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 I was
born in the state of Michigan in the U. S. exactly one week after D-Day.
My father was born just a shade before the start of the twentieth century,
so together the two of us span the entire century. His birthplace was
Kinghorn, Fife, and the Scottish heritage he gave me has always been an
important part of who I am, something I happily carry into the
twenty-first century.
It has been a long time since I traveled with my father to and around
Scotland, but after returning home he helped me keep the memories alive.
He also left me with a love of Scottish music and literature.
I’ve been writing for some time now, mostly for professional publications.
Recently, though, I have been getting into fiction. In May 2003, my first
children’s picture book was released. It is The Invisible Seam, a story of
a girl growing up in Japan about a hundred years ago. Just prior to that
"Baillie, Bizzem & Birse," a story of three Scottish ghost cows, appeared
in two installations in Scottish Radiance. It was the first of a
collection of ghost stories on which I am working. Here are a few more.
Scottish ghost stories are a good deal of fun if one avoids the gruesome
and bloody legends of castles and lairds. My stories involve the ghostly
tales of plain folk. The old accounts I have chosen to rewrite will give
your spine a bit of a shiver as well as providing your funny-bone with a
bit of a tickle.
If you enjoy reading my offerings as much as I have enjoyed writing them,
please drop me a line at
andywilliamfrew@yahoo.com. I would love to hear from you. |
