackpool.
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The Cockroach by Lee Carrick
Genre: Drama
Word count: 609
Swearwords: None.
Description: Oblivion on the 15th floor.
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Word count: 609
Swearwords: None.
Description: Oblivion on the 15th floor.
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The Late by Michael C. Keith
Genre: Drama
Word count: 827
Swearwords: None.
Description: An old man confronts mortality.
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Word count: 827
Swearwords: None.
Description: An old man confronts mortality.
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The Old Man by Lee Carrick
Genre: Drama
Word count: 841
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: A son reflects on his uncomminicative father.
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Word count: 841
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: A son reflects on his uncomminicative father.
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Ri Tartan Bunnet by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Humour
Word count: 591
Swearwords: None.
Description: Whin ri Tartan Bunnet wis ri place tae be.
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Word count: 591
Swearwords: None.
Description: Whin ri Tartan Bunnet wis ri place tae be.
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A Sheet in Time by Tom Greenwood
Genre: Humour
Word count: 562
Swearwords: None.
Description: An innovative way to complete those pesky timesheets.
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Word count: 562
Swearwords: None.
Description: An innovative way to complete those pesky timesheets.
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Jammed by Andrew McCallum Crawford
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,136
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: A woman scorned...
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Word count: 2,136
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: A woman scorned...
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Afore we hud ri telly by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 858
Swearwords: None.
Description: Woodbines, roll-ups and other smoking paraphernalia.
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Word count: 858
Swearwords: None.
Description: Woodbines, roll-ups and other smoking paraphernalia.
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Ben by Jack O'Donnell
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,043
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: It's a bit of a shaggy-dog story.
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Word count: 2,043
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: It's a bit of a shaggy-dog story.
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The Tomato Manifesto by John Crosbie
Genre: Romance
Word count: 396
Swearwords: None.
Description: In a bar in Toledo, an outsider who cannot speak the language of Spanish food has an opportunity to sample a more devilish local delight.
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Word count: 396
Swearwords: None.
Description: In a bar in Toledo, an outsider who cannot speak the language of Spanish food has an opportunity to sample a more devilish local delight.
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The Ten Planet Finger Theory by John McGroarty
Genre: Humour
Word count: 4,529
Swearwords: A few mild ones.
Description: Wee Rab’s theories might be bizarre, but after all he does know the location of the Perfect Cat.
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Word count: 4,529
Swearwords: A few mild ones.
Description: Wee Rab’s theories might be bizarre, but after all he does know the location of the Perfect Cat.
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Nowt Inside by Andrew Velzian
Genre: Humour
Word count: 464
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: When it's time to complain... again.
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Word count: 464
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: When it's time to complain... again.
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The Scream Box by Andrew Velzian
Genre: Drama
Word count: 642
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: It's a new garden shed, right enough. But what's it for?
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Word count: 642
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: It's a new garden shed, right enough. But what's it for?
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Juke-box Judy by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,683
Swearwords: None.
Description: One good turn deserves another.........however long it might take.
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Word count: 3,683
Swearwords: None.
Description: One good turn deserves another.........however long it might take.
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Diamond Dust and Moonstones by Karen Jones
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,474
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: A woman tries to recapture a past that never really existed.
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Word count: 1,474
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: A woman tries to recapture a past that never really existed.
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Date Rape by Bill Kirton
Genre: Crime/Mystery
Word count: 1,760
Swearwords: None.
Description: An online date doesn't go as planned.
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Word count: 1,760
Swearwords: None.
Description: An online date doesn't go as planned.
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The Keltoi by Cally Phillips
Genre: Historical
Word count: 2,054
Swearwords: None.
Description: A glimpse of life in the Galloway hills of Scotland in the 6th Century BC.
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Word count: 2,054
Swearwords: None.
Description: A glimpse of life in the Galloway hills of Scotland in the 6th Century BC.
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A Fish Story by Michael C. Keith
Genre: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Word count: 1,161
Swearwords: None.
Description: After saving a fish, the fish saves the man.
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Word count: 1,161
Swearwords: None.
Description: After saving a fish, the fish saves the man.
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Wake Up, Coll by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 1,496
Swearwords: A few mild ones.
Description: A little light revenge.
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Word count: 1,496
Swearwords: A few mild ones.
Description: A little light revenge.
______________________________________________________
Cry Wolf by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Historical
Word count: 856
Swearwords: None.
Description: Even in pre-history, nothing changes.
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Word count: 856
Swearwords: None.
Description: Even in pre-history, nothing changes.
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The Golden Cage by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Romance
Word count: 2,643
Swearwords: None.
Description: A trophy wife repays her debt of gratitude.
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Word count: 2,643
Swearwords: None.
Description: A trophy wife repays her debt of gratitude.
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My Right Ear by John McGroarty
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,508
Swearwords: A couple of Spanish ones.
Description: An exiled Scot in Spain has an appointment at the doctor's. Will the Sun explode? Will it be the end of all life?
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Word count: 2,508
Swearwords: A couple of Spanish ones.
Description: An exiled Scot in Spain has an appointment at the doctor's. Will the Sun explode? Will it be the end of all life?
______________________________________________________
Attack! Attack! by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 1,937
Swearwords: None.
Description: Thoughts on recovery from a stroke.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,937
Swearwords: None.
Description: Thoughts on recovery from a stroke.
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When Iron Turns To Rust by Andrew McCallum Crawford
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,659
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: When there's nowhere left to go.
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Word count: 1,659
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: When there's nowhere left to go.
______________________________________________________
Gentlemen, We Have A Winner by Andrew McCallum Crawford
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,684
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: A reunion that goes awry.
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Word count: 1,684
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: A reunion that goes awry.
______________________________________________________
Chicken Soup by Andrew McCallum Crawford
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,110
Swearwords: None.
Description: A visit to the past descends into farce.
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Word count: 3,110
Swearwords: None.
Description: A visit to the past descends into farce.
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Boab saves ri day by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,315
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: Jeezo, jings an’ help ma Boab. Whit’s in a name?
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Word count: 1,315
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: Jeezo, jings an’ help ma Boab. Whit’s in a name?
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Real Friends by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Romance
Word count: 3,386
Swearwords: None.
Description: A holiday romance becomes the love of his life.
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Word count: 3,386
Swearwords: None.
Description: A holiday romance becomes the love of his life.
______________________________________________________
Flight by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Romance
Word count: 2,727
Swearwords: None.
Description: A young couple elope on the eve of the Highland Clearances.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 2,727
Swearwords: None.
Description: A young couple elope on the eve of the Highland Clearances.
______________________________________________________
Contrails by Michael C. Keith
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Word count: 2,271
Swearwords: None.
Description: A boy sees words in aircraft contrails that lead him to dark behaviour.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 2,271
Swearwords: None.
Description: A boy sees words in aircraft contrails that lead him to dark behaviour.
______________________________________________________
Phage by Tom Greenwood
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Word count: 1,293
Swearwords: None.
Description: The tale of a vampire hunter with a difference.
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Word count: 1,293
Swearwords: None.
Description: The tale of a vampire hunter with a difference.
______________________________________________________
The Wildness of Our Dreams by Garry Stanton
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,244
Swearwords: None.
Description: A bored suburbanite encounters something unusual in his garden...
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Word count: 1,244
Swearwords: None.
Description: A bored suburbanite encounters something unusual in his garden...
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Falling Off a Bike by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 5,622
Swearwords: None.
Description: A brief history of physical ineptitude.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 5,622
Swearwords: None.
Description: A brief history of physical ineptitude.
______________________________________________________
The Matchless by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,397
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: For Jimbo, it was one of those things you should do before you die.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,397
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: For Jimbo, it was one of those things you should do before you die.
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Bus meets ipod by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Romance
Word count: 1,198
Swearwords: None.
Description: When your imagination gets too far ahead of itself.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,198
Swearwords: None.
Description: When your imagination gets too far ahead of itself.
______________________________________________________
The Box of the New Happiness by John McGroarty
Genre: Drama
Word count: 910
Swearwords: None.
Description: It’s just a simple black box with a circular door in it, but it’s the way to a brighter future for Daniel.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 910
Swearwords: None.
Description: It’s just a simple black box with a circular door in it, but it’s the way to a brighter future for Daniel.
______________________________________________________
Arratal by Tom Greenwood
Genre: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Word count: 859
Swearwords: None.
Description: Meet Arratal. She's feisty and street-smart... and she comes from the future.
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Word count: 859
Swearwords: None.
Description: Meet Arratal. She's feisty and street-smart... and she comes from the future.
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Simon Says by Garry Stanton
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Word count: 3,971
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: Simon is into Justice, and has a thing against cold-callers...
______________________________________________________
Word count: 3,971
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: Simon is into Justice, and has a thing against cold-callers...
______________________________________________________
Sentinel Blues by Pat Black
Genre: Drama
Word count: 6,001
Swearwords: A few mild ones.
Description: In times of war, technology evolves. The same is not true for those squeezing the triggers.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 6,001
Swearwords: A few mild ones.
Description: In times of war, technology evolves. The same is not true for those squeezing the triggers.
______________________________________________________
Cold, cold tarmac by Garry Stanton
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 1,286
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: School days recalled. Death is also present.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,286
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: School days recalled. Death is also present.
______________________________________________________
Probably the Best in the World by Bill Robertson
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,327
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: Two dads bond in the modern hell of the play gym.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,327
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: Two dads bond in the modern hell of the play gym.
______________________________________________________
A Second Chance by Bill Robertson
Genre: Romance
Word count: 500
Swearwords: None.
Description: Two old friends meet and discover a few surprises about their past.
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Word count: 500
Swearwords: None.
Description: Two old friends meet and discover a few surprises about their past.
______________________________________________________
A Star Is Born by Sandy Wardrope
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,903
Swearwords: None.
Description: To be a winner, you've got to want to win.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,903
Swearwords: None.
Description: To be a winner, you've got to want to win.
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Purple Hearts by Michael C. Keith
Genre: Crime/Mystery
Word count: 1,835
Swearwords: None.
Description: A love that transcends menace.
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Word count: 1,835
Swearwords: None.
Description: A love that transcends menace.
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Black and White by Bill Robertson
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,099
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: A war photographer on assignment to yet another conflict finds himself confronted by events that force him to reconsider his role.
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Word count: 3,099
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: A war photographer on assignment to yet another conflict finds himself confronted by events that force him to reconsider his role.
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Craig by Lee Carrick
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,013
Swearwords: A shitload of strong ones.
Description: Meet Craig. He's a moron. But he nahs a canny lot aboot footie.
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Word count: 2,013
Swearwords: A shitload of strong ones.
Description: Meet Craig. He's a moron. But he nahs a canny lot aboot footie.
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The Persecution of Date Rape Dave by Lee Carrick
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,795
Swearwords: A shitload of strong ones.
Description: Meet Dave. He has herpes. But dinna tell anybody, likes.
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Word count: 1,795
Swearwords: A shitload of strong ones.
Description: Meet Dave. He has herpes. But dinna tell anybody, likes.
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Scottish Dean in Geordieland by Lee Carrick
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,448
Swearwords: A shitload of strong ones.
Description: Meet Dean. He's fae Pilrig. But he's nae Begbie, likes.
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Word count: 2,448
Swearwords: A shitload of strong ones.
Description: Meet Dean. He's fae Pilrig. But he's nae Begbie, likes.
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The Last Mile by Bill Robertson
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,335
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: A long distance runner overcomes adversity in a surprising way.
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Word count: 1,335
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: A long distance runner overcomes adversity in a surprising way.
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Kate's Last Chance for Happiness by Lee Carrick
Genre: Drama
Word count: 866
Swearwords: None.
Description: Will the big night result in true happiness for Kate?
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Word count: 866
Swearwords: None.
Description: Will the big night result in true happiness for Kate?
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Big Fearty by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 1,487
Swearwords: None.
Description: As honest as any other autobiography!
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Word count: 1,487
Swearwords: None.
Description: As honest as any other autobiography!
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Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it's independence! by Cally Phillips
Genre: Humour
Word count: 3,285
Swearwords: Yin wee mild yin.
Description: The political clout of Oor Wullie.
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Word count: 3,285
Swearwords: Yin wee mild yin.
Description: The political clout of Oor Wullie.
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Mr Black by John McGroarty
Genre: Drama
Word count: 771
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: The future was bright. But not in Scotland.
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Word count: 771
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: The future was bright. But not in Scotland.
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The Breakthrough by Bill Robertson
Genre: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Word count: 1,329
Swearwords: None.
Description: As his present falls apart, a man tries to find a way back to happier times.
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Word count: 1,329
Swearwords: None.
Description: As his present falls apart, a man tries to find a way back to happier times.
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Deep Fried Mars Bars in Your Calorie Controlled Diet by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Word count: 764
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: A few days ago they announced three-person babies on the NHS, so it is time this wee tale hit the public consciousness. Another month or two and it will no longer be sci-fi, but a Government initiative.
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Word count: 764
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: A few days ago they announced three-person babies on the NHS, so it is time this wee tale hit the public consciousness. Another month or two and it will no longer be sci-fi, but a Government initiative.
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Every Reader's Nightmare by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,204
Swearwords: None.
Description: When it might be advisable to skip a few pages.
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Word count: 1,204
Swearwords: None.
Description: When it might be advisable to skip a few pages.
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Something About Money by Garry Stanton
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,715
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: A journalist happens across the story of the century.
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Word count: 1,715
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: A journalist happens across the story of the century.
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The Heights by Garry Stanton
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,963
Swearwords: None.
Description: This excerpt is taken from my novel The Heights. The book is an exploration of a modern, solitary urban existence. It is an existential examination about who we are as a society and what is important in our arguably random, often passionless, greed-driven twenty-first century. There are no answers, and this is deliberate, but The Heights posits several tacit enquiries to which there can, necessarily, be no solutions.
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Word count: 3,963
Swearwords: None.
Description: This excerpt is taken from my novel The Heights. The book is an exploration of a modern, solitary urban existence. It is an existential examination about who we are as a society and what is important in our arguably random, often passionless, greed-driven twenty-first century. There are no answers, and this is deliberate, but The Heights posits several tacit enquiries to which there can, necessarily, be no solutions.
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The Unexpected Guest by Bill Robertson
Genre: Humour
Word count: 443
Swearwords: None.
Description: The tail of a barbecue gatecrasher.
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Word count: 443
Swearwords: None.
Description: The tail of a barbecue gatecrasher.
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My Mother's Iguana by Brian Morrison
Genre: Humour
Word count: 925
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: A one act comedy play which takes place on a bus heading for Greenock.
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Word count: 925
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: A one act comedy play which takes place on a bus heading for Greenock.
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Doug's Dinner by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Humour
Word count: 517
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: Stovies never tasted better.
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Word count: 517
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: Stovies never tasted better.
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Heather Holds My Hand by Cally Phillips
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,627
Swearwords: None.
Description: The day a "broken" Heather was left on the bus.
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Word count: 1,627
Swearwords: None.
Description: The day a "broken" Heather was left on the bus.
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The Unofficial Burryman by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,523
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: A counterfeit Scottish icon goes on the march. (An extract from The Burrymen War.)
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Word count: 3,523
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: A counterfeit Scottish icon goes on the march. (An extract from The Burrymen War.)
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Knock Knock by Brian Morrison
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,053
Swearwords: None.
Description: The science of a knock knock joke.
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Word count: 1,053
Swearwords: None.
Description: The science of a knock knock joke.
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Hirplin' by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,555
Swearwords: A few mild ones.
Description: An enforced bus ride. All human life is here.
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Word count: 1,555
Swearwords: A few mild ones.
Description: An enforced bus ride. All human life is here.
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Once Upon A Crime by Bill Robertson
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,745
Swearwords: None.
Description: A twisted take on an old fairytale.
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Word count: 1,745
Swearwords: None.
Description: A twisted take on an old fairytale.
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Empires End by Garry Stanton
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Word count: 1,296
Swearwords: None.
Description: A lone swimmer slips back in time.
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Word count: 1,296
Swearwords: None.
Description: A lone swimmer slips back in time.
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Plus ça change by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 912
Swearwords: None.
Description: New ideas were resisted in the eighteenth century just as they are today.
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Word count: 912
Swearwords: None.
Description: New ideas were resisted in the eighteenth century just as they are today.
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Magic Carpet by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 1,577
Swearwords: None.
Description: From poorly remembered, second-hand accounts, I have constructed a true story.
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Word count: 1,577
Swearwords: None.
Description: From poorly remembered, second-hand accounts, I have constructed a true story.
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Brief Encounter by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,995
Swearwords: None.
Description: My sister is a 'sooty' and I went to her birthday party with momentous results.
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Word count: 1,995
Swearwords: None.
Description: My sister is a 'sooty' and I went to her birthday party with momentous results.
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Taxi For Glennie by Pat Black
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,193
Swearwords: None.
Description: Eddie the taxi driver's a fair guy, so he doesn't mind when Mr Glennie and his wife take a while to organise themselves before getting in the cab. But the hire to the seaside isn't what Eddie expected.
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Word count: 1,193
Swearwords: None.
Description: Eddie the taxi driver's a fair guy, so he doesn't mind when Mr Glennie and his wife take a while to organise themselves before getting in the cab. But the hire to the seaside isn't what Eddie expected.
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Snippits in Scots by Andrew Velzian
Genre: Humour
Word count: 956
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: Best just tae listen...
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Word count: 956
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: Best just tae listen...
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Betting Slips and Saggy Tits - Part One by Lee Carrick
Genre: Drama
Word count: 678
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: A sad day at the bookies.
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Word count: 678
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: A sad day at the bookies.
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The Cleaner by Bill Robertson
Genre: Crime/Mystery
Word count: 1,417
Swearwords: A few mild ones.
Description: A professional killer muses over his work while tidying up another mess for the Government.
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Word count: 1,417
Swearwords: A few mild ones.
Description: A professional killer muses over his work while tidying up another mess for the Government.
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Another hole in the beach by Bill Kirton
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,414
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: It's almost time for the final escape, but the planning has to be perfect.
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Word count: 1,414
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: It's almost time for the final escape, but the planning has to be perfect.
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Sing by John McGroarty
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,406
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: Can Sonia’s childhood memories be turned into another wee sad story, another document of suffering?
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Word count: 1,406
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: Can Sonia’s childhood memories be turned into another wee sad story, another document of suffering?
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Still Life by Bill Robertson
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Word count: 978
Swearwords: None.
Description: A trip back home revives memories of childhood horror.
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Word count: 978
Swearwords: None.
Description: A trip back home revives memories of childhood horror.
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The Voracious Reader by Pat Black
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,654
Swearwords: A few strong ones.
Description: Jackie Spangles, D Wing's longest-serving resident, wants to try a bit of Shakespeare. Gerry the Screw, prison librarian, wants to know why...
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Word count: 2,654
Swearwords: A few strong ones.
Description: Jackie Spangles, D Wing's longest-serving resident, wants to try a bit of Shakespeare. Gerry the Screw, prison librarian, wants to know why...
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A loast weeken' in ri middle e' ri week by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Romance
Word count: 1,280
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: Ri moarnin' efter ri moarnin' efter ri night afore... mibbes.
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Word count: 1,280
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: Ri moarnin' efter ri moarnin' efter ri night afore... mibbes.
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Intensive Care by Bill Robertson
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,549
Swearwords: None.
Description: A tragic accident brings back some old memories and guilty thoughts.
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Word count: 1,549
Swearwords: None.
Description: A tragic accident brings back some old memories and guilty thoughts.
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The Problem's That by Connor McCallum
Genre: Drama
Word count: 964
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: A foray into fantasy and apathy.
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Word count: 964
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: A foray into fantasy and apathy.
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Scots Away by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 1,518
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: Just one man's ideas on what it is to be Scots.
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Word count: 1,518
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: Just one man's ideas on what it is to be Scots.
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Busted by Bill Robertson
Genre: Drama
Word count: 447
Swearwords: None.
Description: A sozzled teenager has to think fast to avoid falling foul of a suspicious mother.
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Word count: 447
Swearwords: None.
Description: A sozzled teenager has to think fast to avoid falling foul of a suspicious mother.
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Fly Man by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 1,729
Swearwords: None.
Description: Air travel before easyJet. Long before easyJet.
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Word count: 1,729
Swearwords: None.
Description: Air travel before easyJet. Long before easyJet.
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Greek As A Foreign Language by Andrew McCallum Crawford
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,283
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: Sometimes your national identity can be all Greek to foreigners.
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Word count: 1,283
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: Sometimes your national identity can be all Greek to foreigners.
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Totally Awesome by Cally Phillips
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,725
Swearwords: None.
Description: When it comes to defining awesomeness, you need to begin by separating fact from fiction – if you can...
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Word count: 1,725
Swearwords: None.
Description: When it comes to defining awesomeness, you need to begin by separating fact from fiction – if you can...
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Born and Bred by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 2,386
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: An exiled Scot examines the Scottish character.
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Word count: 2,386
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: An exiled Scot examines the Scottish character.
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The Entrepreneur by John McGroarty
Genre: Drama
Word count: 834
Swearwords: None.
Description: Britain wasn't working. A revolution was needed.
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Word count: 834
Swearwords: None.
Description: Britain wasn't working. A revolution was needed.
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The trout who dreamed of being a salmon by Jack MacRoary
Genre: Children
Word count: 926
Swearwords: None.
Description: Sometimes it's better to bide in home waters.
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Word count: 926
Swearwords: None.
Description: Sometimes it's better to bide in home waters.
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Prodigal by Karen Jones
Genre: Drama
Word count: 803
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: Sometimes it's too late to go back.
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Word count: 803
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: Sometimes it's too late to go back.
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The Morning After The Night Before by Bill Robertson
Genre: Drama
Word count: 508
Swearwords: None.
Description: A psychedelic experience.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 508
Swearwords: None.
Description: A psychedelic experience.
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Settling Accounts by Pat Black
Genre: Crime/Mystery
Word count: 2,353
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: Investigating one of those quick, nasty murders that often blight Glasgow city centre, Inspector Lomond heads over to the wrong side of the tracks to ask a favour of a childhood friend – who just happens to be the local crimelord.
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Word count: 2,353
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: Investigating one of those quick, nasty murders that often blight Glasgow city centre, Inspector Lomond heads over to the wrong side of the tracks to ask a favour of a childhood friend – who just happens to be the local crimelord.
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I'm Not Their Dad by Andrew McCallum Crawford
Genre: Drama
Word count: 347
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: When things just have to be said.
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Word count: 347
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: When things just have to be said.
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The Pit by Bill Robertson
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Word count: 500
Swearwords: None.
Description: An archaeological expedition gets more than it bargained for.
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Word count: 500
Swearwords: None.
Description: An archaeological expedition gets more than it bargained for.
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The Legend by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,296
Swearwords: A few strong ones.
Description: Kate was a legend in her own lifetime.
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Word count: 3,296
Swearwords: A few strong ones.
Description: Kate was a legend in her own lifetime.
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Maudie by Bill Kirton
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,174
Swearwords: None.
Description: Maudie reflects on a long life lived to the full.
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Word count: 2,174
Swearwords: None.
Description: Maudie reflects on a long life lived to the full.
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The Irish Buddha by John McGroarty
Genre: Humour
Word count: 463
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: An ould Irish folk tale.
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Word count: 463
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: An ould Irish folk tale.
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Between Seeing and Believing by Kirsty Eccles
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,240
Swearwords: None.
Description: When fact and fiction become blurred in the mists of time.
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Word count: 2,240
Swearwords: None.
Description: When fact and fiction become blurred in the mists of time.
______________________________________________________
Nothing to Declare by Cal Wallace
Genre: Drama
Word count: 705
Swearwords: None.
Description: Selina takes a nerve-jangling journey.
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Word count: 705
Swearwords: None.
Description: Selina takes a nerve-jangling journey.
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Trick or Treat by Bill Robertson
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Word count: 503
Swearwords: None.
Description: Real-life horror comes calling on Halloween.
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Word count: 503
Swearwords: None.
Description: Real-life horror comes calling on Halloween.
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When Frankie Loved Jeanie by John McGroarty
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,632
Swearwords: None.
Description: The re-telling of a cheesy Scots legend.
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Word count: 1,632
Swearwords: None.
Description: The re-telling of a cheesy Scots legend.
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Imagining Maria by Gordon Gibson
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,238
Swearwords: None.
Description: An exploration of the process of imagining.
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Word count: 1,238
Swearwords: None.
Description: An exploration of the process of imagining.
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Tomorrow Has Been Cancelled by Bill Robertson
Genre: Crime/Mystery
Word count: 384
Swearwords: None.
Description: A chase comes to a climax on a rain-soaked city street.
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Word count: 384
Swearwords: None.
Description: A chase comes to a climax on a rain-soaked city street.
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Sound Counsel by The Lads by Lee Carrick
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,938
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: Some tips on recreational activities – Irvine Welsh style!
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Word count: 1,938
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: Some tips on recreational activities – Irvine Welsh style!
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Love Chocolate? by Cally Phillips
Genre: Humour
Word count: 6,633
Swearwords: None.
Description: All because the lady loves (the right kind of) chocolate.
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Word count: 6,633
Swearwords: None.
Description: All because the lady loves (the right kind of) chocolate.
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Wasps and White by Lee Carrick
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,406
Swearwords: None.
Description: Near-death on the streets of Edinburgh. It's Trainspotting all over again!
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Word count: 1,406
Swearwords: None.
Description: Near-death on the streets of Edinburgh. It's Trainspotting all over again!
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The Funeral of Titus Craig by James McPherson
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,007
Swearwords: Some mild ones only.
Description: The funeral of a dictator.
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Word count: 2,007
Swearwords: Some mild ones only.
Description: The funeral of a dictator.
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Subterranean Science Blues by John McGroarty
Genre: Drama
Word count: 998
Swearwords: Lots of strong ones.
Description: A tirade against the way young people in Barcelona are being left without a future and at the mercy of flag-waving time-servers masquerading as leaders.
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Word count: 998
Swearwords: Lots of strong ones.
Description: A tirade against the way young people in Barcelona are being left without a future and at the mercy of flag-waving time-servers masquerading as leaders.
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Come Home by Pat Black
Genre: Drama
Word count: 6,689
Swearwords: None.
Description: Maureen dreads hosting her grizzled, spiky father-in-law for Christmas. But when the snow falls, strange things can happen...
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Word count: 6,689
Swearwords: None.
Description: Maureen dreads hosting her grizzled, spiky father-in-law for Christmas. But when the snow falls, strange things can happen...
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Not the Snowman by Bill Kirton
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,534
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: A Christmas story relating the unexpected effects of scientific advances.
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Word count: 1,534
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: A Christmas story relating the unexpected effects of scientific advances.
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The Christmas Tree by John McGroarty
Genre: Children
Word count: 1,928
Swearwords: None.
Description: There was a new tree in the park. It had grown overnight, as if by magic. But what was it doing there?
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Word count: 1,928
Swearwords: None.
Description: There was a new tree in the park. It had grown overnight, as if by magic. But what was it doing there?
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Tattie Bye, Zkowens by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Humour
Word count: 3,169
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: Is trilogies go, rissis ri last pert. A mean: who ri hell rese days cannae manage three Tatties?
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Word count: 3,169
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: Is trilogies go, rissis ri last pert. A mean: who ri hell rese days cannae manage three Tatties?
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Return to Lochinver by Donald S Murray
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,285
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: A girl who is a misfit in a Hebridean port discovers the truth about her origins.
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Word count: 3,285
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: A girl who is a misfit in a Hebridean port discovers the truth about her origins.
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Complement by Andrew McCallum Crawford
Genre: Drama
Word count: 510
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: When authority leaves one (and the soup) cold.
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Word count: 510
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: When authority leaves one (and the soup) cold.
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DAVE by Ailsa Thom
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,007
Swearwords: None.
Description: Appearances can be deceiving.
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Word count: 1,007
Swearwords: None.
Description: Appearances can be deceiving.
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Where is Scotty When You Need Him? by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Word count: 1,320
Swearwords: None.
Description: There is real science behind (rather far behind!) this tale of the near future.
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Word count: 1,320
Swearwords: None.
Description: There is real science behind (rather far behind!) this tale of the near future.
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The Caricature by John McGroarty
Genre: Humour
Word count: 388
Swearwords: None.
Description: The state of television news more than twenty years ago. Nothing has changed.
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Word count: 388
Swearwords: None.
Description: The state of television news more than twenty years ago. Nothing has changed.
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In The Background by Karen Jones
Genre: Drama
Word count: 464
Swearwords: None.
Description: Sometimes acceptance comes when we least expect it.
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Word count: 464
Swearwords: None.
Description: Sometimes acceptance comes when we least expect it.
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The Message by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,409
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: Bluto came to deliver a message... in the only way he knew how. But the response was brutal and merciless. (An excerpt from the forthcoming The Burrymen War, a tale of violence, bigotry and sectarianism in small-town Scotland.)
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Word count: 2,409
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: Bluto came to deliver a message... in the only way he knew how. But the response was brutal and merciless. (An excerpt from the forthcoming The Burrymen War, a tale of violence, bigotry and sectarianism in small-town Scotland.)
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You Can't Search Me, I'm An Officer by Derek Freeman
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 3,386
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: Most of this story concerns my time in the Ministry of Defence Police at Port Edgar, South Queensferry, and Loch Striven on the West Coast. There is also a mention regarding Detached Duty in Belfast and other MOD Establishments. Some names and places have been altered to protect the identity of those involved, but once more the story is an accurate account of my time with the MOD Police.
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Word count: 3,386
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: Most of this story concerns my time in the Ministry of Defence Police at Port Edgar, South Queensferry, and Loch Striven on the West Coast. There is also a mention regarding Detached Duty in Belfast and other MOD Establishments. Some names and places have been altered to protect the identity of those involved, but once more the story is an accurate account of my time with the MOD Police.
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Inside Things by Bill Kirton
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Word count: 1,797
Swearwords: None.
Description: An IT specialist sits at his keyboard creating the algorithms he loves so much. Soon, however, the machines around him begin to show that life can't be reduced to sterile equations.
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Word count: 1,797
Swearwords: None.
Description: An IT specialist sits at his keyboard creating the algorithms he loves so much. Soon, however, the machines around him begin to show that life can't be reduced to sterile equations.
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A Wee Black Door on Hope Street by Peter Devlin
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 2,965
Swearwords: None.
Description: A short social and historical look at life in the kitchens of the Malmaison Restaurant in Glasgow.
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Word count: 2,965
Swearwords: None.
Description: A short social and historical look at life in the kitchens of the Malmaison Restaurant in Glasgow.
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My Family and the Ferry by Derek Freeman
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 2,236
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: How my mother’s family arrived in the Ferry, how she and my father met, and what our family life was like during the last century.
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Word count: 2,236
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: How my mother’s family arrived in the Ferry, how she and my father met, and what our family life was like during the last century.
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Memento by Allan Watson
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,682
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: An old man with dementia gets dumped in a home while his family go off on holiday. Feel sorry for him? More fool you.
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Word count: 1,682
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: An old man with dementia gets dumped in a home while his family go off on holiday. Feel sorry for him? More fool you.
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Free by John McGroarty
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,545
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: Amidst the present turmoil of the eurozone, a financial wizard meets his fate.
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Word count: 2,545
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: Amidst the present turmoil of the eurozone, a financial wizard meets his fate.
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The Ferry School and Dead Fish by Derek Freeman
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 2,089
Swearwords: A few strong ones.
Description: The following relates to George and I and what happened when we looked after the tropical fish belonging to the school during the summer holidays. It also tells of what we thought of certain teachers. And there are a few lines relating to our first experience of shoplifting.
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Word count: 2,089
Swearwords: A few strong ones.
Description: The following relates to George and I and what happened when we looked after the tropical fish belonging to the school during the summer holidays. It also tells of what we thought of certain teachers. And there are a few lines relating to our first experience of shoplifting.
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The Blackhill Poet by John McGroarty
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,746
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: A writer looks back with remorse.
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Word count: 1,746
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: A writer looks back with remorse.
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Author! Author? by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Humour
Word count: 634
Swearwords: None.
Description: The perils of fame graphically portrayed!
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Word count: 634
Swearwords: None.
Description: The perils of fame graphically portrayed!
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The Guinea Stamp by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,403
Swearwords: None.
Description: What's in a name?
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Word count: 1,403
Swearwords: None.
Description: What's in a name?
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Dundas Bullets by Derek Freeman
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 959
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: How I stole live bullets from Auntie Jessie's house, what we did with them and how one of the bullets nearly killed someone.
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Word count: 959
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: How I stole live bullets from Auntie Jessie's house, what we did with them and how one of the bullets nearly killed someone.
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The Tin Man's Hat by Gordon Gibson
Genre: Children
Word count: 891
Swearwords: None.
Description: A young boy is drawn into an adult game.
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Word count: 891
Swearwords: None.
Description: A young boy is drawn into an adult game.
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Crimes of South Queensferry 1955/56 by Derek Freeman
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 2,110
Swearwords: None.
Description: True stories about the crimes committed in the Ferry when we were young (eleven to fourteen years old).
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Word count: 2,110
Swearwords: None.
Description: True stories about the crimes committed in the Ferry when we were young (eleven to fourteen years old).
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The Fare by Ron A. Sewell
Genre: Drama
Word count: 990
Swearwords: None.
Description: Doing the right thing.
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Word count: 990
Swearwords: None.
Description: Doing the right thing.
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Furst by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Humour
Word count: 287
Swearwords: None.
Description: Happy memories...
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Word count: 287
Swearwords: None.
Description: Happy memories...
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The Fez by Ross Clark
Genre: Drama
Word count: 966
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: An ugly moment of revelation about a young man failing to deal with a traumatic event in his life.
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Word count: 966
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: An ugly moment of revelation about a young man failing to deal with a traumatic event in his life.
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The Ladies Trepanning Society by Allan Watson
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Word count: 546
Swearwords: None.
Description: A childhood recollection of maternal trepanning and the resultant changes in domestic harmony.
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Word count: 546
Swearwords: None.
Description: A childhood recollection of maternal trepanning and the resultant changes in domestic harmony.
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Wild Boys by Pat Black
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,086
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: Rab and Jonty, fresh from a busy day of drink, drugs, assault and robbery, decide to rip off an ambulance. But there's a shock in store.
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Word count: 3,086
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: Rab and Jonty, fresh from a busy day of drink, drugs, assault and robbery, decide to rip off an ambulance. But there's a shock in store.
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Nippin Oot tae the Shop by Gregg Elliot
Genre: Drama
Word count: 903
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: A group of youths looking to cause trouble receive an unwelcome lesson from a local resident.
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Word count: 903
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: A group of youths looking to cause trouble receive an unwelcome lesson from a local resident.
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Howling Like A Rabid Wolf by Kevin McCallum
Genre: Humour
Word count: 2,730
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: Johnboy ends up sharing a holiday in the French Alps with someone he doesn't particularly like. They're an unlikely duo, but they find a common language.
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Word count: 2,730
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: Johnboy ends up sharing a holiday in the French Alps with someone he doesn't particularly like. They're an unlikely duo, but they find a common language.
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Home-Koming Night by Allan Watson
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,927
Swearwords: None.
Description: Three paradigms from Scottish history attend a Homecoming celebration in their local pub and blast a hole through the cultural and scientific merits of the Scottish race.
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Word count: 1,927
Swearwords: None.
Description: Three paradigms from Scottish history attend a Homecoming celebration in their local pub and blast a hole through the cultural and scientific merits of the Scottish race.
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Pass the Salt by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Humour
Word count: 754
Swearwords: None.
Description: Successful slimming can be as traumatic as failure.
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Word count: 754
Swearwords: None.
Description: Successful slimming can be as traumatic as failure.
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Duck! by Cally Phillips
Genre: Humour
Word count: 501
Swearwords: None.
Description: Ducklings rule, OK?
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Word count: 501
Swearwords: None.
Description: Ducklings rule, OK?
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Despair by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Drama
Word count: 453
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: Stick your thumb out... see how far you get.
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Word count: 453
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: Stick your thumb out... see how far you get.
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The Beach by John McGroarty
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,614
Swearwords: None.
Description: Beware strangers bearing gifts – especially on a Spanish beach.
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Word count: 1,614
Swearwords: None.
Description: Beware strangers bearing gifts – especially on a Spanish beach.
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The Siggi Shortsword Suicide Saga by John McGroarty
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,089
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: Will the cosmic powers of Harri Krishna be able to save Roger’s holiday – and his marriage?
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Word count: 2,089
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: Will the cosmic powers of Harri Krishna be able to save Roger’s holiday – and his marriage?
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Faster Than Light by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Word count: 3,690
Swearwords: None.
Description: A psychiatrist meets up with an old patient who is not as old as he should be!
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Word count: 3,690
Swearwords: None.
Description: A psychiatrist meets up with an old patient who is not as old as he should be!
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Horses by John McGroarty
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,496
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: His name would be on everyone’s lips. He would make them all rich. But first there was the matter of a bet to be won...
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Word count: 2,496
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: His name would be on everyone’s lips. He would make them all rich. But first there was the matter of a bet to be won...
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The Continuing Story of the Lovers of Wensley Dale by Bill Kirton
Genre: Drama
Word count: 774
Swearwords: None.
Description: More passion, cheese and heartbreak from Wensley Dale.
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Word count: 774
Swearwords: None.
Description: More passion, cheese and heartbreak from Wensley Dale.
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The Scottish Book of the Dead by Gavin Broom
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,984
Swearwords: Lots of strong ones.
Description: The Scottish Book of the Dead, like it's Egyptian counterpart, is a roadmap to the afterlife. But with more swearing.
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Word count: 2,984
Swearwords: Lots of strong ones.
Description: The Scottish Book of the Dead, like it's Egyptian counterpart, is a roadmap to the afterlife. But with more swearing.
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Past Perfect by Karen Jones
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,216
Swearwords: None.
Description: Sometimes the past is best left alone.
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Word count: 2,216
Swearwords: None.
Description: Sometimes the past is best left alone.
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Blinko's Revenge by Pat Black
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,382
Swearwords: None.
Description: Another day, another dollar for Blinko the clown. But what happens when the make-up comes off and the wife has to be appeased?
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Word count: 1,382
Swearwords: None.
Description: Another day, another dollar for Blinko the clown. But what happens when the make-up comes off and the wife has to be appeased?
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The Horrendous Secret by Kristen Stone
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,793
Swearwords: None.
Description: At the funeral of her lover, a woman looks back on her life with him.
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Word count: 1,793
Swearwords: None.
Description: At the funeral of her lover, a woman looks back on her life with him.
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The Supplier by Kristen Stone
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,019
Swearwords: None.
Description: We meet Mr Smith in a salad bar conducting some dubious cash-under-the-table business. But is he what he seems?
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Word count: 1,019
Swearwords: None.
Description: We meet Mr Smith in a salad bar conducting some dubious cash-under-the-table business. But is he what he seems?
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Perhaps by John McGroarty
Genre: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Word count: 2,059
Swearwords: None.
Description: Can a chancer ever change?
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Word count: 2,059
Swearwords: None.
Description: Can a chancer ever change?
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Wood by Rob McClure Smith
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,979
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: An American boy in Scotland has strange experiences on Guy Fawkes night.
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Word count: 2,979
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: An American boy in Scotland has strange experiences on Guy Fawkes night.
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Rose by John McGroarty
Genre: Drama
Word count: 812
Swearwords: None.
Description: Stone and tears – the residue of a marriage.
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Word count: 812
Swearwords: None.
Description: Stone and tears – the residue of a marriage.
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The Skelf by Andrew McCallum Crawford
Genre: Drama
Word count: 524
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: Skelfs. They get under your skin, don't they?
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Word count: 524
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: Skelfs. They get under your skin, don't they?
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Nutrition by John McGroarty
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,307
Swearwords: None.
Description: She was killing him slowly, so he decided to poison her.
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Word count: 1,307
Swearwords: None.
Description: She was killing him slowly, so he decided to poison her.
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I, Hamlet by John McGroarty
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,177
Swearwords: None.
Description: Will the real Hamlet please stand up?
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Word count: 1,177
Swearwords: None.
Description: Will the real Hamlet please stand up?
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Fleg by Keith Coleman
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Word count: 2,911
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: The distorted memory of strange childhood friends in the ‘closies’ and tenements of a few decades ago. The incident of the bin lids and black fingerprints is a remembered piece of urban folklore.
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Word count: 2,911
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: The distorted memory of strange childhood friends in the ‘closies’ and tenements of a few decades ago. The incident of the bin lids and black fingerprints is a remembered piece of urban folklore.
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Chooby, One Lazy Bastard by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,275
Swearwords: Lots of strong ones.
Description: There's a right time and a wrong time for dropping in on friends.
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Word count: 1,275
Swearwords: Lots of strong ones.
Description: There's a right time and a wrong time for dropping in on friends.
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Catch by Pat Black
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,193
Swearwords: None.
Description: Amber finds a hobby she loves in Scuba diving – something to help her escape from the stresses of life. Will she find the freedom that all creatures – from the smallest to the greatest – crave?
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Word count: 2,193
Swearwords: None.
Description: Amber finds a hobby she loves in Scuba diving – something to help her escape from the stresses of life. Will she find the freedom that all creatures – from the smallest to the greatest – crave?
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Interview With The Deity by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,346
Swearwords: None.
Description: A dream – or a major breakthrough in communications!
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Word count: 1,346
Swearwords: None.
Description: A dream – or a major breakthrough in communications!
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Molindinar by Alan Brough
Genre: Thriller
Word count: 3,352
Swearwords: None.
Description: Beattie made a career out of disposing of problems for a Glasgow gangster and is a man with very few scruples. With his boss dead, he thinks his work is over, but then the boss's son appears at his door with a similar, but ultimately quite different, problem.
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Word count: 3,352
Swearwords: None.
Description: Beattie made a career out of disposing of problems for a Glasgow gangster and is a man with very few scruples. With his boss dead, he thinks his work is over, but then the boss's son appears at his door with a similar, but ultimately quite different, problem.
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Looking For The New Black by Steven Porter
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,851
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: A new girl in town has a dream that turns into a living nightmare. (This story includes lines from Wallace Stevens' poem 13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird.)
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Word count: 1,851
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: A new girl in town has a dream that turns into a living nightmare. (This story includes lines from Wallace Stevens' poem 13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird.)
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The Road to Luss Pier by Kevin McCallum
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,504
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: John returns to Luss Pier with something on his mind.
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Word count: 2,504
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: John returns to Luss Pier with something on his mind.
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Twelve Years And Counting In A Goldfish Bowl by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,047
Swearwords: None.
Description: If memory serves...
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Word count: 1,047
Swearwords: None.
Description: If memory serves...
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You Can't Just Have Everything You Want by Clare Steele
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,829
Swearwords: None.
Description: An upbeat young boy looks forward to his birthday party. Set against the darker reality of his upbringing.
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Word count: 2,829
Swearwords: None.
Description: An upbeat young boy looks forward to his birthday party. Set against the darker reality of his upbringing.
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The Passing by David D. Sharp
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,332
Swearwords: None.
Description: A grandfather shares with his grandson an ancient and unusual family tradition.
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Word count: 1,332
Swearwords: None.
Description: A grandfather shares with his grandson an ancient and unusual family tradition.
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The Race by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,639
Swearwords: None.
Description: A (nearly true) tale of sisterly rivalry.
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Word count: 1,639
Swearwords: None.
Description: A (nearly true) tale of sisterly rivalry.
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Ward Closed by Garry Stanton
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Word count: 1,389
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: A psychotic transsexual waxes lyrical on her odd, scary habits.
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Word count: 1,389
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: A psychotic transsexual waxes lyrical on her odd, scary habits.
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Father Dominic's Garden by James McPherson
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,993
Swearwords: None.
Description: A story of patience and hope, and a dying priest's love for his garden.
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Word count: 2,993
Swearwords: None.
Description: A story of patience and hope, and a dying priest's love for his garden.
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The Mysteries of Light by Garry Stanton
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,425
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: A young disabled man reflects on his existence.
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Word count: 2,425
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: A young disabled man reflects on his existence.
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B.O.G.O.F. by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Crime/Mystery
Word count: 874
Swearwords: None.
Description: Ladies who just love to shop.
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Word count: 874
Swearwords: None.
Description: Ladies who just love to shop.
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The Stabbin o' Rizzio by Cally Phillips
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,075
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: Find out why 'H' calls her 'Princess.' A dark, somewhat disturbing tale of 'young love'.
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Word count: 3,075
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: Find out why 'H' calls her 'Princess.' A dark, somewhat disturbing tale of 'young love'.
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Under the Watchful Gaze of Iron, Paint and Mum by Stewart Wright
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,497
Swearwords: None.
Description: A painter working on the Forth Railway Bridge has a pleasant surprise when a new colleague arrives.
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Word count: 1,497
Swearwords: None.
Description: A painter working on the Forth Railway Bridge has a pleasant surprise when a new colleague arrives.
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Playing For Keeps by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,761
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: Revenge is sweet. There are some people you should know not to mess with.
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Word count: 2,761
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: Revenge is sweet. There are some people you should know not to mess with.
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Man Alive by Pat Black
Genre: Drama
Word count: 221
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: We need to talk, man. Okay, man?
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Word count: 221
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: We need to talk, man. Okay, man?
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The Lamplighter by Bill Kirton
Genre: Drama
Word count: 291
Swearwords: None.
Description: How war changed young women's lives.
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Word count: 291
Swearwords: None.
Description: How war changed young women's lives.
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Just Nod If You Agree by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,563
Swearwords: None.
Description: Even the corpse enjoyed the wake.
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Word count: 1,563
Swearwords: None.
Description: Even the corpse enjoyed the wake.
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Bad Day Clay by David D. Sharp
Genre: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Word count: 1,822
Swearwords: None.
Description: Clay is good at digging and eating worms. Sophie is a girl with a broken smile and glitter in her eyes. Together they are about to be wrenched into a misadventure unlike any other.
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Word count: 1,822
Swearwords: None.
Description: Clay is good at digging and eating worms. Sophie is a girl with a broken smile and glitter in her eyes. Together they are about to be wrenched into a misadventure unlike any other.
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The Bin Day Code by Tom Greenwood
Genre: Humour
Word count: 617
Swearwords: A few mild ones.
Description: The hand of God again?
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Word count: 617
Swearwords: A few mild ones.
Description: The hand of God again?
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Dead End Street by Alan Crossan
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,386
Swearwords: A few strong ones.
Description: A story of a father and his relationships with his sons.
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Word count: 1,386
Swearwords: A few strong ones.
Description: A story of a father and his relationships with his sons.
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That Hope by Andrew McCallum Crawford
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,069
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: If only he could hang on for a few days longer; there was always that hope...
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Word count: 3,069
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: If only he could hang on for a few days longer; there was always that hope...
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Officer Down by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Drama
Word count: 651
Swearwords: None.
Description: Cops have a tough enough time of it without this to contend with.
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Word count: 651
Swearwords: None.
Description: Cops have a tough enough time of it without this to contend with.
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The Watchmaker's Wife by Andrew McCallum Crawford
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,947
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: The morning when time stood still for Jean and Robert.
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Word count: 1,947
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: The morning when time stood still for Jean and Robert.
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The Alchemist's Apprentice by Kevin McCallum
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,183
Swearwords: A few strong ones.
Description: John returns home after a self-imposed exile and finds himself knocking on an old acquaintance's door.
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Word count: 2,183
Swearwords: A few strong ones.
Description: John returns home after a self-imposed exile and finds himself knocking on an old acquaintance's door.
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Corn by Jack O'Donnell
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,348
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: One of those conversations with God over breakfast.
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Word count: 1,348
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: One of those conversations with God over breakfast.
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The Tale of the Comedian and the President by Tom Greenwood
Genre: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Word count: 1,520
Swearwords: None.
Description: An almost fatal case of 'Late Night Fun' in the Beesidian Republic.
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Word count: 1,520
Swearwords: None.
Description: An almost fatal case of 'Late Night Fun' in the Beesidian Republic.
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Musical Death Knell by Andrew McCallum Crawford
Genre: Humour
Word count: 3,099
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: The night Scottish Electric Blues died.
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Word count: 3,099
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: The night Scottish Electric Blues died.
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The Tale of Jimiik the Mad by Tom Greenwood
Genre: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Word count: 1,170
Swearwords: None.
Description: All is not what it seems in the Beesidian Republic.
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Word count: 1,170
Swearwords: None.
Description: All is not what it seems in the Beesidian Republic.
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Forever, A Curse On Arran's Children by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Word count: 924
Swearwords: None.
Description: We all know not to upset the Gypsies. Let this serve as a warning to us all.
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Word count: 924
Swearwords: None.
Description: We all know not to upset the Gypsies. Let this serve as a warning to us all.
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Scribo Ergo Sum by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 528
Swearwords: None.
Description: Gamesmanship in the over-45's sports club.
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Word count: 528
Swearwords: None.
Description: Gamesmanship in the over-45's sports club.
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Statistically Improbable by Bill Kirton
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,377
Swearwords: None.
Description: It's a job interview, but Deirdre has nothing going for her. And the competition is awesome.
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Word count: 1,377
Swearwords: None.
Description: It's a job interview, but Deirdre has nothing going for her. And the competition is awesome.
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Kung Fu Hoody by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Crime/Mystery
Word count: 1,204
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: A game of darts, anyone?
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Word count: 1,204
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: A game of darts, anyone?
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Nothing But The Truth by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,202
Swearwords: None.
Description: Who pulled down the pillars of the temple?
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Word count: 1,202
Swearwords: None.
Description: Who pulled down the pillars of the temple?
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Old Flames And Time Machines by Andrew McCallum Crawford
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,819
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: The writer is the censor of himself.
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Word count: 1,819
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: The writer is the censor of himself.
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The Heidie by Pat Black
Genre: Drama
Word count: 278
Swearwords: None.
Description: Barry shouldn't have played headers and volleys in the schoolyard. Didn't he know that? So a trip to the dreaded red bench beckons.
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Word count: 278
Swearwords: None.
Description: Barry shouldn't have played headers and volleys in the schoolyard. Didn't he know that? So a trip to the dreaded red bench beckons.
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Dream On by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Humour
Word count: 341
Swearwords: None.
Description: Beware la femme fatale!
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Word count: 341
Swearwords: None.
Description: Beware la femme fatale!
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Hame's Best by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 583
Swearwords: None.
Description: Not every fellow-Scot wants to play the game.
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Word count: 583
Swearwords: None.
Description: Not every fellow-Scot wants to play the game.
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Trinket by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Children
Word count: 1,523
Swearwords: None.
Description: A little girl is rewarded for her kindness.
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Word count: 1,523
Swearwords: None.
Description: A little girl is rewarded for her kindness.
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If The World Hadn't Changed by Kristen Stone
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,805
Swearwords: None.
Description: What if the social changes of the twentieth century hadn’t taken place? What would the world be like today?
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Word count: 1,805
Swearwords: None.
Description: What if the social changes of the twentieth century hadn’t taken place? What would the world be like today?
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Geriatric Olympics by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Humour
Word count: 786
Swearwords: None.
Description: Observations on a sport club for the more mature.
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Word count: 786
Swearwords: None.
Description: Observations on a sport club for the more mature.
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Wall-to-Wall Sunshine by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 719
Swearwords: None.
Description: The life of visitors to and natives of Luxor contrasted.
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Word count: 719
Swearwords: None.
Description: The life of visitors to and natives of Luxor contrasted.
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At This Moment by Melissa Palmer
Genre: Humour
Word count: 3,168
Swearwords: None.
Description: Josie is tailed everywhere she goes by her own personal bagpiper.
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Word count: 3,168
Swearwords: None.
Description: Josie is tailed everywhere she goes by her own personal bagpiper.
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Wasserkinder by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Humour
Word count: 599
Swearwords: None.
Description: More reflections by the pool in Luxor.
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Word count: 599
Swearwords: None.
Description: More reflections by the pool in Luxor.
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What Squirrels Don't Ever Tell You by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,549
Swearwords: None.
Description: Remember this the next time you tune in to the Shipping Forecast.
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Word count: 1,549
Swearwords: None.
Description: Remember this the next time you tune in to the Shipping Forecast.
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Your Number's Up, Let's Go Crazy by Pat Black
Genre: Drama
Word count: 5,703
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: Joey – bored, frustrated, unfulfilled – gets a chance to kiss that girl and tell the morons where to go when his Lottery numbers come up.
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Word count: 5,703
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: Joey – bored, frustrated, unfulfilled – gets a chance to kiss that girl and tell the morons where to go when his Lottery numbers come up.
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The Poodle and the Bulldog by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Humour
Word count: 812
Swearwords: None.
Description: Idle thoughts on fellow guests at the poolside.
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Word count: 812
Swearwords: None.
Description: Idle thoughts on fellow guests at the poolside.
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The Last Train by Ron A. Sewell
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Word count: 1,578
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: Never catch the last train.
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Word count: 1,578
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: Never catch the last train.
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The Black Widow by Ron A. Sewell
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Word count: 582
Swearwords: None.
Description: Be careful who takes your fancy.
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Word count: 582
Swearwords: None.
Description: Be careful who takes your fancy.
______________________________________________________
A Different Count by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,212
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: Just a pair of counts...
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Word count: 1,212
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: Just a pair of counts...
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An Immaculate Conception by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,989
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: World peace may not be what it seems...
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Word count: 1,989
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: World peace may not be what it seems...
______________________________________________________
The Scavengers by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 2,200
Swearwords: None.
Description: A trip on the QE2 brings back memories of harder times.
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Word count: 2,200
Swearwords: None.
Description: A trip on the QE2 brings back memories of harder times.
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A Night Ashore by Ron A. Sewell
Genre: Crime/Mystery
Word count: 825
Swearwords: None.
Description: Check your facts before doing the business.
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Word count: 825
Swearwords: None.
Description: Check your facts before doing the business.
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The Smoking Chimney by Ron A. Sewell
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Word count: 1,247
Swearwords: None.
Description: Help can come from the strangest of places.
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Word count: 1,247
Swearwords: None.
Description: Help can come from the strangest of places.
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Short Cut by Pat Black
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,188
Swearwords: None.
Description: After taking a tumble of a thousand feet or so, a young hillwalker comes to his senses.
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Word count: 1,188
Swearwords: None.
Description: After taking a tumble of a thousand feet or so, a young hillwalker comes to his senses.
______________________________________________________
In the Shade by David D. Sharp
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Word count: 1,049
Swearwords: None.
Description: A vampire, trapped in a small cave and waiting for the sun to set once more, reminisces over his long past.
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Word count: 1,049
Swearwords: None.
Description: A vampire, trapped in a small cave and waiting for the sun to set once more, reminisces over his long past.
______________________________________________________
Ten to Seven by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,086
Swearwords: None.
Description: In a world of queues, the queue jumper reigns supreme.
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Word count: 1,086
Swearwords: None.
Description: In a world of queues, the queue jumper reigns supreme.
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Flatshare by Andrew McCallum Crawford
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,180
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: He wanted a place on his own. No one told him about his flatmate.
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Word count: 1,180
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: He wanted a place on his own. No one told him about his flatmate.
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The Lovers of Wensley Dale by Bill Kirton
Genre: Humour
Word count: 509
Swearwords: None.
Description: From rags to riches to heartbreak.
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Word count: 509
Swearwords: None.
Description: From rags to riches to heartbreak.
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The Scoretto Trick by Alan Brough
Genre: Thriller
Word count: 1,589
Swearwords: None.
Description: Pederson is a "fully paid up member of club psychopath" and he is out of prison with revenge on his mind – with a little old lady who writes romance stories for a living as the likely subject.
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Word count: 1,589
Swearwords: None.
Description: Pederson is a "fully paid up member of club psychopath" and he is out of prison with revenge on his mind – with a little old lady who writes romance stories for a living as the likely subject.
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Helmut's Helmet by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Word count: 1,229
Swearwords: None.
Description: Just be careful where you put your loose change...
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Word count: 1,229
Swearwords: None.
Description: Just be careful where you put your loose change...
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The Ferryman by Pat Black
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,091
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: Soaked, miserable and redundant, Ricky takes shelter from the raging storm with a cheap bottle of Cava after his last day at work. He thinks things can't get any worse. But of course they can...
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Word count: 2,091
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: Soaked, miserable and redundant, Ricky takes shelter from the raging storm with a cheap bottle of Cava after his last day at work. He thinks things can't get any worse. But of course they can...
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Chemicals by David D. Sharp
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,534
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: A young man's addictive love drags him into a dark, downward spiral.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,534
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: A young man's addictive love drags him into a dark, downward spiral.
______________________________________________________
The Tomorrow Bridge by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,592
Swearwords: None.
Description: No-one crosses the Tomorrow Bridge.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,592
Swearwords: None.
Description: No-one crosses the Tomorrow Bridge.
______________________________________________________
The Shopkeeper by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,301
Swearwords: None.
Description: A side of Venice the tourists don't see...
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Word count: 2,301
Swearwords: None.
Description: A side of Venice the tourists don't see...
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Fitting Retribution by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,347
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: The monster lives...
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Word count: 1,347
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: The monster lives...
______________________________________________________
No Quitter by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,241
Swearwords: None.
Description: There's no smoke without fire!
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,241
Swearwords: None.
Description: There's no smoke without fire!
______________________________________________________
Maureen by Jack O'Donnell
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,319
Swearwords: None.
Description: A hospital visit ends abruptly...
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,319
Swearwords: None.
Description: A hospital visit ends abruptly...
______________________________________________________
From the Back of a Drawer by Kristen Stone
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,293
Swearwords: None.
Description: Liam is woken up by police raiding his flat. Why? He hasn't done anything. What are they searching for?
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,293
Swearwords: None.
Description: Liam is woken up by police raiding his flat. Why? He hasn't done anything. What are they searching for?
______________________________________________________
Eliminating Heat by Bill Kirton
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,806
Swearwords: None.
Description: George and Denise's marriage is purgatory for both of them. Each wants out. So each makes elimination plans.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,806
Swearwords: None.
Description: George and Denise's marriage is purgatory for both of them. Each wants out. So each makes elimination plans.
______________________________________________________
Reformation by Jack O'Donnell
Genre: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Word count: 1,289
Swearwords: None.
Description: Births and deaths will never be the same after this.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,289
Swearwords: None.
Description: Births and deaths will never be the same after this.
______________________________________________________
The Ballad of Billy G by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,396
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: What happens when the drugs take hold.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 2,396
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: What happens when the drugs take hold.
______________________________________________________
Just About To Break by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Romance
Word count: 876
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: A sudden change of mind.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 876
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: A sudden change of mind.
______________________________________________________
Nothing But A Dream by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,125
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: Some dreams have been known to come true... and others?
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,125
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: Some dreams have been known to come true... and others?
______________________________________________________
Windowboxes by Pat Black
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,247
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: Two security guards and their supervisor go into an old tower block a couple of days before demolition. They say there's a ghost in there...
______________________________________________________
Word count: 3,247
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: Two security guards and their supervisor go into an old tower block a couple of days before demolition. They say there's a ghost in there...
______________________________________________________
The Empty Room by Ron A. Sewell
Genre: Drama
Word count: 739
Swearwords: None.
Description: Lest we forget...
______________________________________________________
Word count: 739
Swearwords: None.
Description: Lest we forget...
______________________________________________________
The Worst of My Dreams by Lee Carrick
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,291
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: When the Valium would have helped...
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Word count: 1,291
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: When the Valium would have helped...
______________________________________________________
My Bestest Pals by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,090
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: Can a fifty-something still have imaginary friends? Jack Lamb thinks so.
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Word count: 1,090
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: Can a fifty-something still have imaginary friends? Jack Lamb thinks so.
______________________________________________________
A New Life by Andrew McCallum Crawford
Genre: Drama
Word count: 698
Swearwords: None.
Description: Everyone's life has a turning point.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 698
Swearwords: None.
Description: Everyone's life has a turning point.
______________________________________________________
The Crossing by David McWilliam
Genre: Drama
Word count: 759
Swearwords: None.
Description: A journey on the night ferry from the ‘oul sod’ to the land of iniquity.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 759
Swearwords: None.
Description: A journey on the night ferry from the ‘oul sod’ to the land of iniquity.
______________________________________________________
Sam's Confession by Lee Carrick
Genre: Drama
Word count: 4,210
Swearwords: None.
Description: It was clear from the start that Sam was no ordinary killer.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 4,210
Swearwords: None.
Description: It was clear from the start that Sam was no ordinary killer.
______________________________________________________
Heedless by Alan Brough
Genre: Thriller
Word count: 2,089
Swearwords: None.
Description: A missing head is a deal breaker for businessman Bod and hit man Stoat.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 2,089
Swearwords: None.
Description: A missing head is a deal breaker for businessman Bod and hit man Stoat.
______________________________________________________
The Man I Want To Be by David D. Sharp
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,849
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: A clash of personalities has fatal consequences.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 3,849
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: A clash of personalities has fatal consequences.
______________________________________________________
The Murder of a Chicken Catcher by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,736
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: What can happen when you get lost in the underbelly of small-town Scotland.
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Word count: 3,736
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: What can happen when you get lost in the underbelly of small-town Scotland.
______________________________________________________
The Bothy by Grace Glen
Genre: Crime/Mystery
Word count: 1,603
Swearwords: None.
Description: A bothy adventure in the Highlands takes a turn for the worse.
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Word count: 1,603
Swearwords: None.
Description: A bothy adventure in the Highlands takes a turn for the worse.
______________________________________________________
The Pit by David D. Sharp
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Word count: 1,157
Swearwords: None.
Description: Two friends find an old well in their back garden. What secrets lurk in the belly of this pit?
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Word count: 1,157
Swearwords: None.
Description: Two friends find an old well in their back garden. What secrets lurk in the belly of this pit?
______________________________________________________
The Collector's Apprentice by Ron A. Sewell
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Word count: 2,213
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: Everything was fine until the barefoot boy turned up...
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Word count: 2,213
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: Everything was fine until the barefoot boy turned up...
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A Glaswegian God by Tom Greenwood
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,659
Swearwords: None.
Description: A lot of strange people live in Glasgow; this is the tale of one of them.
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Word count: 1,659
Swearwords: None.
Description: A lot of strange people live in Glasgow; this is the tale of one of them.
______________________________________________________
Most Wanted Man In The World by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Drama
Word Count: 1,082
Swearwords: None.
Description: Sometimes it doesn't matter if you lack ambition.
______________________________________________________
Word Count: 1,082
Swearwords: None.
Description: Sometimes it doesn't matter if you lack ambition.
______________________________________________________
Travelling With The Guilt by Lee Carrick
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,099
Swearwords: None.
Description: I was there and it was Utopia... but there was guilt.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,099
Swearwords: None.
Description: I was there and it was Utopia... but there was guilt.
______________________________________________________
King Louis XXIII by Tom Greenwood
Genre: Humour
Word count: 925
Swearwords: None.
Description: In an alternative history, King Louis' ancestors were banished to Louisiana, where they have reigned for over 150 years. But Republican France does not recognise Kings...
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Word count: 925
Swearwords: None.
Description: In an alternative history, King Louis' ancestors were banished to Louisiana, where they have reigned for over 150 years. But Republican France does not recognise Kings...
______________________________________________________
A Shelter from the Storm by Ron A. Sewell
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Word count: 1,897
Swearwords: None.
Description: She had been saved from her ordeal, but nothing was as it seemed.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,897
Swearwords: None.
Description: She had been saved from her ordeal, but nothing was as it seemed.
______________________________________________________
The Book by Lee Carrick
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,816
Swearwords: Only a couple of strong ones, but definitely not for the squeamish!
Description: A story about the effect that a good book can have on the psyche.
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Word count: 1,816
Swearwords: Only a couple of strong ones, but definitely not for the squeamish!
Description: A story about the effect that a good book can have on the psyche.
______________________________________________________
Game On by Jacky Cowper
Genre: Thriller
Word count: 2,542
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: In a future where reality shows push new boundaries, the finalists in a deadly game try to be the last man standing.
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Word count: 2,542
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: In a future where reality shows push new boundaries, the finalists in a deadly game try to be the last man standing.
______________________________________________________
Deed But No Buried by Lee Carrick
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,390
Swearwords: Lots of strong ones.
Description: No experience is lost on a writer...
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,390
Swearwords: Lots of strong ones.
Description: No experience is lost on a writer...
______________________________________________________
Anything You Can Do... by Kristen Stone
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,912
Swearwords: None.
Description: The tale of twins who have grown up unwittingly competing against each other.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,912
Swearwords: None.
Description: The tale of twins who have grown up unwittingly competing against each other.
______________________________________________________
One Day In The Life Of Derrick Mooney by Douglas Lloyd
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,795
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: One day in the life of a parasite.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 3,795
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: One day in the life of a parasite.
______________________________________________________
Perfect Partners by Kristen Stone
Genre: Romance
Word Count: 2,805
Swearwords: None.
Description: Two people, each with traumatic events in their lives, come together and find love.
______________________________________________________
Word Count: 2,805
Swearwords: None.
Description: Two people, each with traumatic events in their lives, come together and find love.
______________________________________________________
Lex Talionis by Lee Carrick
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,152
Swearwords: Some strong ones; not for the squeamish!
Description: A story of loss, revenge and the lengths family members will go to when pushed.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 2,152
Swearwords: Some strong ones; not for the squeamish!
Description: A story of loss, revenge and the lengths family members will go to when pushed.
______________________________________________________
Sam, Lil and Sal by David McWilliam
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,008
Swearwords: None.
Description: An old story with an up-to-date setting.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,008
Swearwords: None.
Description: An old story with an up-to-date setting.
______________________________________________________
Crack: it gives you wings by Lee Carrick
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,194
Swearwords: None.
Description: A story of life in a crack house.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 2,194
Swearwords: None.
Description: A story of life in a crack house.
______________________________________________________
The Orange Walk by Jack O'Donnell
Genre: Humour
Word count: 817
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: Not so glorious memories of the Glorious Twelfth.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 817
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: Not so glorious memories of the Glorious Twelfth.
______________________________________________________
Song From The Sixteenth Floor by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Humour
Word count: 841
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: We all remember exactly where we were when we heard that 'certain' song.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 841
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: We all remember exactly where we were when we heard that 'certain' song.
______________________________________________________
Deception by Robert Davidson
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,391
Swearwords: None.
Description: Sentenced to life for the murder of a spouse, the partner reflects on how it all happened.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,391
Swearwords: None.
Description: Sentenced to life for the murder of a spouse, the partner reflects on how it all happened.
______________________________________________________
The Boxer by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Humour
Word count: 3,291
Swearwords: A few strong ones.
Description: The night Pretty Boy Morris received his comeuppance.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 3,291
Swearwords: A few strong ones.
Description: The night Pretty Boy Morris received his comeuppance.
______________________________________________________
Mince and Tatties by Jack O'Donnell
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,063
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: Tenement life was always hard, but sometimes your luck could be in.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,063
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: Tenement life was always hard, but sometimes your luck could be in.
______________________________________________________
Signing On And Off In Greece by Andrew McCallum Crawford
Genre: Drama
Word count: 467
Swearwords: None.
Description: Brief encounters with a Greek bureaucrat.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 467
Swearwords: None.
Description: Brief encounters with a Greek bureaucrat.
______________________________________________________
A Very Easy Death by Jack O'Donnell
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 1,540
Swearwords: None.
Description: When the passing of a loved one can be a happy occasion.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,540
Swearwords: None.
Description: When the passing of a loved one can be a happy occasion.
______________________________________________________
The Dreamer by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,337
Swearwords: None.
Description: Old Tomà was a harmless oddball in Venice, but why did he disappear?
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,337
Swearwords: None.
Description: Old Tomà was a harmless oddball in Venice, but why did he disappear?
______________________________________________________
Revenge of the Proletariat by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Humour
Word count: 932
Swearwords: None.
Description: The true tale of an unwelcome Christmas present left by the neighbours.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 932
Swearwords: None.
Description: The true tale of an unwelcome Christmas present left by the neighbours.
______________________________________________________
The Couple by Bill Kirton
Genre: Humour
Word count: 584
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: A story of compatibility... or not.
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Word count: 584
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: A story of compatibility... or not.
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Rock 'n' Soul by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Humour
Word count: 936
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: Sometimes explanations aren't necessary when old friends meet.
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Word count: 936
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: Sometimes explanations aren't necessary when old friends meet.
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The Dragon In The Water by Pat Black
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,599
Swearwords: None.
Description: Frankie and his annoying kid sister are taken to the waterside by their Mum. Frankie's imagination runs wild at a strange object in the water... but who knows what's really in there?
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Word count: 2,599
Swearwords: None.
Description: Frankie and his annoying kid sister are taken to the waterside by their Mum. Frankie's imagination runs wild at a strange object in the water... but who knows what's really in there?
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Charlie Porter - True Irish by Jack O'Donnell
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 517
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: Fond memories of an unforgettable Irishman.
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Word count: 517
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: Fond memories of an unforgettable Irishman.
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Duckin' Day by Jack O'Donnell
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,005
Swearwords: None.
Description: A trip to the park to see the ducks can be a frightening experience when you're a wee boy.
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Word count: 2,005
Swearwords: None.
Description: A trip to the park to see the ducks can be a frightening experience when you're a wee boy.
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The Wandering by David D. Sharp
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Word count: 656
Swearwords: None.
Description: A dark country road, an unusual accident and a very long walk home.
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Word count: 656
Swearwords: None.
Description: A dark country road, an unusual accident and a very long walk home.
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Angels Don't Have Wings - Take 2 by Ron A. Sewell
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,327
Swearwords: One mild one.
Description: Doris and Elsie break the rules again to give everyone a second chance.
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Word count: 1,327
Swearwords: One mild one.
Description: Doris and Elsie break the rules again to give everyone a second chance.
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The Goat Woman by Gurmeet Mattu
Genre: Humour
Word count: 981
Swearwords: None.
Description: An in-depth probe into an alien culture...
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Word count: 981
Swearwords: None.
Description: An in-depth probe into an alien culture...
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Wintercoat by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Humour.
Word count: 731
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: Don't try to pull the wool over this pair's eyes...
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Word count: 731
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: Don't try to pull the wool over this pair's eyes...
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Angels Don't Have Wings - Take 1 by Ron A. Sewell
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,110
Swearwords: None.
Description: Two little, old ladies on the London Underground receive an unusual request.
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Word count: 1,110
Swearwords: None.
Description: Two little, old ladies on the London Underground receive an unusual request.
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A Slice of Undead Life by January Bain
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Word count: 3,066
Swearwords: None.
Description: She dreamed of becoming a vampire. Then she changed her mind...
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Word count: 3,066
Swearwords: None.
Description: She dreamed of becoming a vampire. Then she changed her mind...
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When You Stop Believing by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,538
Swearwords: A few mild ones.
Description: It's 1966, and a young man recounts the exact moment when he stops believing in God.
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Word count: 2,538
Swearwords: A few mild ones.
Description: It's 1966, and a young man recounts the exact moment when he stops believing in God.
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Bite by Pat Black
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,623
Swearwords: A few strong ones.
Description: A son visits his dying father with their favourite movie. Humour, pathos, sadness and stoicism lurk beneath the surface...
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Word count: 2,623
Swearwords: A few strong ones.
Description: A son visits his dying father with their favourite movie. Humour, pathos, sadness and stoicism lurk beneath the surface...
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The Gesture by Gurmeet Mattu
Genre: Romance
Word count: 1,339
Swearwords: None.
Description: Proving that you love someone in a unique Scottish way...
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Word count: 1,339
Swearwords: None.
Description: Proving that you love someone in a unique Scottish way...
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Echoes from the Past by Ron A. Sewell
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Word count: 870
Swearwords: Mild ones only.
Description: An eerie encounter on a trip through Normandy.
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Word count: 870
Swearwords: Mild ones only.
Description: An eerie encounter on a trip through Normandy.
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When the World Changed by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 572
Swearwords: None.
Description: A momentous morning in 1969 is remembered.
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Word count: 572
Swearwords: None.
Description: A momentous morning in 1969 is remembered.
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Asylum by Gurmeet Mattu
Genre: Humour
Word count: 703
Swearwords: Mild ones only.
Description: A few words from a very grateful asylum seeker...
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Word count: 703
Swearwords: Mild ones only.
Description: A few words from a very grateful asylum seeker...
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They Thought I Was Asleep by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Drama
Word count: 990
Swearwords: None.
Description: He's a gentleman of the road, but you don't want to tangle with him!
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Word count: 990
Swearwords: None.
Description: He's a gentleman of the road, but you don't want to tangle with him!
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Maggie Murphy's Home For Bad Boys by Pat Black
Genre: Humour
Word count: 4,332
Swearwords: None.
Description: Our childhood fears have a funny way of following us around...
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Word count: 4,332
Swearwords: None.
Description: Our childhood fears have a funny way of following us around...
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Being Male by Tom Greenwood
Genre: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Word count: 2,147
Swearwords: None.
Description: There are some places where being the male of the species isn't such a good thing...
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Word count: 2,147
Swearwords: None.
Description: There are some places where being the male of the species isn't such a good thing...
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Hard Times by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Humour
Word count: 2,414
Swearwords: A few strong ones.
Description: Escaping from Scotland to Northern Ireland in the middle of the Troubles was never the best of ideas, but you learn the hard way when you're young.
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Word count: 2,414
Swearwords: A few strong ones.
Description: Escaping from Scotland to Northern Ireland in the middle of the Troubles was never the best of ideas, but you learn the hard way when you're young.
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Promotion by Gurmeet Mattu
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,350
Swearwords: Mild ones only.
Description: Life on the Hebrides will never be the same again...
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Word count: 1,350
Swearwords: Mild ones only.
Description: Life on the Hebrides will never be the same again...
_______________________________________________________
A Glimpse At The Past - Episodes 1 & 2 by Malcolm J. Croan
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 2,994
Swearwords: A few strong ones.
Description: An autobiographical account narrated in a series of short stories of some of the more colourful, and not so colourful, periods of my life. We all have regrets in our past lives, but given it all over again there is little I would change.
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Word count: 2,994
Swearwords: A few strong ones.
Description: An autobiographical account narrated in a series of short stories of some of the more colourful, and not so colourful, periods of my life. We all have regrets in our past lives, but given it all over again there is little I would change.
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Tommy's Big Night by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Humour
Word count: 2,014
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: Billed as 'The Most Suspenseful Manhunt in History!', the 1959 colour remake of Hitchcock's 1935 classic, The Thirty-Nine Steps, was a huge box office success. But here, in a (nearly) true story, is what some ordinary Scottish folk thought about the film.
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Word count: 2,014
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: Billed as 'The Most Suspenseful Manhunt in History!', the 1959 colour remake of Hitchcock's 1935 classic, The Thirty-Nine Steps, was a huge box office success. But here, in a (nearly) true story, is what some ordinary Scottish folk thought about the film.
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Ping Time by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Humour
Word count: 2,988
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: There’s a megalomaniac in every company. This is the tale of a particularly nasty one...
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Word count: 2,988
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: There’s a megalomaniac in every company. This is the tale of a particularly nasty one...
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Don Masson's Big Toe by Fiona Johnson
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,341
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: A father and son reminisce about Scotland's unlucky break in Argentina 1978.
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Word count: 1,341
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: A father and son reminisce about Scotland's unlucky break in Argentina 1978.
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Bring Your Befuddled Zxeardks by Garry Stanton
Genre: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Word count: 979
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: They drop from space... will they stay for the cuisine?
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Word count: 979
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: They drop from space... will they stay for the cuisine?
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Pistachio by Andrew McCallum Crawford
Genre: Drama
Word count: 749
Swearwords: None.
Description: When a story comes to life...
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Word count: 749
Swearwords: None.
Description: When a story comes to life...
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Fairground Distraction by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Crime/Mystery
Word count: 939
Swearwords: None.
Description: What the papers didn't say.
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Word count: 939
Swearwords: None.
Description: What the papers didn't say.
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Love Never Runs On Time by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,539
Swearwords: None.
Description: It's shortly after Dunkirk, and the flotilla of rescue vessels returns to their day jobs of fishing, leisure pursuits and island hopping. This is the story of one such craft.
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Word count: 1,539
Swearwords: None.
Description: It's shortly after Dunkirk, and the flotilla of rescue vessels returns to their day jobs of fishing, leisure pursuits and island hopping. This is the story of one such craft.
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Digging For Gold And Finding Coal by Gavin Broom
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,984
Swearwords: None.
Description: It never rains in California, the Sunshine Village...
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Word count: 2,984
Swearwords: None.
Description: It never rains in California, the Sunshine Village...
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The Quarrel by Ron A. Sewell
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Word count: 857
Swearwords: None.
Description: Forgiveness comes in many forms - and sometimes when you least expect it...
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Word count: 857
Swearwords: None.
Description: Forgiveness comes in many forms - and sometimes when you least expect it...
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The Seal's Daughter by Harriet Goodchild
Genre: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Word count: 4,704
Swearwords: None.
Description: The seal's daughter falls in love with a young fisherman, but she's given three promises to the king.
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Word count: 4,704
Swearwords: None.
Description: The seal's daughter falls in love with a young fisherman, but she's given three promises to the king.
______________________________________________________
Regrets by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,505
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: A tale of faltering courage and lasting regrets.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 2,505
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: A tale of faltering courage and lasting regrets.
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The Trick of the Tale by M. W. Harris
Genre: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Word count: 1,196
Swearwords: None.
Description: The day old Brad disappeared, did he drown or was he reclaimed by the seal woman?
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Word count: 1,196
Swearwords: None.
Description: The day old Brad disappeared, did he drown or was he reclaimed by the seal woman?
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Confession by Ron A. Sewell
Genre: Crime/Mystery
Word count: 1,852
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: An aged murderer confesses to his crime.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,852
Swearwords: Some mild ones.
Description: An aged murderer confesses to his crime.
______________________________________________________
Angels Don't Have Wings - Take 3 by Ron A. Sewell
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,080
Swearwords: None.
Description: Doris and Elsie break the rules again to create a legend.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,080
Swearwords: None.
Description: Doris and Elsie break the rules again to create a legend.
______________________________________________________
Harry Mac and the Wee Chookie Chicken by Anna Silvestro
Genre: Humour
Word count: 4,988
Swearwords: Mild ones only.
Description: When Harry Mac brought a chicken home for dinner, the feathers began to fly.
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Word count: 4,988
Swearwords: Mild ones only.
Description: When Harry Mac brought a chicken home for dinner, the feathers began to fly.
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Surfinias Are Everywhere by Anna Silvestro
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 2,321
Swearwords: None.
Description: A hot summer's day in 1999, and a young woman decides to take her life.
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Word count: 2,321
Swearwords: None.
Description: A hot summer's day in 1999, and a young woman decides to take her life.
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Angels Don't Have Wings -Take 4 by Ron A. Sewell
Genre: Humour
Word count: 996
Swearwords: One mild one.
Description: Wedding bliss is not guaranteed when Doris and Elsie are around.
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Word count: 996
Swearwords: One mild one.
Description: Wedding bliss is not guaranteed when Doris and Elsie are around.
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Smoke Under The Bridge by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Drama
Word count: 948
Swearwords: None.
Description: Being laid off work needn't be the end of the world. See through the smokescreen and there could well be a happy ending.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 948
Swearwords: None.
Description: Being laid off work needn't be the end of the world. See through the smokescreen and there could well be a happy ending.
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The Cowboy by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,354
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: A sad tale of mistaken identity in a small Scottish town in 1969.
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Word count: 1,354
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: A sad tale of mistaken identity in a small Scottish town in 1969.
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A Glimpse At The Past - Episode 3 by Malcolm J. Croan
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 782
Swearwords: None.
Description: Another episode of my informative years, following on from The Great Escape and The Land Down Under, both of which you can read at this link.
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Word count: 782
Swearwords: None.
Description: Another episode of my informative years, following on from The Great Escape and The Land Down Under, both of which you can read at this link.
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Deeper Water by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Humour
Word count: 916
Swearwords: None.
Description: High times on the high seas with Jock and Dingo.
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Word count: 916
Swearwords: None.
Description: High times on the high seas with Jock and Dingo.
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Postcards from the Departure Lounge by Gavin Broom
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,382
Swearwords: None.
Description: Glasgow Airport's departure lounge is limbo for the girl trying to write postcards to a life she's leaving behind.
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Word count: 1,382
Swearwords: None.
Description: Glasgow Airport's departure lounge is limbo for the girl trying to write postcards to a life she's leaving behind.
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Jane's Song by Ron A. Sewell
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Word count: 1,986
Swearwords: None.
Description: A haunting tale with a happy ending.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,986
Swearwords: None.
Description: A haunting tale with a happy ending.
______________________________________________________
Me and Big Jock Stein by Jack O'Donnell
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,078
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: A meeting of ba' heids.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,078
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: A meeting of ba' heids.
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Shall We Do It Boy-Girl Boy-Girl? by Pat Black
Genre: Drama
Word count: 5,003
Swearwords: A few strong ones.
Description: It's Daft Friday, and Billy's looking forward to the Christmas do at the office.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 5,003
Swearwords: A few strong ones.
Description: It's Daft Friday, and Billy's looking forward to the Christmas do at the office.
______________________________________________________
Cherry Lips by Jack O'Donnell
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,137
Swearwords: None.
Description: You're late for school, but it can wait...
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,137
Swearwords: None.
Description: You're late for school, but it can wait...
______________________________________________________
Forty-Eight Angels by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Drama
Word count: 374
Swearwords: None.
Description: Dedication brings its own reward...
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Word count: 374
Swearwords: None.
Description: Dedication brings its own reward...
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No Matter What by Tom Greenwood
Genre: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Word count: 459
Swearwords: None.
Description: It's matter... but not as we know it!
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Word count: 459
Swearwords: None.
Description: It's matter... but not as we know it!
______________________________________________________
Business Is Business by James A. Stewart
Genre: Humour
Word count: 498
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: A conversation that's not what it seems.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 498
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: A conversation that's not what it seems.
______________________________________________________
The Holy Ghoulie by Jack O'Donnell
Genre: Humour
Word count: 2,036
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: When you're a kid, anything can happen and usually does...
______________________________________________________
Word count: 2,036
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: When you're a kid, anything can happen and usually does...
______________________________________________________
Cosain Péist by Tom Greenwood
Genre: Humour
Word count: 763
Swearwords: None.
Description: Think of a cross between crop circles and Feng Shui...
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Word count: 763
Swearwords: None.
Description: Think of a cross between crop circles and Feng Shui...
______________________________________________________
A Wounded Tiger by J. T. Wheeling
Genre: Historical
Word count: 2,477
Swearwords: None.
Description: A historical legend with a fantasy touch.
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Word count: 2,477
Swearwords: None.
Description: A historical legend with a fantasy touch.
______________________________________________________
Old Fogey by Jack O'Donnell
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Word count: 1,542
Swearwords: None.
Description: A ghost of a story without a ghost...
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,542
Swearwords: None.
Description: A ghost of a story without a ghost...
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Farber's Jewel by J. T. Wheeling
Genre: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Word count: 1,411
Swearwords: None.
Description: It was a ring of exquisite beauty, but that wasn't all...
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Word count: 1,411
Swearwords: None.
Description: It was a ring of exquisite beauty, but that wasn't all...
______________________________________________________
The Priest by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,007
Swearwords: None.
Description: A tale of penance from Venice, inspired by real events.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 3,007
Swearwords: None.
Description: A tale of penance from Venice, inspired by real events.
______________________________________________________
Love Me Dooh by Jack O'Donnell
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,131
Swearwords: None.
Description: It was love for ever until Donny Osmond appeared on the scene.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,131
Swearwords: None.
Description: It was love for ever until Donny Osmond appeared on the scene.
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After the War by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 769
Swearwords: None.
Description: Life goes on once the War is over.
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Word count: 769
Swearwords: None.
Description: Life goes on once the War is over.
______________________________________________________
Two Charcoal Statues by James McPherson
Genre: Drama
Word count: 421
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: Death on a lonely desert road in war-torn Iraq.
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Word count: 421
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: Death on a lonely desert road in war-torn Iraq.
______________________________________________________
The Quest - A Story for Christmas by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,429
Swearwords: None.
Description: An alternative take on the Three Wise Men.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,429
Swearwords: None.
Description: An alternative take on the Three Wise Men.
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The Holy Ghoulie Revisited by Jack O'Donnell
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,650
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: Is anyone brave enough to confront the ghost of St Stephen's?
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,650
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: Is anyone brave enough to confront the ghost of St Stephen's?
______________________________________________________
Partners in Time by Ron A. Sewell
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Word count: 2,108
Swearwords: None.
Description: A romantic tale joining the past with the present.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 2,108
Swearwords: None.
Description: A romantic tale joining the past with the present.
______________________________________________________
The School by M. W. Harris
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Word count: 2,920
Swearwords: None.
Description: The tragic past of an old school is resurrected.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 2,920
Swearwords: None.
Description: The tragic past of an old school is resurrected.
______________________________________________________
The Exile by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,763
Swearwords: None.
Description: A New Year's Day tale of of love lost in and for La Serenissima.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 3,763
Swearwords: None.
Description: A New Year's Day tale of of love lost in and for La Serenissima.
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Angela's Bouquet by Jack O'Donnell
Genre: Romance
Word count: 1,530
Swearwords: None.
Description: Love blossoms across the social divide.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,530
Swearwords: None.
Description: Love blossoms across the social divide.
______________________________________________________
Legends of the Ells - The Beginning by J. T. Wheeling
Genre: Children
Word count: 4,856
Swearwords: None.
Description: A young Ell embarks on a dangerous journey to find his home.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 4,856
Swearwords: None.
Description: A young Ell embarks on a dangerous journey to find his home.
______________________________________________________
Gathering Storm by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,524
Swearwords: None.
Description: Pioneers make the acquaintance of a valuable friend on their way to the Promised Land.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,524
Swearwords: None.
Description: Pioneers make the acquaintance of a valuable friend on their way to the Promised Land.
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Nanny Bludgeon's Teeth by Jack O'Donnell
Genre: Humour
Word count: 2,905
Swearwords: A few strong ones.
Description: There's gold in them thar tenements!
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Word count: 2,905
Swearwords: A few strong ones.
Description: There's gold in them thar tenements!
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The Two Stevies by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Humour
Word count: 2,111
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: A tale of holiday hi-jinks from the 1980's.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 2,111
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: A tale of holiday hi-jinks from the 1980's.
______________________________________________________
Creotine by Jack O'Donnell
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,910
Swearwords: None.
Description: It's a nun's life, but it's not all sisterly love!
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,910
Swearwords: None.
Description: It's a nun's life, but it's not all sisterly love!
______________________________________________________
Other People's Houses by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,790
Swearwords: One mild one.
Description: The ability to see what's round the corner can be a blessing... mostly.
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Word count: 1,790
Swearwords: One mild one.
Description: The ability to see what's round the corner can be a blessing... mostly.
______________________________________________________
Winter Pays For Summer by Gavin Broom
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,567
Swearwords: None.
Description: Life is full of cycles. Karen's destiny is explored through the rings that life presents to her.
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Word count: 2,567
Swearwords: None.
Description: Life is full of cycles. Karen's destiny is explored through the rings that life presents to her.
______________________________________________________
The Survivor by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,827
Swearwords: None.
Description: A tale of survival from the 1960's, based on real people and true events.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,827
Swearwords: None.
Description: A tale of survival from the 1960's, based on real people and true events.
______________________________________________________
Uneventful Passage by Ron A. Sewell
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
Word count: 913
Swearwords: None.
Description: Seeing is believing, but maybe not...
______________________________________________________
Word count: 913
Swearwords: None.
Description: Seeing is believing, but maybe not...
______________________________________________________
Soul Sailors by M. W. Harris
Genre: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Word count: 1,782
Swearwords: None.
Description: A yacht race with a difference...
______________________________________________________
Word count: 1,782
Swearwords: None.
Description: A yacht race with a difference...
______________________________________________________
Soon by M. W. Harris
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,246
Swearwords: None.
Description: A morning spent in the garden is not all it seems.
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Word count: 1,246
Swearwords: None.
Description: A morning spent in the garden is not all it seems.
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The Old Man by Jack O'Donnell
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,193
Swearwords: None.
Description: Sometimes kindness can be blind.
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Word count: 1,193
Swearwords: None.
Description: Sometimes kindness can be blind.
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The Bull by Pat Black
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,882
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: When a bull runs loose in a remote service station on the Scottish tourist trail, a woman's gotta do what a woman's gotta...
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Word count: 2,882
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: When a bull runs loose in a remote service station on the Scottish tourist trail, a woman's gotta do what a woman's gotta...
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Coal Bags by Jack O'Donnell
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,639
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: A children's trip to the docks goes awry.
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Word count: 2,639
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: A children's trip to the docks goes awry.
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Does It Make Him Unfaithful, People? by James A. Stewart
Genre: Drama
Word count: 806
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: An extra-marital affair leads to guilt and some home truths.
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Word count: 806
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: An extra-marital affair leads to guilt and some home truths.
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A Game For Gentlemen by Bill Kirton
Genre: Humour
Word count: 955
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: Two friends play a round of golf, respect its rules, pride themselves on the fact, then get back to normal.
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Word count: 955
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: Two friends play a round of golf, respect its rules, pride themselves on the fact, then get back to normal.
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St Patrick's Day by Jack O'Donnell
Genre: Humour
Word count: 766
Swearwords: None.
Description: It's Shamrock Day, and the class receives a valuable lesson about sin.
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Word count: 766
Swearwords: None.
Description: It's Shamrock Day, and the class receives a valuable lesson about sin.
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Last Resort by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 1,038
Swearwords: None.
Description: Everyone searches for the one place they want to be; some even find it.
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Word count: 1,038
Swearwords: None.
Description: Everyone searches for the one place they want to be; some even find it.
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Wayne by Andrew McCallum Crawford
Genre: Drama
Word count: 562
Swearwords: None.
Description: A young Scottish man is having difficulty adjusting to a life of loneliness in Northern Greece when a stranger shows him an interesting trick with a telephone.
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Word count: 562
Swearwords: None.
Description: A young Scottish man is having difficulty adjusting to a life of loneliness in Northern Greece when a stranger shows him an interesting trick with a telephone.
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Francis Good's Hung Himself by Alan Gillespie
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 1,185
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: A story based on a true event – the death of a neighbourhood drunk.
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Word count: 1,185
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: A story based on a true event – the death of a neighbourhood drunk.
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Aliens by Andrew McCallum Crawford
Genre: Drama
Word count: 577
Swearwords: None.
Description: A Scottish man applies for a Greek residency permit and finds out that some people are more equal than others.
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Word count: 577
Swearwords: None.
Description: A Scottish man applies for a Greek residency permit and finds out that some people are more equal than others.
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The Ballad of Nate and Carla by David D. Sharp
Genre: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Word count: 991
Swearwords: None.
Description: A tale of love in a time of zombies.
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Word count: 991
Swearwords: None.
Description: A tale of love in a time of zombies.
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Reflections of by Brian Ross
Genre: Drama
Word count: 328
Swearwords: None.
Description: A brief - and internal - look at a husband trapped in his marriage.
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Word count: 328
Swearwords: None.
Description: A brief - and internal - look at a husband trapped in his marriage.
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Uncle Stephen by Jack O'Donnell
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,413
Swearwords: None.
Description: When Uncle Stephen returns from Australia, it's perhaps not the best of news for the family.
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Word count: 3,413
Swearwords: None.
Description: When Uncle Stephen returns from Australia, it's perhaps not the best of news for the family.
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Bank by Ron A. Sewell
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 715
Swearwords: None.
Description: The London Underground from a different perspective...
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Word count: 715
Swearwords: None.
Description: The London Underground from a different perspective...
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Piety, and Other Lies by Stewart Wright
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,001
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: A glamorous Catholic woman causes her Protestant husband, and her son, some consternation.
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Word count: 1,001
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: A glamorous Catholic woman causes her Protestant husband, and her son, some consternation.
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Look to the Lady by Bill Kirton
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,784
Swearwords: None.
Description: Karen changes role models from Madonna to Lady Macbeth, but her Thane can't cut the mustard.
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Word count: 1,784
Swearwords: None.
Description: Karen changes role models from Madonna to Lady Macbeth, but her Thane can't cut the mustard.
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The Business by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,048
Swearwords: None.
Description: It was a good business plan until wee George appeared on the scene.
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Word count: 1,048
Swearwords: None.
Description: It was a good business plan until wee George appeared on the scene.
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The Hero by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,912
Swearwords: A few strong ones.
Description: A tale of understated heroism from the 1950's, based on true events.
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Word count: 3,912
Swearwords: A few strong ones.
Description: A tale of understated heroism from the 1950's, based on true events.
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The Shoppers by Brendan Gisby
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,758
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: Two neighbours on a shopping expedition in the 1960's get more than they bargained for.
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Word count: 2,758
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: Two neighbours on a shopping expedition in the 1960's get more than they bargained for.
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Going Home by Jack O'Donnell
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,406
Swearwords: None.
Description: A young girl sets off on a journey to a safer home.
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Word count: 1,406
Swearwords: None.
Description: A young girl sets off on a journey to a safer home.
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To Her Door by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,514
Swearwords: None.
Description: We all react differently to shock; some of us, like Marianne, to extremes...
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Word count: 1,514
Swearwords: None.
Description: We all react differently to shock; some of us, like Marianne, to extremes...
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Greek Coffee In An Emergency by Andrew McCallum Crawford
Genre: Drama
Word count: 235
Swearwords: One strong one.
Description: The title says it all...
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Word count: 235
Swearwords: One strong one.
Description: The title says it all...
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Mary by Ron A. Sewell
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,608
Swearwords: None.
Description: The tale of an uninvited house guest.
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Word count: 1,608
Swearwords: None.
Description: The tale of an uninvited house guest.
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Dread by Skagadol Husche
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,121
Swearwords: Lots of strong ones; not for the squeamish!
Description: A gritty, real-life account of violence in the East End of Glasgow and the sense of dread which pervades those affected by it.
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Word count: 2,121
Swearwords: Lots of strong ones; not for the squeamish!
Description: A gritty, real-life account of violence in the East End of Glasgow and the sense of dread which pervades those affected by it.
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Mr Golden by Andrew McCallum Crawford
Genre: Drama
Word count: 288
Swearwords: One strong one.
Description: Leaving your flat can be awkward when your landlord's a chancer.
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Word count: 288
Swearwords: One strong one.
Description: Leaving your flat can be awkward when your landlord's a chancer.
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A Fishing Line by Cally Phillips
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,013
Swearwords: None.
Description: Fancy a fish supper? You may want to think again.
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Word count: 1,013
Swearwords: None.
Description: Fancy a fish supper? You may want to think again.
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Sofitel Gatwick by Andrew McCallum Crawford
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,184
Swearwords: None.
Description: It wasn't supposed to happen like this.
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Word count: 1,184
Swearwords: None.
Description: It wasn't supposed to happen like this.
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Frozen Assets by Gregg Elliot
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,339
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: An old and dying man has become rich enough to throw the dice against death itself.
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Word count: 1,339
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: An old and dying man has become rich enough to throw the dice against death itself.
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Girls and Boys Come Out to Play by Kirsty Eccles
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,251
Swearwords: None.
Description: Frankie learns a valuable lesson in life. You’re allowed to reveal home truths, but not if they contain the ‘P’ word.
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Word count: 2,251
Swearwords: None.
Description: Frankie learns a valuable lesson in life. You’re allowed to reveal home truths, but not if they contain the ‘P’ word.
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Space Invaders by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Word count: 1,028
Swearwords: None.
Description: The causes of everything from the communications explosion to obesity are revealed.
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Word count: 1,028
Swearwords: None.
Description: The causes of everything from the communications explosion to obesity are revealed.
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Charlie is My Darling by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,534
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: Too long together, a couple find a dream holiday has become a nightmare.
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Word count: 2,534
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: Too long together, a couple find a dream holiday has become a nightmare.
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Tattie Zkowen's Day Aff by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Humour
Word count: 7,297
Swearwords: A few strong ones.
Description: Whit tae dae wi' a buckshee day aff.
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Word count: 7,297
Swearwords: A few strong ones.
Description: Whit tae dae wi' a buckshee day aff.
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B1InD dRuNk by Andrew Velzian
Genre: Drama
Word count: 759
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: Not seeing the wood for the trees...
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Word count: 759
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: Not seeing the wood for the trees...
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Terrorists Need to Plan by Cally Phillips
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,205
Swearwords: None.
Description: The dilemmas facing a twenty-first century terrorist.
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Word count: 1,205
Swearwords: None.
Description: The dilemmas facing a twenty-first century terrorist.
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Saddam Insane by Cally Phillips
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,270
Swearwords: None.
Description: Sitting on the top deck of a bus won't ever be the same again.
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Word count: 1,270
Swearwords: None.
Description: Sitting on the top deck of a bus won't ever be the same again.
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The Rabbit by Bill Robertson
Genre: Thriller
Word count: 605
Swearwords: None.
Description: A fast-paced slice of flash fiction.
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Word count: 605
Swearwords: None.
Description: A fast-paced slice of flash fiction.
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Independence Day by Bill Robertson
Genre: Drama
Word count: 267
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: A domestic tragedy is not all that it seems...
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Word count: 267
Swearwords: One mild one only.
Description: A domestic tragedy is not all that it seems...
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The Kindness of Strangers by Bill Robertson
Genre: Drama
Word count: 744
Swearwords: None.
Description: While on holiday, a family comes within moments of tragedy.
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Word count: 744
Swearwords: None.
Description: While on holiday, a family comes within moments of tragedy.
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The Smell of Perfume by Graham Smith
Genre: Crime/Mystery
Word count: 4,387
Swearwords: None.
Description: A private investigator is hired by his old Army sergeant to find his missing son. Chet had gone to buy college books and disappeared.
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Word count: 4,387
Swearwords: None.
Description: A private investigator is hired by his old Army sergeant to find his missing son. Chet had gone to buy college books and disappeared.
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The Resurrection of Andy McPhail by Karen Jones
Genre: Humour
Word count: 2,425
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: Second chances are not always what they seem...
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Word count: 2,425
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: Second chances are not always what they seem...
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Tattie Zkowen Boaxes Clivur by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Humour
Word count: 5,565
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: If ye wur ever curious is tae how ri wee dug git oan, here it is in white ‘n’ white.
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Word count: 5,565
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: If ye wur ever curious is tae how ri wee dug git oan, here it is in white ‘n’ white.
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The Good Old Days by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Humour
Word count: 776
Swearwords: None.
Description: A broken central heating system leads to a trip down memory lane.
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Word count: 776
Swearwords: None.
Description: A broken central heating system leads to a trip down memory lane.
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A Heavily Dependent Habit by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,151
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: It takes a certain strength for an addicted person to reach out and ask for help. This is the sorry tale of one such addict.
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Word count: 1,151
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: It takes a certain strength for an addicted person to reach out and ask for help. This is the sorry tale of one such addict.
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January Blues by Cally Phillips
Genre: Humour
Word count: 2,330
Swearwords: None.
Description: What happens when you want to be a successful writer, but you don't have the right name or the right background?
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Word count: 2,330
Swearwords: None.
Description: What happens when you want to be a successful writer, but you don't have the right name or the right background?
______________________________________________________
The Waiting Room by Lee Carrick
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,690
Swearwords: None.
Description: It’s a case of hypocrisy rules among the upper classes.
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Word count: 2,690
Swearwords: None.
Description: It’s a case of hypocrisy rules among the upper classes.
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Everywhere by John McGroarty
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,950
Swearwords: None.
Description: A tale of lost love and lost souls on the rain-soaked streets of Castlemilk.
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Word count: 3,950
Swearwords: None.
Description: A tale of lost love and lost souls on the rain-soaked streets of Castlemilk.
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Ri Anniversary Waltz by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,462
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: Coanvursation piece #1. A chance meetin’ an’ reminisce.
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Word count: 1,462
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: Coanvursation piece #1. A chance meetin’ an’ reminisce.
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Hide 'n' Seek by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,100
Swearwords: None.
Description: Coanvursation piece #2. A wee day oot.
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Word count: 1,100
Swearwords: None.
Description: Coanvursation piece #2. A wee day oot.
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Whair's ri Catch? by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Humour
Word count: 785
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: Coanvursation piece #3. Best pals act.
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Word count: 785
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: Coanvursation piece #3. Best pals act.
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Reductio ad Absurdum by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Humour
Word count: 838
Swearwords: None.
Description: The National Rifle Association? You have to laugh or you would greet!
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Word count: 838
Swearwords: None.
Description: The National Rifle Association? You have to laugh or you would greet!
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Another View from the Crossroads by Derek Freeman
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 1,310
Swearwords: None.
Description: For those who read my first memoirs, I hope you enjoyed them; no doubt they brought back some happy memories of ‘The Ferry’, the old Secondary School and what we got up to in our early teenage years. Apart from stealing bullets, breaking into shops, shoplifting and carrying out other petty crimes, we did on occasions act like normal teenagers. The following stories relate to experiences just before leaving school in 1959, including what happened when a plane landed on the River Forth and a fire that could have destroyed part of the old Junior Secondary School.
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Word count: 1,310
Swearwords: None.
Description: For those who read my first memoirs, I hope you enjoyed them; no doubt they brought back some happy memories of ‘The Ferry’, the old Secondary School and what we got up to in our early teenage years. Apart from stealing bullets, breaking into shops, shoplifting and carrying out other petty crimes, we did on occasions act like normal teenagers. The following stories relate to experiences just before leaving school in 1959, including what happened when a plane landed on the River Forth and a fire that could have destroyed part of the old Junior Secondary School.
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2009: Oasis' Last Summer by Lee Carrick
Genre: Drama
Word count: 3,987
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: A fucked up night and a missed opportunity.
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Word count: 3,987
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: A fucked up night and a missed opportunity.
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Whisky Galore! by Derek Freeman
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 4,259
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: In this piece of writing, I recount experiences of my early working years after leaving school. The majority tells of working at the local distillery and the methods used to smuggle whisky from under the watchful eye of Her Majesty’s Customs & Excise. There is also a mention of a certain Customs Officer with a briefcase. No doubt there are rumours of what happened on the day a fire almost devastated the distillery, but this is my version. I also tell of what happened the night thousands of gallons of whisky flooded the bottling hall.
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Word count: 4,259
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: In this piece of writing, I recount experiences of my early working years after leaving school. The majority tells of working at the local distillery and the methods used to smuggle whisky from under the watchful eye of Her Majesty’s Customs & Excise. There is also a mention of a certain Customs Officer with a briefcase. No doubt there are rumours of what happened on the day a fire almost devastated the distillery, but this is my version. I also tell of what happened the night thousands of gallons of whisky flooded the bottling hall.
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Creatures of the Deep by David D. Sharp
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,534
Swearwords: None.
Description: Far below the surface of the ocean, two legendary sea creatures watch with nervousness as a small submersible draws ever nearer from above.
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Word count: 1,534
Swearwords: None.
Description: Far below the surface of the ocean, two legendary sea creatures watch with nervousness as a small submersible draws ever nearer from above.
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Trap 6 by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Humour
Word count: 287
Swearwords: None.
Description: Rur's nae gerrin' awa' fae some folk.
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Word count: 287
Swearwords: None.
Description: Rur's nae gerrin' awa' fae some folk.
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Put The Face On by Kevin McCallum
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,319
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: Keep your friends close and your relations closer.
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Word count: 2,319
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: Keep your friends close and your relations closer.
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Zeitgeist by Jim Murdoch
Genre: Drama
Word count: 1,194
Swearwords: None.
Description: A forty-year-old man starts to realise that he’s not as in touch as he once was. (This story is one of four written in dialect in the forthcoming collection, Making Sense, which is due to be published in May 2013.)
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Word count: 1,194
Swearwords: None.
Description: A forty-year-old man starts to realise that he’s not as in touch as he once was. (This story is one of four written in dialect in the forthcoming collection, Making Sense, which is due to be published in May 2013.)
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Helena by Lee Carrick
Genre: Drama
Word count: 803
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: As they say in Little Italy, "Faint heart ne'er won fair maiden."
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Word count: 803
Swearwords: One strong one only.
Description: As they say in Little Italy, "Faint heart ne'er won fair maiden."
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Christenin' by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Drama
Word count: 989
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: The neutral venue option is always the correct option.
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Word count: 989
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: The neutral venue option is always the correct option.
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Cover Story by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Humour
Word count: 354
Swearwords: None.
Description: A coanvursation aboot ri Simpsons an’ rey auld blankets.
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Word count: 354
Swearwords: None.
Description: A coanvursation aboot ri Simpsons an’ rey auld blankets.
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Cryo by Tom Greenwood
Genre: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Word count: 1,220
Swearwords: None.
Description: Proof that cryogenic freezing isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
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Word count: 1,220
Swearwords: None.
Description: Proof that cryogenic freezing isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
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Worst Selling Authors by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Humour
Word count: 761
Swearwords: None.
Description: Introducing 'The McPhersons' - a generic name for new awards for writers.
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Word count: 761
Swearwords: None.
Description: Introducing 'The McPhersons' - a generic name for new awards for writers.
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Devil's Advocaat by Bill Robertson
Genre: Humour
Word count: 1,577
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: The dangers of mixing your drinks.
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Word count: 1,577
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: The dangers of mixing your drinks.
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Funhouse by Bill Robertson
Genre: Drama
Word count: 456
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: Iggy Pop, alcohol and relationship trouble make for an explosive combination.
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Word count: 456
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: Iggy Pop, alcohol and relationship trouble make for an explosive combination.
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A Fine Romance by Bill Robertson
Genre: Romance
Word count: 2,744
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: A midweek visit to the pub brings an unexpected face from the past and maybe more.
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Word count: 2,744
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: A midweek visit to the pub brings an unexpected face from the past and maybe more.
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True Love Ways by Bill Robertson
Genre: Drama
Word count: 375
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: A flash story about the sad reality of domestic abuse.
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Word count: 375
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: A flash story about the sad reality of domestic abuse.
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Love, Pain, Guilt, Sex and Drugs by Lee Carrick
Genre: Drama
Word count: 2,431
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: Vignettes from an itinerant life.
______________________________________________________
Word count: 2,431
Swearwords: Some strong ones.
Description: Vignettes from an itinerant life.
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A Mysterious Stranger by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Crime/Mystery
Word count: 1,754
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: There’s rum goings-on on Arran for Tom Soya and Injun Joe to investigate.
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Word count: 1,754
Swearwords: A couple of strong ones.
Description: There’s rum goings-on on Arran for Tom Soya and Injun Joe to investigate.
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Dead Sure by Alasdair McPherson
Genre: Humour
Word count: 710
Swearwords: None.
Description: Dead is okay, but getting dead is a big no-no.
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Word count: 710
Swearwords: None.
Description: Dead is okay, but getting dead is a big no-no.
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Sunset by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Humour
Word count: 613
Swearwords: None.
Description: Takin’ ri stres oot a’ flittin’.
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Word count: 613
Swearwords: None.
Description: Takin’ ri stres oot a’ flittin’.
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Speech by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Humour
Word count: 444
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: Here cums ri groom.
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Word count: 444
Swearwords: A couple of mild ones.
Description: Here cums ri groom.
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Saikint Haun' by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Humour
Word count: 562
Swearwords: None.
Description: Waitin’ fur Gawd knows whit.
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Word count: 562
Swearwords: None.
Description: Waitin’ fur Gawd knows whit.
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Ri Room by Angus Shoor Caan
Genre: Humour
Word count: 740
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: Unerstaunin’ yur pets’ needs.
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Word count: 740
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: Unerstaunin’ yur pets’ needs.
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Betting Slips and Saggy Tits -Part Two by Lee Carrick
Genre: Drama
Word Count: 1,114
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: Another day at the bookies in Cameron's Britain.
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Word Count: 1,114
Swearwords: A lot of strong ones.
Description: Another day at the bookies in Cameron's Britain.
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