Fowk

by Stephen Pacitti

In FOWK, Stephen Pacitti brings igither twinty-echt vivid short stories scrievit in Doric. Files sair, files wry, saft an shairply observed, iss tales explore e hale sweep o human experience: birth an deith, luve an rivalry, faith an doot, generosity an greed.

Sum stories growe oot o minties myned fae life, ithers lowp clean oot o e imagination, bit thir aa shaped bi e rhythm an music o livin Doric. Pacitti scrieves in an authentic, spoken Scots, haudin e humour, character an hertsome depth o ilka-day life i e Nor-East.

Maist o e stories hae appeart afore in weel-respectit Scots-leid publications, includin Lallans, Pushing Out the Boat an The Aberdeen University Review, wi ae story printit here fur e first time.

A celebration o leid, place an fowk, FOWK is a braw an substantial addition tae contemporary Doric scrievin.

In FOWK, Stephen Pacitti brings together twenty-eight vivid short stories written in Doric. By turns poignant, wry, tender and sharply observed, these tales explore the full sweep of human experience: birth and death, love and rivalry, faith and doubt, generosity and greed.

Some stories are rooted in remembered moments, others spring fully from the imagination, but all are shaped by the rhythms and music of living Doric. Pacitti writes in an authentic, spoken Scots, capturing the humour, character and emotional depth of everyday life in the North-East.

Most of the stories have appeared previously in respected Scots-language publications including Lallans, Pushing Out the Boat and The Aberdeen University Review, with one story published here for the first time.

A celebration of language, place and people, FOWK is a rich addition to contemporary Doric writing.