McStorytellers newcomer, Loch Lomond-side born Connor McCallum captures those moments perfectly in his poignant tale, The Problem’s That.
So please take a few minutes to relax and enjoy his brilliant debut story.
We’ve all experienced those moments. It’s Sunday. There are the minutiae of life to get on with. But all we want to do is lie back, close our eyes and dream of greater things.
McStorytellers newcomer, Loch Lomond-side born Connor McCallum captures those moments perfectly in his poignant tale, The Problem’s That. So please take a few minutes to relax and enjoy his brilliant debut story.
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Here’s the latest in the growing list of entries to our Being Scots McCompetition.
In Scots Away, our favourite Ayrshire author and poet Angus Shoor Caan draws on his extensive experience of world travel to reflect on how the Scots behave in foreign lands – especially when they stumble into hostile territory! Enjoy! And go polish up your own entry. Here for your midweek reading enjoyment are a couple of stories to do with flying.
Continuing his series of tongue-in-cheek memoirs, Dalmuir-born Alasdair McPherson takes a wry look back to the days when air travel was decidedly not for the masses. Appropriately enough, his piece is called Fly Man. Then in Busted our very own McFlashmaster, Perth-born Bill Robertson, relates the tale of a teenager who also fancies himself as a bit of a fly boy. Enjoy! And watch out tomorrow for the next contribution to our Being Scots McCompetition. We’re delighted to present for your Sunday teatime enjoyment a cracker of a contribution to our Being Scots McCompetition.
It comes from Master McStoryteller, Grangemouth-born author Andrew McCallum Crawford. It’s called Greek As A Foreign Language. And it’s an eye-opening tale of the blurring of national identity. Don’t miss it! In the second of her 2013 contributions to McStorytellers on achieving recognition as a writer, author, playwright and book reviewer extraordinaire Cally Phillips questions the very ethos of awesomeness. How does it relate to buttons, for example? More importantly, how does it relate to books?
Read Totally Awesome and pause before you use the ‘A’ word again! We’re delighted to publish today the latest entry in our Being Scots McCompetition. It comes from the ever-thoughtful pen of Scot-in-exile Alasdair McPherson.
Entitled Born and Bred, it’s a tongue-in-cheek essay on Scottishness, with nods to the legacy of our hero, Bud Neill, the cultural influence of fellow-McStoryteller Angus Shoor Caan and the political impact of the late, markedly unlamented Baroness Thatcher. This is an essay definitely worth a wee read. But please remember to tell us what you think by rating your enjoyment of the piece. Aye, she’s gone. And we couldn’t have wished for a better tribute to her than this contribution from the ever-reliable pen of Glaswegian writer John McGroarty. It’s a wee piece called The Entrepreneur. It’s as fresh and incisive now as the day it was written some twenty-five years ago.
More McValedictions would very welcome. Just hit the Submit button. It’s a big McStorytellers welcome today to our latest contributor, Tattybogle-born Jack MacRoary.
At only twelve years old, Jack is also our youngest contributor by far. Notwithstanding his age, he writes a Blog, has a page on Facebook, has already published two ebooks and more recently has produced his own App. And here he is with his very first published short story. It’s a delightful tale called The trout who dreamed of being a salmon. (Although not intended by Jack, the tale serves as a tremendous analogy for the debate over Scottish independence, so we’ve also entered it into our Being Scots McCompetition.) Enjoy Jack’s story. And click on the links to his Blog, his Facebook page, his ebooks and his App. This laddie is definitely one to watch! A couple of tremendous pieces of flash fiction for your reading enjoyment today.
In The Morning After The Night Before, the Flashmaster General, Aberdeen-based Bill Robertson, provides us with a very realistic description of a psychedelic experience. It’s so realistic, in fact, that we’re wondering about his misspent youth! Then we welcome back Glaswegian writer Karen Jones, who has entrusted us with one of her favourite stories – and one of our favourites now. Called Prodigal, it’s a poignant tale of homecoming set in her own city. Enjoy! |
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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