On this occasion, a meal at the homeless shelter turns into quite A Dining Experience.
Our resident American McStoryteller, Boston-based author Michael C. Keith, returns today with another poignant memoir of his early life on the road with his wayward father.
On this occasion, a meal at the homeless shelter turns into quite A Dining Experience.
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It’s time for the next instalment of our exciting new McSerial, S. R. Crockett’s last published work, Peter the Renegade.
So that he can secure the hand of his Spanish love, Peter climbs high into the sierras to retrieve his hidden stash of golden guineas abandoned during the British retreat from Corunna. But is he on a fool’s errand? Read Episode Three now to find out. If you missed the two earlier episodes, you can catch up with them simply by using your cursor to hover over Oor McSerials in the left-hand sidebar and then following the trail. Can’t wait until the rest of the McSerial? The complete series will be published in paperback by unco on 16th April. But if you want to pick up a pre-publication copy at the special price of £4.99 plus p&p (UK only), get yourself over to the unco online bookshop now. In the latest foray by Mister McStoryteller, Brendan Gisby, a grubby little scam is discovered at the home of The Donald in New York.
Enjoy Trumped! It’s time for the next instalment of our exciting new McSerial, S. R. Crockett’s last published work, Peter the Renegade.
And we dive straight into the action as Peter and his band of Spanish guerrillas cause havoc to the French artillery during the British retreat at the Battle of Corunna. Read Episode Two now for your weekly dose of dash and daring. Missed the opening instalment? Nae worries. Here’s Episode One again. Can’t wait until the rest of the McSerial? The complete series will be published in paperback by unco on 16th April. But if you want to pick up a pre-publication copy at the special price of £4.99 plus p&p (UK only), get yourself over to the unco online bookshop now. Here today is a beautifully written, haunting tale of a child’s disappearance. It comes from the pen of poet, writer and Linlithgow native, Glenn Muir. And it’s called The Magical Chalks.
Enjoy! Backstabbing, inbreeding, lust and greed. It’s Dallas all over again – but in… um… Cornwall. Come and meet The Parrotts of Penzance, the latest family saga from the pen of oor very ain Ayrshire Bard, Angus Shoor Caan.
Enjoy! No, this post is not about Davy Crockett at the Alamo. It concerns instead the last published work of another Crockett, Scotland’s very own S. R. Crockett. That work, we’re delighted to announce, is being McSerialised here on McStorytellers, starting today and running for the next five Wednesdays.
Called Peter the Renegade and set in Spain during the Peninsular War, it’s a series of stories based on the exploits of a daring Scotsman who commands a Spanish guerrilla band in the fight against Napoleon. Read Episode One now and then come back here every Wednesday for the next instalment. Can’t wait until the rest of the McSerial? The complete series will be published in paperback by unco on 16th April. But if you want to pick up a pre-publication copy at the special price of £4.99 plus p&p (UK only), get yourself over to the unco online bookshop now. We go way back in Scottish history today as Musselburgh poet and writer Roger McKillop remembers in prose and verse the butchery at Culloden in 1746 and reminds us that some Scots causes were not worth dying for.
Enjoy Uprisin’ an’ Doonfa’. Here to brighten up a dreich Friday afternoon is a beautiful piece of writing from Hawick-based poet, editor and novelist Sara Clark.
Winter sun morphs into winter rain as he enters the café to meet his blind date. Then there’s that moment – that heart-stopping moment – when he sees her… Enjoy Table Four. Come all ye young rebels, and list while I sing, For the love of one's country is a terrible thing. It banishes fear with the speed of a flame, And it makes us all part of the patriot game. Dominic Behan, The Patriot Game This year marks the centenary of Ireland’s Easter Rising of 1916. Over the coming Easter weekend, the Rising will be commemorated in celebrations not only across Eire, but throughout the world. Mister McStoryteller, Brendan Gisby, is also commemorating the Rising in the only way he knows how – by writing a story for McStorytellers. Called The Patriot Game, it’s a semi-fictional account of the life of his maternal grandfather, Patrick, who, at the age of seventeen, was inspired by the Rising to fight in Ireland’s War of Independence. Part Three, the harrowing final part of Patrick’s story, can be read on the site today. Part One was published here a fortnight ago and Part Two last week. Erin go Bragh! |
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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