(The Image is from the Being Scots Collection, stories by McStorytellers available from Amazon in Kindle or Paperback. Other McStorytellers collections are available!)
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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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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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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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Ma Heroes o' Music by Roger McKillop
Genre: Memoir
Word count: 856
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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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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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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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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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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Annie Christie's Family Fictions: Episode Six
Genre: Drama
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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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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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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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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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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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.