Enjoy The Quest for a Turneep Lantern.
Back in the day, the lengths that some laddies would go to for lanterns on Hallowe’en. A lovely wee memoir from McStorytellers newcomer, Edinburgh-born Forbes Walker.
Enjoy The Quest for a Turneep Lantern.
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That Saltcoats man Angus Shoor Caan has kicked another of his sweet memoirs our way. And it’s well mint!
Enjoy He shoots… he scores. It’s been a while since we heard from him, but here tonight is Mister McStoryteller himself, Brendan Gisby, with a cheeky wee tale, a modern re-telling of the story of David and Goliath – Scots-style!
Enjoy A Brief History of Violence. Scot-in-exile somewhere in Lincolnshire, Alasdair McPherson, closes the McStorytellers week with a laugh-out-loud tale as he gets down and dirty with the nobs in London’s Russell Square.
Enjoy Noblesse Oblige. Enjoy the weekend. Yes, it’s Retro Music Day on McStorytellers with the latest instalment of Annie Christie’s musical McSerial, The Soundtrack of Our Lives.
This week, the summer of 1977 segues into the winter of 1978. There’s a birthday party to remember. And Rumours abound. Read all about it – and get lost in the music – in Track Twelve. Missed any of the previous Tracks? Don’t worry, 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. Yes, it’s Retro Music Day on McStorytellers with the latest instalment of Annie Christie’s musical McSerial, The Soundtrack of Our Lives.
This week, Rachel and Billy break up. But not for long. Their reunion is the big news of the Summer Term of 1977. Even bigger than the release of Star Wars. Read all about it – and get lost in the music – in Track Eleven. Missed any of the previous Tracks? Don’t worry, 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. Yes, it’s Retro Music Day on McStorytellers with the latest instalment of Annie Christie’s coming-of-age McSerial, The Soundtrack of Our Lives.
It’s the Spring of 1977. And the course of young love isn’t running smooth. Are Rachel and Billy about to split up? Is it true? Or is it all a misunderstanding? Find out for yourself – and get lost in the music – in Track Ten. Missed any of the previous Tracks? Don’t worry, 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. It’s a bit too late for breakfast, but here to kick off the McStorytellers week is a tasty pre-lunch morsel from the pen of Edinburgh-born writer and poet Kenny Wilson.
Enjoy The traveller’s last secret. Here now for all you loons and quines is the second in this week’s double-bill of superb new stories by oor man in Macduff, Patrick Hutchison.
The Three Cannels is a poignant tale of good versus evil set on Patrick’s beloved Banffshire coast. Enjoy! Yes, it’s Retro Music Day on McStorytellers with the latest instalment of Annie Christie’s coming-of-age McSerial, The Soundtrack of Our Lives.
This week it’s early in 1977, and it’s a case of musical chairs and teenage kicks at the flicks. Read all about it in Track Nine. Missed any of the previous Tracks? Don’t worry, 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. |
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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