Stories

Updated monthly with work by our very own members!

Pas du tout

16 January 202130 March 2021

Richard Gilles tells it like it is: a Zoom meeting where nothing goes to plan – with hilarious consequences.

Breeks

4 August 20196 March 2021

A few lines from Craig A. Mudie to mark the passing of a local legend.

Winter Journey

30 July 201912 March 2021

A piece by David Carson, inspired by the trials facing travelling performers to an increasingly hostile and inward-looking UK.

Souls Passing – A Memoir

14 June 201913 March 2021

A personal piece from Abigail A. Lyons, Chair of Nethergate Writers Group, on the ending of a life well lived and the beginning of another.

Tender Age

22 June 201813 March 2021

Craig A. Mudie was inspired by recent news stories to write this short piece for our last meeting.

Whatever The Weather

2 November 201713 March 2021

A short piece by Fiona Pretswell, taken from a writing exercise we did in one of our recent classes.

Poetry: Definitions

21 March 201713 March 2021

Here’s something from Roddie McKenzie to mark World Poetry Day.

And That’s Not All

16 March 201712 March 2021

One of our members, Richard Gillies, presents this short piece, which he assures us is not entirely autobiographical. And That’s Not All When you are… Read More »And That’s Not All

Travellers’ Inn

6 November 201612 March 2021

David Carson, chair of the Nethergate Writers, has written this moving and highly topical piece. Mohsen leaned against the tent pole. It was cold and… Read More »Travellers’ Inn

A Wee Pair

31 October 201612 March 2021

One of our members, Ray Kinsman, has two short pieces that muse on mortality in very different ways. John had taken the doctor’s advice to… Read More »A Wee Pair