Take a walk down Lonely Street to The Memory Hotel.
Edinburgh-born writer and poet Kenny Wilson sent us a piece combining prose and poetry that aims to represent an old man working through his memories. “It’s an experiment,” said Kenny. “It’s beautiful,” we replied. We hope you agree with us.
Take a walk down Lonely Street to The Memory Hotel.
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Annie Christie is back in the McSerial slot this morning with the seventh track on Disc Two of her double album in prose, The Soundtrack of Our Lives.
It’s 1998. Jane hasn’t seen any of the gang for a whole decade. She’s been lost in work, not in music. Then Grant turns up in London out of the blue. And he wants to turn back time. Read the full story in Track Seven now. And remember, you can catch up with all the tracks on Disc One and those so far on Disc Two by tapping (or using your cursor to hover over) Oor McSerials in the left-hand sidebar and then following the trail. But if you would rather read the whole double album in a oner, including all the tracks on Discs One and Two, get yourself over to the unco online bookshop and order the paperback of the McSerial today! It’s another case of two McSerials for the price of one on McStorytellers today. Hot on the heels of the latest instalment of Annie Christie’s The Soundtrack of Our Lives, here now is the third instalment of Wick-based writer Kevin Crowe’s gripping debut novel, Behind Bars.
In the days following the IRA pub bombings in 1974, Birmingham city centre is a nervous place. The Police are arresting anyone they can find. And that includes both Brendan and Kathleen. Read the full story today in Chapters Five & Six. Then get yourself back here in a fortnight’s time for the next instalment. And remember, if you’ve missed the two earlier instalments, you can catch up with them by tapping (or using your cursor to hover over) Oor McSerials in the left-hand sidebar and then following the trail. With Valentine’s Day just round the corner, Mister McStoryteller, Brendan Gisby, has sent us a little billet-doux in advance of the event. He says Monsieur Zola’s Funny Valentine is written in memory of his own Funny Valentine. We hope you like it.
It’s been a while, but Dunfermline-born and Orkney-raised writer and poet Andrew Velzian makes a very welcome return to McStorytellers tonight.
Just as the Winter Olympics 2018 are about to open in South Korea, Andrew reminds us that there’s another competition closer to home. It’s called the Great Benefits Game, in which there are some winners and plenty of losers. Enjoy Doledrums, the opening chapter of Andrew’s novel-in-progress. It tells a sad tale of our time. Annie Christie is back in the McSerial slot this morning with the sixth track on Disc Two of her double album in prose, The Soundtrack of Our Lives.
1988 was meant to be a year of change for Jane. It doesn’t start off well when she gets back with Mark in London. Then there’s the 10th School Reunion in Edinburgh. Time to catch up with her old chums. The chance of spending some time alone with Billy. But it’s like watching a slow car crash. Read the full story in Track Six now. And remember, you can catch up with all the tracks on Disc One and those so far on Disc Two by tapping (or using your cursor to hover over) Oor McSerials in the left-hand sidebar and then following the trail. But if you would rather read the whole double album in a oner, including all the tracks on Discs One and Two, get yourself over to the unco online bookshop and order the paperback of the McSerial today! He’s a brave man is oor Angus Shoor Caan. Today, the other Ayrshire Bard is having a go at emulating Papa Hemingway. And he’s doing it with poetry rather than prose.
Wish him luck with A life in five words. |
McBlog AuthorBrendan Gisby is McStoryteller-in-Residence. He's the author of four novels, three biographies and several short story collections. The McStorytellers
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