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Poem / Poetry

September 17, 2019

as a poet, i find inspiration in many things, thus creating different characters to enable more diversity in my work, poetlander offers on the subject of outlander. times i'll use edits to enhance or simply add something to give each piece more depth. Read More

Tags: history, diversity, traditional, scottish

When a hurricane threatens the only home she has ever known, a girl and her grandmother must work together to save what they can. They are alone on the island for weeks waiting on the girl’s father and his men to return. The aftermath of the storm forces the girl… Read More

Tags: scottish, american-revolution, north-carolina-mountains

Book / Romance

October 02, 2018

Reads: 2194

Comments: 1

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Tags: romance, scottish, high-school

So something slightly different...I’m currently trying to write a poem based around life in a small Scottish seaside town (obviously exaggerating greatly) but these are just wee notes that I’ve found and may or may not use...grammar not quite right...musicality and flow not the best etc but hopefully you… Read More

Tags: humour, gay, sex, scotland, scottish

Poem / Poetry

August 08, 2016

Reads: 440

Comments: 2

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Life on the road for a Scottish tinker child, written in Scottish dialect. PS The front cover pictures some of my own ancestors. Read More

Tags: travellers, scottish, highland, tinkers

Detective Constable Lawson begins his first day as an officer in Dóchas Scotland, a place the locals romantically refer to as Hope Town. He's done his research and knows about the weird and wonderful things that go on there, and that makes him determined to join the small, overstretched police… Read More

Tags: mystery, detective, scottish, black-comedy

Short Story / Other

April 19, 2015

Reads: 595

Comments: 1

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Just where has Monkey been all these years? And what has he been up to? Read More

Tags: crime, deception, scottish

Celtic legends collide with modern sensibilities and style in this contemporary gothic tale. Sarah MacAlpin has always felt like an outsider. Raised by her Scottish grandmother deep in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Sarah grew up with one foot in the old world and one foot in the new world. Her… Read More

Tags: legend, folklore, celtic, scotland, moonshine, scottish, appalachia, tarheel, scot, chapel_hill, folksong

Love letter to the Southern Highlands village, Bundanoon, Australia. Read More

Tags: love, fiction, poem, australia, travel, writing, prose, letter, village, scottish, nsw, bundanoon

Poem / Poetry

December 04, 2013

This was a poem I wrote years ago. One that came to me one night and I could not stop laughing. I hope you enjoy. Read More

Tags: humor, poetry, scottish

Book / Action and Adventure

May 23, 2013

Reads: 1374

Comments: 17

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Death, Despair, lust, loyalty and betrayal. This story follows our protagonist Captain Percy Hawthorne, of the 21st Scottish Ranger Battalion during the Napoleonic wars, unexpected events lead him to deep cover operations within Italy and France, under an organization like a 18th century MI6. Napoleon rages over Europe, while loyalties… Read More

Tags: love, romance, war, mystery, burn, fight, lust, crime, sword, kiss, italy, power, crush, mistake, rifle

What happens when a hapless scientist from Glasgow finds himself in an alternate universe -- one where the people are enslaved, the world is falling apart, and the only person interested in fixing it is a child mage? Read More

Tags: fantasy, science_fiction, magic, adventure, child, universe, science, mage, sand, desert, disaster, scotland, guardian, alternate, scottish

A poem for someone with ebon locks and a heart of gold. Read More

Tags: love, poetry, poem, heart, sweet, beauty, crush, cute, rose, scottish, bonnie, first_poem

This is the life story of Oran Rivers a Scottish girl who fears she will live the rest of her life trapped in her home town of Dundee with her critical parents, mean siblings and lack of a social life and see her dreams of becoming a musician unfulfilled. However,… Read More

Tags: love, marriage, family, novel, dreams, wishes, scottish

Poem / Poetry

March 26, 2012

Reads: 391

Comments: 8

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A ballad recounting the Massacre of Glencoe, February 13th 1692, in which 38 members of Clan MacDonald were slain outright, and another 40 died of exposure after Clan Campbell burnt their homes to the ground. The reason for this mass murder was that the MacDonalds of Glencoe were not as… Read More

Tags: death, war, sad, snow, history, kill, sorrow, blood, revenge, vengeance, attack, scotland, scottish, massacre, clans

The Parish of St. Elizabeth in Jamaica is known for Red Bauxite Soils, Black River and a special group of people. Read this to know why the Balck River turned black. Read More

Tags: fish, black, factory, st, river, ship, waste, elizabeth, scottish, wreck, rum, molasses, jamaica, aluminum, aquifer

Poem / Humor

February 22, 2012

Reads: 722

Comments: 4

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A poem created whilst looking for a short Scottish poem for my sister to read in school. WIth the random subject of 'bins' being thrown at me. Read More

Tags: children, poem, short, scottish, bins

Short Argumentative Essay on whether the Old Firm are beneficial to Scottish football as a whole. Read More

Tags: celtic, football, scottish, firm, rangers, sectarian

A tale of sex, drugs and rock n roll from the viewpoint of the women in the band. Read More

Tags: band, music, women, rock, scottish

Book / Fantasy

November 17, 2011

Reads: 285

Comments: 1

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It is the early 16th century, Scottish Highlands,and Catubodua named after the goddess of victory, has faced many challenges. From growing up motherless, being forced to live as a lady when all she wants is to be free, and being charged with the upkeep of the entire keep. Yet none… Read More

Tags: fantasy, adventure, scottish, laird

Figgie Watson tells the story of how she met the man she wishes to spend eternity with, and by the end will figure out how close eternity has come to beginning. Read More

Tags: love, fantasy, death, school, high, romance, romantic, life, people, destiny, reality, eternity, strange, teenagers, uk

A wee scottish poem Read More

Tags: love, poetry, poem, scotland, scottish

A summary of working life in Scotland. Did someone say work? HAHAHAHA Read More

Tags: hope, life, despair, pain, work, struggle, employment, jobs, scotland, scottish

Poem / Poetry

May 18, 2011

Reads: 578

Comments: 1

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Alchohol - from first nervous drink, to fun in the pub, addiction then redemption Read More

Tags: family, life, addiction, alcohol, non_fiction, scotland, scottish

Poem / Poetry

May 17, 2011

Reads: 401

Comments: 2

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The trauma of bullying Read More

Tags: childhood, family, school, life, bullying, scotland, scottish

A day in the life of my work Read More

Tags: life, comedy, work, scottish, hairdressing

This is my very own tribute to my beloved Scottish fold who just passed away. He was sick and suffering, so we had to have him put to sleep. It's been extraordinarily painful for me as the tears keep coming, so I just wanted to take the time to share… Read More

Tags: tribute, cat, scottish, dutch, fold

a young scottish boy mets a aboriginal boy on the barge and he shows him the ways of the beach. Read More

Tags: boy, waves, sand, beach, aboriginal, scottish

A Haggis and a Hunt get James into hot water with the police. Read More

Tags: humour, mary, james, hunt, scotland, scottish, burns, scotch, haggis, burns_night, st_andrews_night, liz_watson, some_hae_meat, salterns

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