tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48474218371402989512024-02-19T03:40:45.174+00:00A Story BoatMostly childrens fiction, folk tales, comics and ghost stories...sometimes all at once.Paul Bristowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06093165243350186267noreply@blogger.comBlogger174125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847421837140298951.post-49446884059980729862023-11-06T18:37:00.001+00:002023-11-06T18:37:18.512+00:00Siren Song<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibmQwXRWwr7dOKiY1c1-ls3gOSQPmoiQs3pIAYOgqqKW2YFuPLbQvsJ641wHNf4yy9aMddoYMIKKEPB6GZtQJD5AqsoIbl6LpuYunLBYGGo9LL5LeAy0X4AykBHEcOOy54BqRauMnQ7vciOVuPC41BcEqg_kjtK8gcK-FotVWHTNk_apPOOWXtOAP2sRKR/s1080/siren%20song%202.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibmQwXRWwr7dOKiY1c1-ls3gOSQPmoiQs3pIAYOgqqKW2YFuPLbQvsJ641wHNf4yy9aMddoYMIKKEPB6GZtQJD5AqsoIbl6LpuYunLBYGGo9LL5LeAy0X4AykBHEcOOy54BqRauMnQ7vciOVuPC41BcEqg_kjtK8gcK-FotVWHTNk_apPOOWXtOAP2sRKR/w400-h400/siren%20song%202.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>My oldest son, Connor Bristow, is currently in his final year of composition at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. And as part of the Galoshans Festival this year, I had the opportunity to work with him on an audio piece he was creating. How cool is that...to get to collaborate creatively with your family. Just a joy. </p><p>Siren Song explores the soundtrack of a lost 1980s horror film that started filming in Greenock and was then abandoned due to tragedy. The original performance was shared outdoors during the Galoshans Festival, using silent disco equipment provided by Inverclyde Libraries. </p><p>But now, you can enjoy it in the comfort of your own home...</p>
<iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="300" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1650753054&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true" width="100%"></iframe><div style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Interstate, "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Garuda, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: 100; line-break: anywhere; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; word-break: normal;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/connor-bristow-736739715" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Connor_Bristow_Music">Connor_Bristow_Music</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/connor-bristow-736739715/siren-song" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Siren Song">Siren Song</a></div>Paul Bristowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06093165243350186267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847421837140298951.post-67473986733495338182023-11-06T18:28:00.001+00:002023-11-06T18:28:18.062+00:00Galoshans Ghost Story Club<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpF8kcG4z4-DXPREfoBddsvHQsC7LbttnZwMlGb1QHUspAPJVEaX6jdgjOdbGI2uJf9CUngNhM8jh-3DcGSGiLnC_onsOZbCKN7dqzqlA4zcrh0g5LliM5fUjoj6mgQk8QaxN5aNUL6OaCGaNrebmr4nOJDw2qSjxywhFYy5S6MyQIOD6Fn2SlWsHJy_l9/s1080/Add%20a%20subheading.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpF8kcG4z4-DXPREfoBddsvHQsC7LbttnZwMlGb1QHUspAPJVEaX6jdgjOdbGI2uJf9CUngNhM8jh-3DcGSGiLnC_onsOZbCKN7dqzqlA4zcrh0g5LliM5fUjoj6mgQk8QaxN5aNUL6OaCGaNrebmr4nOJDw2qSjxywhFYy5S6MyQIOD6Fn2SlWsHJy_l9/w400-h400/Add%20a%20subheading.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>I think it's fair to say I've been a bit rubbish at sharing work during 2023 - but I could not let the second most wonderful time of the year pass without comment.</p><p>As part of this years Galoshans Festival, here's some terrifying tales from this years Ghost Story Club, featuring work from groups in Port Glasgow Library and Your Voice Recovery Cafe...</p><p><br /></p>
<iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="300" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1654303863&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true" width="100%"></iframe><div style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Interstate, "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Garuda, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: 100; line-break: anywhere; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; word-break: normal;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-926091747" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="A Story Boat...">A Story Boat...</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-926091747/galoshans-ghost-story-club-2023" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Galoshans Ghost Story Club 2023">Galoshans Ghost Story Club 2023</a></div>Paul Bristowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06093165243350186267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847421837140298951.post-20334363103111623832022-12-24T10:00:00.001+00:002022-12-24T10:00:00.166+00:00Story Calendar Day 24 - Story Ceilidh<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKbbtKA_0YyGLqAL0fxRc2TkRbpNCAfGmVyftAMPOpLprC3MFwREiT_8hXz1acFgEoILNfPM4zw4GIfmgGDTtF60MmeHq4EXDTL0V1BDxOsCjF_HatFpe3Ak8n2nWrsqYxBa_yOIrJKasO5gHep2Hg-Nl3WYTprjC6Zq7XDbJCDAV7PyfmZbZAX137RQ/s1216/24.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1158" data-original-width="1216" height="419" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKbbtKA_0YyGLqAL0fxRc2TkRbpNCAfGmVyftAMPOpLprC3MFwREiT_8hXz1acFgEoILNfPM4zw4GIfmgGDTtF60MmeHq4EXDTL0V1BDxOsCjF_HatFpe3Ak8n2nWrsqYxBa_yOIrJKasO5gHep2Hg-Nl3WYTprjC6Zq7XDbJCDAV7PyfmZbZAX137RQ/w440-h419/24.png" width="440" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div>The final door on the Story Calendar reveals a whole storybook of tales from Scotland, Nigeria and Syria, created with New Scots families during our Story Ceilidh project. The highlight of the project was undoubtedly the performance of all these stories at the Beacon Arts Centre in September this year. </div><div><br /></div><div>Everyone at the event was given a free copy of the beautifully illustrated publication, which was also distributed at a Visit Scotland's Parliamentary reception to celebrate Scotland's Year of Stories 2022. You can read the book below<a href="https://issuu.com/magictorchcomics/docs/story_ceilidh_book_digital_" target="_blank"> or download via ISSUU </a>- and if you happen to find a hard copy out in the wild, grab it quick as it's well on the way to being a collectors item!</div><div><br /></div><div>2022 was a glorious year of stories and community after two years of distance and silence, I don't think I have ever enjoyed myself so much. So that's a high bar for 2023 - which starts with finishing one book and then hopefully starting another. </div><div><br /></div><div>Enjoy your well earned winter break when it comes - and take care.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
<div style="height: 0px; padding-top: max(60%,326px); position: relative; width: 100%;"><iframe allow="clipboard-write" allowfullscreen="true" sandbox="allow-top-navigation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation allow-downloads allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-modals allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-forms" src="https://e.issuu.com/embed.html?d=story_ceilidh_book_digital_&u=magictorchcomics" style="border: none; bottom: 0; height: 100%; left: 0; position: absolute; right: 0; top: 0; width: 100%;"></iframe></div>Paul Bristowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06093165243350186267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847421837140298951.post-38783609692378791532022-12-23T10:00:00.002+00:002022-12-23T10:00:00.154+00:00Story Calendar Day 23 - Going Galoshans<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizB2QIxW2vY-oLgGdtECNHMeJRadUj3Dr_R8RoznBVhG72rCwbD5wjcmqCFxG7Gr7eD74yK-svY7Bxq-vbDXz6UDd4CZvGms77EXzyQTydmS_2babLcFvIw-QO3Yv46HU085bHzDENhSoDTBiV_6cYZ6IvViiolf0nxp0VRm1lPPjctG-Sw9l_Q2pW5w/s1184/23.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1184" data-original-width="1174" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizB2QIxW2vY-oLgGdtECNHMeJRadUj3Dr_R8RoznBVhG72rCwbD5wjcmqCFxG7Gr7eD74yK-svY7Bxq-vbDXz6UDd4CZvGms77EXzyQTydmS_2babLcFvIw-QO3Yv46HU085bHzDENhSoDTBiV_6cYZ6IvViiolf0nxp0VRm1lPPjctG-Sw9l_Q2pW5w/w396-h400/23.png" width="396" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div>Today I'm sharing my two page adaptation of Greenock's Galoshans Play, with art by Zu Dominiak. It was produced for a performance of the play at the Beacon Arts Centre as part of the always epic <a href="https://www.galoshansfestival.com" target="_blank">Galoshans Festival</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here in Greenock, Galoshans is a Halloween tradition, elsewhere in Scotland, the play is performed at Christmas and New Years, similar to mumming plays that are found elsewhere. The Galoshans Play is a resurrection drama, celebrating death and rebirth, so it honestly maybe makes more sense around Christmas and midwinter, but I like to think that just means Inverclyde gets two bites at the cherry.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW48ad2nDrnEPJYs0iA2LjinNWuJ2Z37LKIkophDbrmiGF-OWVxBxHISZBGULmHcgkyBe-dxycUZuwkP78pe6-jrOK8RjkeWffFxfFXXpOkYdaJwKYiLrtPTQx7wWmUbrMfM8z9IoN5QWOnL4ufit2TkJdPnLoti0VTPzEEYrC64yfihHD0bhOQFkNRA/s3579/23%20galoshans%20play_Page_1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3579" data-original-width="2552" height="814" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW48ad2nDrnEPJYs0iA2LjinNWuJ2Z37LKIkophDbrmiGF-OWVxBxHISZBGULmHcgkyBe-dxycUZuwkP78pe6-jrOK8RjkeWffFxfFXXpOkYdaJwKYiLrtPTQx7wWmUbrMfM8z9IoN5QWOnL4ufit2TkJdPnLoti0VTPzEEYrC64yfihHD0bhOQFkNRA/w580-h814/23%20galoshans%20play_Page_1.png" width="580" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjanW4QT5ZxIKt3yYzyMF8WhGzdv6VvgheebgBLf0jp9bZiIzOH2TqqtT5auxHA3qT0GEuNKqbSCiCjq5FfclB8hTjozxR_3nBXTvbo9GP3wE04EcIh6HJvcvb8TbEPLwZnrzwxEKEfKX16p2maftanf0QoeNiNTknTEssHUOyUB_m97OSFq4hB-FCr5w/s1214/22.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1190" data-original-width="1214" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjanW4QT5ZxIKt3yYzyMF8WhGzdv6VvgheebgBLf0jp9bZiIzOH2TqqtT5auxHA3qT0GEuNKqbSCiCjq5FfclB8hTjozxR_3nBXTvbo9GP3wE04EcIh6HJvcvb8TbEPLwZnrzwxEKEfKX16p2maftanf0QoeNiNTknTEssHUOyUB_m97OSFq4hB-FCr5w/w400-h393/22.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div>You might have noticed quite a few comics in my Story Calendar, which isn't all that surprising given my work with Magic Torch Comics CIC - but in November, <a href="https://childreninscotland.org.uk/insight-landing-page-public/" target="_blank">Children In Scotland</a> magazine interviewed me about the work we do in schools literacy and it gave myself and artist Norrie Millar a nice opportunity to explore and summarise some of the things. that make comics reading so great.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzMViz33EIAIkO5kErOPJPX0yB4NzGiR7B8CHbo3gbLkYQtYs06yK2hm6E5qvxmr0YVm7pUrNuSVB0tbyEaCZZol5XMTJCPE5kZUPtL2mHRdziLLp1NQeFf7KEuHZMN4EKehSRtfcjP0itPHBVV62oxOXVww0SXMCViRKrtyAW6BKL4s-YS2_4Bb0CEQ/s3507/22%20LetteredRGB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3507" data-original-width="2481" height="775" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzMViz33EIAIkO5kErOPJPX0yB4NzGiR7B8CHbo3gbLkYQtYs06yK2hm6E5qvxmr0YVm7pUrNuSVB0tbyEaCZZol5XMTJCPE5kZUPtL2mHRdziLLp1NQeFf7KEuHZMN4EKehSRtfcjP0itPHBVV62oxOXVww0SXMCViRKrtyAW6BKL4s-YS2_4Bb0CEQ/w547-h775/22%20LetteredRGB.jpg" width="547" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Paul Bristowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06093165243350186267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847421837140298951.post-54302552944711744172022-12-21T10:00:00.001+00:002022-12-21T10:00:00.170+00:00Story Calendar Day 21 - Christmas Spirits<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYsQFEsuVQtPr2DsGmxzPBtcmQkJoSnfdvcwltI8tlZuS88vFIanRPIBhrMO6VR8RIOBFV7EJGvaHApMjWrX8RgfUq-j9sHJ6c5vRlFro9mDTakIwE2IyRy9Pc-Mt3t47HAdXr-S4Lq5FhjopSrkc9K_Qn5Wf0X1kMnAhn21Uss-kHhTNcpYHowZwmPw/s1198/21.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1198" data-original-width="1174" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYsQFEsuVQtPr2DsGmxzPBtcmQkJoSnfdvcwltI8tlZuS88vFIanRPIBhrMO6VR8RIOBFV7EJGvaHApMjWrX8RgfUq-j9sHJ6c5vRlFro9mDTakIwE2IyRy9Pc-Mt3t47HAdXr-S4Lq5FhjopSrkc9K_Qn5Wf0X1kMnAhn21Uss-kHhTNcpYHowZwmPw/w393-h400/21.png" width="393" /></a></div><div><br /></div><i>I'm cheating ever so slightly with today's story...</i><div><i><br /></i><div><i>The best thing about the Year of Stories in 2022, was that sense of reconnection with people. And this is a story from two years back, when it felt hard to imagine those times. It's a midwinter tale, somewhere between the darkness and the light, and it features somewhere from my current work in progress...so I'm going to allow it...</i></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Christmas Spirits</b></div><div><br /><div><div style="text-align: left;">Melchior’s Migratory Midwinter Market was established 923AD by order of Wenceslas himself. Being a migratory market, it drifts across countries, between centuries, providing the most remarkable selection of stalls and entertainment to anyone who is able to find their way inside. You may have seen a sign pointing towards it while in a hurry on Christmas Eve, or caught the unusual scent of its legendary basilisk burgers and candied stars as you shuffled through the slush at the sales. Always just a street or two further away than you can reach.<br /><o:p> <br /></o:p>On the solstice day, at the moment of midwinter, the market makes itself exclusively available to a particular type of customer, those who have their own seasonal responsibilities and so often find it more difficult to find gifts for friends and family.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />At Melchior’s, on that day, you might see Grandfather Frost buying woollen hats, the Yule Goat carrying bales of golden straw or the Jolasveinar stocking up on Sherwood’s best wild boar.<br />And on this particularly bleak midwinter, you would have seen a small girl and a tall figure in a hooded robe making their way through the market, looking for someone.<br />“There he is,” said the girl, “I told you this is where he would be.”<br />The hooded figure looked over to ‘The Wild Hunt’, one of several taverns dotted around the market. The taverns tables were no more than roughly chopped logs, tied together with ivy, and in the corner, at the biggest table of all, behind a mountainous pile of mugs, flagons and bottles of all colours and sizes, sat a large man with a bushy red beard and a long green coat.<br />“Looks like he’s been for awhile,” said the girl.<br />“Hard to tell,” said the hooded figure, “he can put it away at the best of times.”<br />The two walked over to the table, and sat down beside the bearded man.<br />“There’s such a thing as too much plenty you know,” said the hooded figure. He gestured to the bar for two more drinks. <br />“And another mead for me,” said the man.<br />“How many have you had?” asked the girl.<br />“One for each of my brothers before me…almost. I’m struggling to hit two thousand.”<br />“Well everyone has their limits,” said the hooded figure, “presumably even you.”<br />The barmaid brought over a wooden mug filled with gold flecked hot chocolate for the girl, a tiny porcelain cup of thick black coffee for the hooded figure, and a huge silver goblet of warmed mead for the man.<br />“If you’ve come to change my mind, you can forget it,” said the man, “I’m not doing it.”<br />The girl tried her best twinkling smile, “But it’s…”<br />“And don’t say it’s Christmas. Because it isn’t Christmas is it? It’s nothing like Christmas.”<br />The man picked up the goblet of mead and drank it down in one gulp before burping loudly.<br />“One thousand nine hundred and eighty three,” he said, raising his hand to the bar for another.<br />“This isn’t like you,” said the girl gently.<br />The man shook his head, “I know. I know it isn’t. I don’t like feeling like this. And I’ve tried, but...”<br />“Try harder,” said the hooded figure.<br />The girl shushed him, “That isn’t helpful.”<br />The hooded figure shrugged awkwardly. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />For a moment, they sat without speaking, listening to the syncopated carols of the steam powered brass band. The girl took a big slurp of her chocolate and then wiped her mouth, smearing sparkling chocolate all across her face. “Look. I think maybe, we just have a different job this year,” she said. “It’s not about making people change their ways. Lots of people have done that already.”<br />“She’s right,” said the hooded figure, “It’s been a bumper year for personal reflection.”<br />“…so what are we for?” asked the man. “What do we show them?”<br />“Hope,” said the hooded figure. “Christmas Past reminds them of those glorious times together with family, I show them the better days ahead. And you show them that even this year, even now, that people are still doing their best to find happiness.”<br />“If anyone can find that, it’s you,” said the girl. “Remember that one Christmas we haunted a ships Captain and we visited a treasure island where you dug up chocolate doubloons?”<br />Christmas Future chuckled, “Or when you convinced Prospero to invite the whole town to a big fancy dress Christmas party in his abbey? And I did all the decorations.”<br />The man stroked his beard, a smile playing around his lips, “That was fun.”<br />“So maybe there are less parties this year to take folk to,” said Christmas Past. “And empty chairs at the table. It’s different. Harder than it’s been for a long time, for longer than most folks now can remember. But that can’t steal away the Christmases you’ve had, keep you from imagining how next Christmas will be different…”<br />“Or stop you being here, in Christmas Present…”<br />The girl beamed, and nudged Christmas Future in the ribs, “See! I told you we could do it.”<br />Christmas Present smiled, “Thank you”. He blinked, looking at the mess of bottles and mugs stacked in front of him. “Deary me.”<br />Christmas Present lifted his holly wreath crown, and placed it carefully back on his head.<br />“There’s a stall over there does hangover cures,” said Christmas Future, “Back in a minute.”<br /> <br />The three ghosts helped tidy up the tavern table, Christmas Present bought Past and Future some coal fudge and then they all made their way to the edge of the market.<br />“Can we maybe do just one old style haunting as well…” he asked, “there is just one person who doesn’t seem to have learned his lesson yet this year.”<br />“Oh I wouldn’t worry about him,” said the Ghost of Christmas Future. “He’s had more than enough opportunity for epiphanies.”<br />“Yes,” said Christmas Past, “I used to think everyone was worth trying to save. Now…I’m not so sure. Let’s just focus on the positives.”<br />“Fair enough,” said Christmas Present. “Hey, what about that time we took that banker up those weird mountains in Antarctica. What a laugh!”<br /> <br />The three friends left the market, and wandered back out into the snow to prepare for their Christmas visits. 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margin: 0cm;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div>Paul Bristowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06093165243350186267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847421837140298951.post-48078821363605157102022-12-20T10:00:00.001+00:002022-12-20T10:00:00.158+00:00Story Calendar Day 20 - North Ayrshire Community Campfire<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigVGISKy80P5kVPbyc15oOgm5jUv5nKI47p0VqkM9ZQNCwOC4HR-anwIesiw00_rYWpDjbEXC2JFw_Bt9cw3_TTXCLu0ECQq9b4JkbbB4zlfNgJK_xXGZsYIR_qWPoM0ykng0BXNaIZTiFWGkAxYZDr1tw-cHZAhwiXrXEhbTpOIyVPnTYjcYU3ndy0A/s1204/20.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1196" data-original-width="1204" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigVGISKy80P5kVPbyc15oOgm5jUv5nKI47p0VqkM9ZQNCwOC4HR-anwIesiw00_rYWpDjbEXC2JFw_Bt9cw3_TTXCLu0ECQq9b4JkbbB4zlfNgJK_xXGZsYIR_qWPoM0ykng0BXNaIZTiFWGkAxYZDr1tw-cHZAhwiXrXEhbTpOIyVPnTYjcYU3ndy0A/w400-h398/20.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div>A final selection of stories collected during the Scottish Book Trust's Community Campfires project.</div><div><br /></div><div>There's ghosts, fairgrounds, and a few thoughts from me on the power of stories and finding your voice.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Z18WdjMI0jE" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe>Paul Bristowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06093165243350186267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847421837140298951.post-30360204840098410552022-12-19T10:00:00.001+00:002022-12-19T10:00:00.157+00:00Story Calendar Day 19 - Over The Wall<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiswSdWMPrIAvcrNgUjd_8W7t8pnDWVH7jbvzhL_lWzRjnsW0ll5Wj7nVzt6HcS-7dCX8EYC1EPoUIGfodtNIyHmCZIma7N2P0DOPuEv-FB-kU2_zi5bnRxC2jf2nlFvXcqSuoYATdtQ6pQ96WSjQiz-TlPRZqXw35zfvyPYW2s5SiTaX6rSmAlVnuPQ/s1196/19.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1192" data-original-width="1196" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiswSdWMPrIAvcrNgUjd_8W7t8pnDWVH7jbvzhL_lWzRjnsW0ll5Wj7nVzt6HcS-7dCX8EYC1EPoUIGfodtNIyHmCZIma7N2P0DOPuEv-FB-kU2_zi5bnRxC2jf2nlFvXcqSuoYATdtQ6pQ96WSjQiz-TlPRZqXw35zfvyPYW2s5SiTaX6rSmAlVnuPQ/w400-h399/19.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div>'Over The Wall' is the second of the two Antonine Wall comics created as part of the<a href="https://rediscoveringtheantoninewall.org" target="_blank"> Rediscovering the Antonine Wall projec</a>t. </div><div><br /></div><div>This one was created by pupils of Drumchapel High School, who were very clear that they wanted their comic to reflect the diversity of the school and also to have minimal text - with the text that was used being in a dyslexia friendly font. This comic also tells one longer story rather than the short tales from<a href="https://issuu.com/magictorchcomics/docs/antonine_digital_" target="_blank"> 'Antonine!'</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>You can <a href="https://issuu.com/magictorchcomics/docs/over_the_wall_-_digital" target="_blank">read and download the comic via ISSUU</a> or read below. Art is by Katherine Hemmings.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
<div style="position:relative;padding-top:max(60%,326px);height:0;width:100%"><iframe allow="clipboard-write" sandbox="allow-top-navigation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation allow-downloads allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-modals allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-forms" allowfullscreen="true" style="position:absolute;border:none;width:100%;height:100%;left:0;right:0;top:0;bottom:0;" src="https://e.issuu.com/embed.html?d=over_the_wall_-_digital&u=magictorchcomics"></iframe></div>Paul Bristowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06093165243350186267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847421837140298951.post-56726492413729931132022-12-18T10:00:00.002+00:002022-12-18T10:00:00.162+00:00Story Calendar Day 18 - Oor Stories<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNzPiX7BgXKQwWhCiJrFT5OBUt5XFaiOX-dMTFZ3Nx2ghH9fyfjjOeJoJDd5XloW0dudDV7c6g6wbrjHQo5WEyzPIf7c6u5J18ai9Jr3Td-0WGx-9JcOF6cC8k1-jm52r3tZAJMIufmjWsJpJqZ3yaVV01VPbTRiFKyycmiS1Vrf2BY10aXZA4IHy5kg/s1104/18.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1064" data-original-width="1104" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNzPiX7BgXKQwWhCiJrFT5OBUt5XFaiOX-dMTFZ3Nx2ghH9fyfjjOeJoJDd5XloW0dudDV7c6g6wbrjHQo5WEyzPIf7c6u5J18ai9Jr3Td-0WGx-9JcOF6cC8k1-jm52r3tZAJMIufmjWsJpJqZ3yaVV01VPbTRiFKyycmiS1Vrf2BY10aXZA4IHy5kg/w400-h385/18.png" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>As part of Scotland's Year of Stories, Inverclyde Libraries ran the 'Oor Stories' project. I worked with young people in summer workshops and in Notre Dame High School Communications and Language Unit, to create two different comic stories. The tales explored Inverclyde myths and legends from mermaids and warlocks, to the tales of the mysterious menagerie which was once kept beneath Newark Castle. Two different comics in two very different styles were produced, Volume One and Volume Two, you can <a href="https://issuu.com/magictorchcomics" target="_blank">read and download them via ISSUU</a> - or flick through Volume One below.<div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>
<div style="height: 0px; padding-top: max(60%,326px); position: relative; width: 100%;"><iframe allow="clipboard-write" allowfullscreen="true" sandbox="allow-top-navigation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation allow-downloads allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-modals allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-forms" src="https://e.issuu.com/embed.html?d=oor_stories&u=magictorchcomics" style="border: none; bottom: 0; height: 100%; left: 0; position: absolute; right: 0; top: 0; width: 100%;"></iframe></div>Paul Bristowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06093165243350186267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847421837140298951.post-17789242886367886052022-12-17T10:00:00.001+00:002022-12-17T10:00:00.158+00:00Story Calendar Day 17 - The Silver Snowflake<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj87PC8bcN0BQA2ex_ye_U_6u0u-LmDj-vN5AEOwWERJYIYaAlTFpKWGXYFyKgswf4tCjC74jaOul9MhVjSrWf5NtdWNeMt12CMZV6mz1phZWpWSwJVwZQRKiCED8GYp3BEZe9oNvZkbkP47H470a2wGMyS3dU-sYMQQGmN5TljfcZp8viIVBef7AitfQ/s1068/17.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1062" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj87PC8bcN0BQA2ex_ye_U_6u0u-LmDj-vN5AEOwWERJYIYaAlTFpKWGXYFyKgswf4tCjC74jaOul9MhVjSrWf5NtdWNeMt12CMZV6mz1phZWpWSwJVwZQRKiCED8GYp3BEZe9oNvZkbkP47H470a2wGMyS3dU-sYMQQGmN5TljfcZp8viIVBef7AitfQ/w398-h400/17.png" width="398" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div>Today's story is a totally made up traditional folktale, told by me at the Beacon Arts Centre.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div></div>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KGUqI8h98mk" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe>Paul Bristowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06093165243350186267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847421837140298951.post-25847125340516203372022-12-16T10:00:00.003+00:002022-12-16T10:00:00.162+00:00Story Calendar Day 16 - Outer Hebrides Heroes<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifXZfWi1ORW-CGkBVjp4OTb_-SBUUtG1SHtiCYh8-pE94v_YY7Y4hrYtwkgiTvU-P0AzYelGpv3_M6nqpy3EXvd_sPcoRzqTYRYSSbpqRZF2Cu38LIJk1UenMTOLhDbM2MldBG71ENASLQsxW29YUBx35baiS5jl6-xbCDy6AKCKMGNznFZHjL8cOMhQ/s1104/16.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1082" data-original-width="1104" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifXZfWi1ORW-CGkBVjp4OTb_-SBUUtG1SHtiCYh8-pE94v_YY7Y4hrYtwkgiTvU-P0AzYelGpv3_M6nqpy3EXvd_sPcoRzqTYRYSSbpqRZF2Cu38LIJk1UenMTOLhDbM2MldBG71ENASLQsxW29YUBx35baiS5jl6-xbCDy6AKCKMGNznFZHjL8cOMhQ/w400-h393/16.png" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Once again, we enjoy the company of North Uist's own Hercules The Bear - this time he features in a comic which introduces a team of Outer Hebrides heroes. The page was created as part of a special tour I got to do, visiting 10 Primary Schools in the Western Isles during the glorious <a href="https://ohcon.info" target="_blank">Outer Hebrides Comicon</a>.<p></p><div>This introductory page, set the scene for an epic tale, to which each school added their ideas. The full comic will be released early in 2023. The artwork below is by Norrie Millar.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfrLH3nAas-jcBExJT4cEH93YpFvUWPCa7SCTLXJYS9-U7IZrcXPCe4qFQ73eF6dENoZtLCvG7jPgxBivcj2zKbJiamfhrugQ-8NTWMfWkr0WHaLJ4vWS_2kiUzxWZdJCDIMORUWhMr2z8gS-WAUEc5k5ovCd2tyWvzlnGK-iZh05ugf21OT2onzWxjA/s4800/16%20OHComicHeroesRGB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4800" data-original-width="3300" height="767" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfrLH3nAas-jcBExJT4cEH93YpFvUWPCa7SCTLXJYS9-U7IZrcXPCe4qFQ73eF6dENoZtLCvG7jPgxBivcj2zKbJiamfhrugQ-8NTWMfWkr0WHaLJ4vWS_2kiUzxWZdJCDIMORUWhMr2z8gS-WAUEc5k5ovCd2tyWvzlnGK-iZh05ugf21OT2onzWxjA/w527-h767/16%20OHComicHeroesRGB.jpg" width="527" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Paul Bristowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06093165243350186267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847421837140298951.post-56358134355506984172022-12-15T10:00:00.002+00:002022-12-15T10:00:00.154+00:00Story Calendar Day 15 - Antonine!<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlDxV9EoMPSpCRzcWKCJjEOWJp9a2GJyzNZLk60Qtn5pHRomJgElDU68sb0zm4-cTpETWMBOKAZ2ct8H422X3zf6b_R8MF6Bq41gcNtIz5VedMk4DMQV_ksBiGTZYdr2CE8u9taIvK7-Wb8dtUUAwbzoGI1SlI6k9XBbq9o6QuRfbFFCHZgTxiyiS6LA/s1090/15.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1090" data-original-width="1088" height="423" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlDxV9EoMPSpCRzcWKCJjEOWJp9a2GJyzNZLk60Qtn5pHRomJgElDU68sb0zm4-cTpETWMBOKAZ2ct8H422X3zf6b_R8MF6Bq41gcNtIz5VedMk4DMQV_ksBiGTZYdr2CE8u9taIvK7-Wb8dtUUAwbzoGI1SlI6k9XBbq9o6QuRfbFFCHZgTxiyiS6LA/w422-h423/15.png" width="422" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div>Today's project was centuries in the making - the first of 2 comics created as part of the <a href="https://rediscoveringtheantoninewall.org" target="_blank">Rediscovering the Antonine Wall Project</a>. This first collection, was created with five different primary schools, one from each of the local authorities which the wall runs through. From troublesome Caledonian Kids to ancient Roman toilet troubles, there's something for everyone. You can flick through the comic below, <a href="https://issuu.com/magictorchcomics/docs/antonine_digital_" target="_blank">or read and download via ISSUU</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
<div style="height: 0px; padding-top: max(60%,326px); position: relative; width: 100%;"><iframe allow="clipboard-write" allowfullscreen="true" sandbox="allow-top-navigation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation allow-downloads allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-modals allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-forms" src="https://e.issuu.com/embed.html?d=antonine_digital_&u=magictorchcomics" style="border: none; bottom: 0; height: 100%; left: 0; position: absolute; right: 0; top: 0; width: 100%;"></iframe></div>Paul Bristowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06093165243350186267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847421837140298951.post-44267097158506438232022-12-14T10:00:00.001+00:002022-12-14T10:00:00.159+00:00Story Calendar Day 14 - Inverclyde Community Campfire<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoXo1cr5hn_HivZ1LKNqwkJBTc5mbNd_aNycKtbgSmbjv2jAlhxGMefBGhPFBEm3najdIA13n3rs-NsfYQWBMzfcBgsIZP15mVHZP4vtTftLd_8Hm061mmhkbs_j-QF-nDNi1ken7Xh3Wr6dim0U9xkxh05vP4x1A0SOgQv3PcCGaVlKQQKBnjyWByDQ/s1104/14.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1086" data-original-width="1104" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoXo1cr5hn_HivZ1LKNqwkJBTc5mbNd_aNycKtbgSmbjv2jAlhxGMefBGhPFBEm3najdIA13n3rs-NsfYQWBMzfcBgsIZP15mVHZP4vtTftLd_8Hm061mmhkbs_j-QF-nDNi1ken7Xh3Wr6dim0U9xkxh05vP4x1A0SOgQv3PcCGaVlKQQKBnjyWByDQ/w400-h394/14.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div>Another set of Community Campfire stories now, this time from my home turf in Inverclyde. I've been listening to, collecting and sharing stories from Inverclyde in one way or another for almost twenty five years now - and I've done it A LOT in the last four years in particular. And so you might thing I've heard it all before. But in truth, I've only scratched the surface, and there is a special joy in hearing all the different voices and stories that make up the community around you, and helping other people experience that too.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SLlCLEdt8i0" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>Paul Bristowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06093165243350186267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847421837140298951.post-78263905796621117612022-12-13T10:00:00.004+00:002022-12-13T10:00:00.159+00:00Story Calendar Day 13 - Clyde Crew<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNaJ954-YBcYhMFwlg5sIa4iGY7BSHHIfyFZ2818ZUDEXeLEFZwcXUHTYuo7k7ZfWxER4ZOrknlseED1nGr5wM6LtvtPnHzciWE_m8VxIEt0ZihRpsgSHBUC-nAlBK-uX7PEZomlavqSa4XGRYUSHG8gwoIFoOgP6JHoNFVtJMyeEcnx9WoP0hA2gIKg/s1086/13.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1086" data-original-width="1072" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNaJ954-YBcYhMFwlg5sIa4iGY7BSHHIfyFZ2818ZUDEXeLEFZwcXUHTYuo7k7ZfWxER4ZOrknlseED1nGr5wM6LtvtPnHzciWE_m8VxIEt0ZihRpsgSHBUC-nAlBK-uX7PEZomlavqSa4XGRYUSHG8gwoIFoOgP6JHoNFVtJMyeEcnx9WoP0hA2gIKg/w395-h400/13.png" width="395" /></a></div><br />Todays story was actually created this time last year, in December 2021 during an action packed set of 21 comic workshops with every primary school in Inverclyde. It was the first time I had been able to get back into schools to deliver since the Before Times, and it was an absolute joy from start to finish. <div><br /></div><div>The idea originated with attainment teachers <a href="https://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/19743566.inverclyde-primary-schools-take-part-exciting-new-storytelling-project/" target="_blank">Colette Cavanagh and Julie Docherty</a> and involved all schools learning about comics storytelling and then creating a page each of an enromous superhero epic set all across Inverclyde. </div><div><br /></div><div>The completed comic was shared in March this year, and it remains one of my favourite projects - it was exactly the sort of thing I hoped we would be able to do when setting up Magic Torch Comics CIC. </div><div><a href="https://issuu.com/magictorchcomics/docs/clyde_crew" target="_blank">You can read and download on ISSUU </a>or flick through below. Enjoy!<p></p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
<div style="height: 0px; padding-top: max(60%,326px); position: relative; width: 100%;"><iframe allow="clipboard-write" allowfullscreen="true" sandbox="allow-top-navigation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation allow-downloads allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-modals allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-forms" src="https://e.issuu.com/embed.html?d=clyde_crew&u=magictorchcomics" style="border: none; bottom: 0; height: 100%; left: 0; position: absolute; right: 0; top: 0; width: 100%;"></iframe></div></div>Paul Bristowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06093165243350186267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847421837140298951.post-20021298178574127312022-12-12T10:00:00.001+00:002022-12-12T10:00:00.166+00:00Story Calendar Day 12 - Hercules The Bear<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIScZDKVPZ9-tVDuFJJ8gRTjgJjl_w3UChHFSrApq22we5TD1cnjfcV59cnuuSgePOOzfZLm0SUlmtQfW9byEgp7d4bo96908ETY7wIbRzl308iUWQ0TI7muVwKUaRkAOPnzH8hRrJdXSW7UMQbkEywGAEOw2bPFttPd_Ahz35L9Sux6kRRa581ZRXPA/s1602/12.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1538" data-original-width="1602" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIScZDKVPZ9-tVDuFJJ8gRTjgJjl_w3UChHFSrApq22we5TD1cnjfcV59cnuuSgePOOzfZLm0SUlmtQfW9byEgp7d4bo96908ETY7wIbRzl308iUWQ0TI7muVwKUaRkAOPnzH8hRrJdXSW7UMQbkEywGAEOw2bPFttPd_Ahz35L9Sux6kRRa581ZRXPA/w400-h384/12.png" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I've already shared some of the stories from <a href="http://paulbristow.blogspot.com/2022/12/story-calendar-day-1-western-isles.html" target="_blank">my visit to North Uist earlier in the year</a> - the story of Hercules the Bear was such an inspiration that I decided to adapt it as a comic too, with art by Norrie Millar. In fact, Hercules turns up in another comics project later in the month too...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gpZQjYLhn_0" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe>Paul Bristowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06093165243350186267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847421837140298951.post-30254310569196148392022-12-11T10:00:00.001+00:002022-12-11T10:00:00.157+00:00Story Calendar Day 11 - Galoshans Ghost Stories<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCFx9cMv4oz9nToUCpVkhO9DvPbQd8zioKtofdJw6zgwdiuVgpOQKLwpOwXUXtwCBoyjrmsaRTQ3llKOeFG9A0HFCtPFNOOv2Vac183jOaF3sGDZjC5fZzMvk-VEEfPeEc913I2xen9FDRglF9mN68-PGFVyvuRS2jDfFyWIKsWQpnfziqDKn1NkR1zA/s1562/11.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1562" data-original-width="1558" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCFx9cMv4oz9nToUCpVkhO9DvPbQd8zioKtofdJw6zgwdiuVgpOQKLwpOwXUXtwCBoyjrmsaRTQ3llKOeFG9A0HFCtPFNOOv2Vac183jOaF3sGDZjC5fZzMvk-VEEfPeEc913I2xen9FDRglF9mN68-PGFVyvuRS2jDfFyWIKsWQpnfziqDKn1NkR1zA/w399-h400/11.png" width="399" /></a></div><br />Inverclyde celebrates Halloween with the Galoshans Festival, a huge range of community led exhibitions, performances and events involving lots of local organisations and artists. It's always fun to be involved.<p></p><div>One of the projects I was running this year, was a Ghost Story Club, a writers group in Gourock library who wrote and recorded a selection of Ghost Stories for a podcast which we shared on 31st October.</div><div><br /></div><div>Ideal winter evening listening...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
<iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="300" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1372645252&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true" width="100%"></iframe><div style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Interstate, "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Garuda, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: 100; line-break: anywhere; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; word-break: normal;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-926091747" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="A Story Boat...">A Story Boat...</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-926091747/galoshans-ghost-story-club-2022" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Galoshans Ghost Story Club 2022">Galoshans Ghost Story Club 2022</a></div>Paul Bristowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06093165243350186267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847421837140298951.post-24252368770119197062022-12-10T10:00:00.003+00:002022-12-10T10:00:00.176+00:00Story Calendar Day 10 - Rain<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5YrXvPpXnAJDJ25Advf03vJuk8l-pDUxWyLxSiLknPsBlVvwDp_z2mIIE0b0Xc4fIOaj2Q1Ipk2_557jLerhhBqP7CnndBfDpMI-t7aZydlax4a-YlqkHDOg5xp9zKI060ZrXalxnW3yl51AG5Az49lBs3oVMgt-qPWK4yZNpUxOBrSXRp4RsC6gXnw/s1610/10.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1566" data-original-width="1610" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5YrXvPpXnAJDJ25Advf03vJuk8l-pDUxWyLxSiLknPsBlVvwDp_z2mIIE0b0Xc4fIOaj2Q1Ipk2_557jLerhhBqP7CnndBfDpMI-t7aZydlax4a-YlqkHDOg5xp9zKI060ZrXalxnW3yl51AG5Az49lBs3oVMgt-qPWK4yZNpUxOBrSXRp4RsC6gXnw/w400-h389/10.png" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>During and after Cop26, I worked with several groups of young people to create comics stories which imagined a future where we solved our climate crisis problems, where we collaborated and compromised to find a better tomorrow. The full collection of comics can be <a href="https://issuu.com/magictorchcomics/docs/climate_comics" target="_blank">read and downloaded via ISSUU</a>. <div><br /></div><div>Rain, the story below, attempts to turn a regular issue from my hometown of Greenock, into something more positive. It features music from my son Connor, currently studying composition at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland - it was lovely to be able to collaborate with him creatively.<p></p><div><br /></div>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yTbDitVgnWw" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div>Paul Bristowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06093165243350186267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847421837140298951.post-64196281128636105272022-12-09T10:00:00.001+00:002022-12-09T10:00:00.150+00:00Story Calendar Day 9 - Common Good Comics<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrtxORP3Jc1QqDJFhWUdn6aL3xuHIRjxu-nlR8RqBIuzmYgRm0qBzNYp2xRjOD62mWJBRXtWRnhWIzsop7b-jXrNRlcTdhW5l3u1m8hp_2oir90yn7GAFEgPR8kAoIjOulxcLJTzE5T6uQYKGBqq9QAeSgCb-JIerf69D58R79TWAkjSABeN7rs8p0Ag/s1584/9.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1584" data-original-width="1570" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrtxORP3Jc1QqDJFhWUdn6aL3xuHIRjxu-nlR8RqBIuzmYgRm0qBzNYp2xRjOD62mWJBRXtWRnhWIzsop7b-jXrNRlcTdhW5l3u1m8hp_2oir90yn7GAFEgPR8kAoIjOulxcLJTzE5T6uQYKGBqq9QAeSgCb-JIerf69D58R79TWAkjSABeN7rs8p0Ag/w396-h400/9.png" width="396" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Since 2020, Magic Torch Comics CIC have been working on the Common Good Comics project with Glasgow Caledonian University. The first collection of comics shares stories of Scottish social enterprise and was published earlier this year, <a href="https://issuu.com/magictorchcomics/docs/common_good_comics_issue_1_digital_" target="_blank">It is now available to read and download via ISSUU</a>.<p></p><div><br /></div>
<div style="height: 0px; padding-top: max(60%,326px); position: relative; width: 100%;"><iframe allow="clipboard-write" allowfullscreen="true" sandbox="allow-top-navigation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation allow-downloads allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-modals allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-forms" src="https://e.issuu.com/embed.html?d=common_good_comics_issue_1_digital_&pageLayout=singlePage&u=magictorchcomics" style="border: none; bottom: 0; height: 100%; left: 0; position: absolute; right: 0; top: 0; width: 100%;"></iframe></div>Paul Bristowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06093165243350186267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847421837140298951.post-46874235054400889662022-12-08T10:00:00.001+00:002022-12-08T10:00:00.155+00:00Story Calendar Day 8 - Pet Shop of Terror<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqeVyt3f7Du4hF6rdWV9JG6h6yWlFCtd8LL10dm9c1RZEukaRBvwjRI7F9P08HOuZ8I5_SyU8xvl7Hta9vLwWmToJOeSb4XQMDeBV0WEzkZlUNgO9H5XhGQ6cWIQJ0cJRPZ1X5wG0JT94S9WplZ4ZsLHD0LXNKXMqhNERAA-d6QM_PqsrS8Ey6cqAjrg/s1594/8.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1582" data-original-width="1594" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqeVyt3f7Du4hF6rdWV9JG6h6yWlFCtd8LL10dm9c1RZEukaRBvwjRI7F9P08HOuZ8I5_SyU8xvl7Hta9vLwWmToJOeSb4XQMDeBV0WEzkZlUNgO9H5XhGQ6cWIQJ0cJRPZ1X5wG0JT94S9WplZ4ZsLHD0LXNKXMqhNERAA-d6QM_PqsrS8Ey6cqAjrg/w400-h398/8.png" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Through the Scottish Book Trust's wonderful Live Literature scheme, I have the privilege of visiting schools all across the country to talk with pupils about books, comics and stories. Earlier in the year, I had a few visits with Corseford Primary, a Capability Scotland school. The class there wanted to create a spooky story - which we developed as a choice based game, to help pupils with a range of communication needs to take part.<div><br /></div><div>This is the start of our story, with artwork from Norrie Millar...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg22xzYrd_BK5UvPNus1JVk3VOhHS5jfJzBA7ztsxj3msEuLQnuqA20RzrL1sAfaZLx4ikW7fujsCpe9XL7kBa-AlUh8Ox87eCWTtH2oEYSuVI3rKa1aN6AK4C0GzYePP_waEXyYWmIGupAQGBcTqQQiYWfOUXHGIytry6IR3X3aWtWaFAxjI5V9e2tYQ/s4800/08%20PetShopHorrorLettered01RGB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4800" data-original-width="3300" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg22xzYrd_BK5UvPNus1JVk3VOhHS5jfJzBA7ztsxj3msEuLQnuqA20RzrL1sAfaZLx4ikW7fujsCpe9XL7kBa-AlUh8Ox87eCWTtH2oEYSuVI3rKa1aN6AK4C0GzYePP_waEXyYWmIGupAQGBcTqQQiYWfOUXHGIytry6IR3X3aWtWaFAxjI5V9e2tYQ/w440-h640/08%20PetShopHorrorLettered01RGB.jpg" width="440" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Paul Bristowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06093165243350186267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847421837140298951.post-18358109991632536032022-12-07T10:00:00.001+00:002022-12-07T10:00:00.163+00:00Story Calendar Day 7 - The Wishing Mirror<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGq1aNIcKUgpahWWzU2fOvXPLfxcR_pr9YgG9X9ZFX1HVBwoFZxrx_dyEsFhGLIUqB0MIP0VmtyJMN5EoDuqZGudq9tiFjQj1w2trLl1Xa6YBUeKLzcBpEEgYx7ZSNek8JCLDQS3HVOwmtH0tUaOoRZMkERaxcCziw2fxFTL3-__L7hjJoD3KKz6ocpQ/s1584/7.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1578" data-original-width="1584" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGq1aNIcKUgpahWWzU2fOvXPLfxcR_pr9YgG9X9ZFX1HVBwoFZxrx_dyEsFhGLIUqB0MIP0VmtyJMN5EoDuqZGudq9tiFjQj1w2trLl1Xa6YBUeKLzcBpEEgYx7ZSNek8JCLDQS3HVOwmtH0tUaOoRZMkERaxcCziw2fxFTL3-__L7hjJoD3KKz6ocpQ/w400-h399/7.png" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Today's story is the first of several traditional style tales about festive gifts...<p></p><br />
<iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="300" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1397150134&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true" width="100%"></iframe><div style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Interstate, "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Garuda, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: 100; line-break: anywhere; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; word-break: normal;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-926091747" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="A Story Boat...">A Story Boat...</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-926091747/the-wishing-mirror" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="The Wishing Mirror">The Wishing Mirror</a></div>Paul Bristowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06093165243350186267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847421837140298951.post-49267273210241216102022-12-06T10:00:00.001+00:002022-12-06T10:00:00.156+00:00Story Calendar Day 6 - Fife Community Campfire<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivyB__qRPapXVLXwktnxrRe4qNtKipxg3wOxKc6Dkp0x_S1YD12bgSCcUFIEP0e7AEZQbefGNOmKSUQIIIyQqwhdAO84vMtP_doyUQyfmzk58jfsm0QO-vo5C0Y5PrLK9NFQemsJVWoxMds7Hwv0pqEGZGZOQ80gBOkMdmn3IaGqWXxz9NSRcDV39S3A/s1292/6.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1252" data-original-width="1292" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivyB__qRPapXVLXwktnxrRe4qNtKipxg3wOxKc6Dkp0x_S1YD12bgSCcUFIEP0e7AEZQbefGNOmKSUQIIIyQqwhdAO84vMtP_doyUQyfmzk58jfsm0QO-vo5C0Y5PrLK9NFQemsJVWoxMds7Hwv0pqEGZGZOQ80gBOkMdmn3IaGqWXxz9NSRcDV39S3A/w400-h388/6.png" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>More community stories from my travels with the Scottish Book Trust, this time from Fife, featuring food, football, fine wine and folktales...<p></p><div><br /></div>
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yka2L-sxi8Q" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>Paul Bristowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06093165243350186267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847421837140298951.post-35646255444942285492022-12-05T10:00:00.028+00:002022-12-05T10:00:00.169+00:00Story Calendar Day 5 - Occupy! Occupy! Occupy!<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMn24xy1sB7EJTZBVLqbOFdUaJoFJmSU3POK-WbB_43OjpR1C4oUd9HYOjYdSVko_YXU3N8ZrHN59CNyJYQWsDe-0llJlbs2X1xicoZ6vKWirwzJha9qq_CawOBvQpA0L9ZyAHuoB4RDHOLr6C4ZONDXFc7U85NG7wNLoYay4-qyc1ytAQNwQLTtL5jQ/s1252/5.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1252" data-original-width="1232" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMn24xy1sB7EJTZBVLqbOFdUaJoFJmSU3POK-WbB_43OjpR1C4oUd9HYOjYdSVko_YXU3N8ZrHN59CNyJYQWsDe-0llJlbs2X1xicoZ6vKWirwzJha9qq_CawOBvQpA0L9ZyAHuoB4RDHOLr6C4ZONDXFc7U85NG7wNLoYay4-qyc1ytAQNwQLTtL5jQ/w394-h400/5.png" width="394" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div><span style="color: #0f1419;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Todays story is a festive gift idea. <b>Occupy! Occupy! Occupy!</b> is a comic history of the occupation movement in Scotland, which I was proud to work on this year. From industrial disputes to the Baile Hoose occupation of Cop26 via Glasgow Anarchists and the Faslane Peace Camp it;s a fascinating story of community led change told by those who were involved. </span></span></div><div><span style="color: #0f1419;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #0f1419;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The book supports the community work of Govanhill Baths and at a mere £5 it's a bargain! <a href="https://www.govanhillbaths.com/product/occupy-occupy-occupy-comic-book/" target="_blank">Visit their online store to see the full range of gifts</a>.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #0f1419;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #0f1419;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #0f1419;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBC0lPbxB2wOpK4mqh5kn4jVRu1yvGVsu4dvLSMTxwZgCO_E0yr9E1R1wHgDfH39tDzJkBHbA96W_O3867vn_BFstg3Xwuu3FFplECi9C1kJMk2G3i0PMw_dBkVuMt09UiEEqu-Y2nt5ct3uSl0ZtQYDDQv4fVyGLQkFbyJ4LCyW03e8ZrLxuXdizYtw/s2000/Occupy!%20Cover.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1426" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBC0lPbxB2wOpK4mqh5kn4jVRu1yvGVsu4dvLSMTxwZgCO_E0yr9E1R1wHgDfH39tDzJkBHbA96W_O3867vn_BFstg3Xwuu3FFplECi9C1kJMk2G3i0PMw_dBkVuMt09UiEEqu-Y2nt5ct3uSl0ZtQYDDQv4fVyGLQkFbyJ4LCyW03e8ZrLxuXdizYtw/w456-h640/Occupy!%20Cover.png" width="456" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div>Paul Bristowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06093165243350186267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847421837140298951.post-88329069285764429202022-12-04T10:00:00.003+00:002022-12-04T10:00:00.154+00:00Story Calendar Day 4 - Queen Moremi<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqEMVLfMpKuQ1VgsYQw7i8hBvsxBumnpYeLFwiWntL3NwYcepHCM0MjMjBUuJgua-7VHVXps_ahURrljA2viuipej8EE1iU-zKmqbYUWpTvRzQ0ud3cDH7brEuCvuUK0cBKXOysXoP1Sqfpa4zwT2mJb69_jUNf-gVbCagCMdfkfSvh_D2sFiymBeHWQ/s1282/4.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1250" data-original-width="1282" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqEMVLfMpKuQ1VgsYQw7i8hBvsxBumnpYeLFwiWntL3NwYcepHCM0MjMjBUuJgua-7VHVXps_ahURrljA2viuipej8EE1iU-zKmqbYUWpTvRzQ0ud3cDH7brEuCvuUK0cBKXOysXoP1Sqfpa4zwT2mJb69_jUNf-gVbCagCMdfkfSvh_D2sFiymBeHWQ/w400-h390/4.png" width="400" /></a></div><br />One of my favourite projects from 2022, was our Story Ceilidh, which worked alongside Your Voice Inverclyde and New Scots families to record, adapt and share traditional tales from Scotland, Syria and Nigeria. The project was supported by Museums Galleries Scotland and Visit Scotland as part of the Year of Scotlands Stories.<div><br /></div><div>The stories were performed at the Beacon Arts Centre in September, below, you can hear a 'behind the scenes' recording of one of the stories - Queen Moremi told by Adekoya Adeola, I had met Adeola two minutes before she sat down and filled the room telling this story. Enjoy...</div><div><br /></div><div><div><div><br /></div></div></div>
<iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="300" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1394720920&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true" width="100%"></iframe><div style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Interstate, "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Garuda, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: 100; line-break: anywhere; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; word-break: normal;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-926091747" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="A Story Boat...">A Story Boat...</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-926091747/queen-moremi" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Queen Moremi">Queen Moremi</a></div>Paul Bristowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06093165243350186267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847421837140298951.post-67323563258575788712022-12-03T10:00:00.002+00:002022-12-03T10:00:00.157+00:00Story Calendar Day 3 - The Fog House<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvs-T1FcxTAOp86LPAqm0jl6qSdeEfHHR6tJ_PgzDQgz9AOjMtIU2ALS5Dt7C34Xh8yq45PKbgXP8WfSx51CkaSPn_n1vWcy9uy-PtWTe_CerJn7cSEGU6-SwkVsWzdCA3VPWxPPY3iETgRUwwjLopTOtYC51VS2f3YdnjgzScBZ-_UUZDHcx_m_Ii7g/s1254/3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1254" data-original-width="1240" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvs-T1FcxTAOp86LPAqm0jl6qSdeEfHHR6tJ_PgzDQgz9AOjMtIU2ALS5Dt7C34Xh8yq45PKbgXP8WfSx51CkaSPn_n1vWcy9uy-PtWTe_CerJn7cSEGU6-SwkVsWzdCA3VPWxPPY3iETgRUwwjLopTOtYC51VS2f3YdnjgzScBZ-_UUZDHcx_m_Ii7g/w395-h400/3.png" width="395" /></a></div><br /></div><p></p><p>I always enjoy writing, reading and sharing ghost stories at this time of year, and this story is for anyone heading out to one of those Winter Wonderland style family events this weekend...</p><p><br /></p>
<iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="300" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1394714974&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true" width="100%"></iframe><div style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Interstate, "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Garuda, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: 100; line-break: anywhere; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; word-break: normal;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-926091747" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="A Story Boat...">A Story Boat...</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-926091747/the-fog-house" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="The Fog House">The Fog House</a></div>Paul Bristowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06093165243350186267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847421837140298951.post-62263533842533793342022-12-02T10:00:00.004+00:002022-12-02T10:00:00.195+00:00Story Calendar Day 2 - PapinGo!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWkvgavKEkXGzUYAROl_FRN2rFqRZeDDg9zB9GKUVfgAU1Iw6v05Y88YPQcHJtiUW9QDYvih-GQePZ2rM84U-EDh5HMO2e-ybNpMjPuE8CZ_pt8t9jCIHD9704m2IOXShQAdGx3SVi9U4sUV1m6ElWjxcoiEnLWaOMDVUMUh0YO3nDsQKrpoy3tXeoBg/s1260/2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1246" data-original-width="1260" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWkvgavKEkXGzUYAROl_FRN2rFqRZeDDg9zB9GKUVfgAU1Iw6v05Y88YPQcHJtiUW9QDYvih-GQePZ2rM84U-EDh5HMO2e-ybNpMjPuE8CZ_pt8t9jCIHD9704m2IOXShQAdGx3SVi9U4sUV1m6ElWjxcoiEnLWaOMDVUMUh0YO3nDsQKrpoy3tXeoBg/w400-h395/2.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""Segoe UI", sans-serif" style="color: #0f1419;"><div>Todays story features a time travelling wooden parrot and some Kilwinning folk tales from Blacklands Primary School, created as part of Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland's People's Parish project. </div></span></span><span face=""Segoe UI", sans-serif" style="color: #0f1419; font-size: 15pt;"></span><p></p><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""Segoe UI", sans-serif" style="color: #0f1419;">Storyteller John Hamilton found some local folktales which had been collected by 'Doctor Duguid' and three classes in the school reinterpreted the stories. We created a comic dub of all three stories which you can watch below, and you can also <a href="https://issuu.com/magictorchcomics/docs/papingo_digital_" target="_blank">read or download the comic for free via ISSUU</a>.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""Segoe UI", sans-serif" style="color: #0f1419;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""Segoe UI", sans-serif" style="color: #0f1419;"><br /></span></span></div>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OEYDXOpNhzY" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe>Paul Bristowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06093165243350186267noreply@blogger.com