Neil McTaggart's Crossing (10): A Story of 1920s Scottish Emigration to Canada (Podcast 1223)

Chapter 10 – The Three Silences. As Neil begins to feel more settled in Canada, he searches for a way to help Thomas and the family face their grief over Maggie. His thoughts return to Kilbirnie and to his own sisters, Maggie and Maria, whose deaths taught him how silence can shape a family. A careful conversation with Thomas opens questions about mourning, religious division and old prejudices carried from Scotland into the Canadian settlement. When Neil asks what became of the threat from Keating's men, Thomas reveals that the constable found no witnesses and that the accusation of poaching remains unresolved. By the end of the chapter, three silences hang over the household: religion, Maggie's death, and the truth behind the warning left at the door. Is Thomas telling the whole truth? Neil McTaggart's Crossing is a historical fiction audio serial following a young Scottish emigrant from Kilbirnie as he begins a new life in 1920s Canada. Read and listen to the complete story: https://teacherjoseph.com/neil/ Episode details: - Chapter: 10 – The Three Silences - Podcast: 1223 - Duration: 7 minutes 34 seconds - Setting: 1920s Canada, with memories of Kilbirnie, Scotland - Themes: grief, family memory, faith, sectarian division, migration, truth and belonging #NeilMcTaggart #NeilMcTaggartsCrossing #HistoricalFiction #ScottishEmigration #Scotland #Canada #Kilbirnie #ScottishHistory #CanadianHistory #Audiobook #AudioDrama #PodcastFiction #Storytelling #FamilyHistory