A Tale of Dungeons, Dragons & Spiff the Dog Words by Tibbs Weir Photos by Caroline Finn & Susan Laws Storytelling has existed in some form or another in every community throughout all of history. Cave paintings danced on walls lit by flickering fire, theatres were packed with working folk, stories were passed down through generations. The modern day Clydesider Editor • Creative
Creativity & Friendship Words and Photos by Jenny Watson Pop into Dalmuir C.E Centre on a Wednesday morning and you will find a hive of creative activity as members of the Wee Scottish Art Group work on their latest artworks. Originally coming from different art groups locally and wider afield, the members, Clydesider Editor • Creative
WDBCS.LHC.2013.A776 Ivory Satin A Short Story by Leslie Hills (1996) My wedding dress. It’s on the top shelf of the cupboard in my bedroom underneath the blankets we discarded when the duvets came in. The box is grey with age and the tissue paper brown and scratchy. I lay it on the Clydesider Editor • Creative
Creative Spotlight: Musical Youth by Angela Clark Photo courtesy of Evie McColgan Teenager Evie McColgan hopes to carve out a career in musical theatre and inspire others to do the same. The St Peter Apostle pupil auditioned for The Voice Kids show with her singing partner Jack. The duo got through to the blind Clydesider Editor • Creative
Therapeutic Writing by Angela Clark & photo by Caroline Finn A local writer has channelled the pain of a difficult childhood into her work and published eight books in just four years. Lisa Murray from Bonhill published her first book in 2019. Most of her writings are in poetry and detail personal Clydesider Editor • Creative
Concert Extraordinaire Concert Extraordinaire Review by Mary Irvine Professional, passionate, magical. Two Ukrainian musicians played an eclectic mix of classical, jazz and traditional music to an appreciative audience of around 100. Say ‘accordion’ to most people and it will conjure up the piano-accordion so beloved by street musicians in many countries throughout Europe. Not Clydesider • Community
