Stories I’ve written
Catalina Catalina Sanchez alighted from the taxi and used her card to pay for the fare offering a generous tip in cash after gathering her parcels. She could hardly wait to get up to her apartment overlooking the East River New York. It had been a hard day at the Law firm where she worked as an intern and she was grateful to her parents … Continue reading Facing Reality – Chapter 1
Ahmed gazed with astonishment at the children of the family next door playing in their front yard. He was aware the name of the game in English was basketball. Since his family had moved into the neighbourhood from the detention centre where refugees had been processed over countless months he’d lost track of time, and troubles in his homeland were beginning to fade from his … Continue reading Cultural Adaption
After the excitement of our Amsterdam visit 1995, Utrecht with its centres of learning was a marked change of pace. The convention in Utrecht now being over we linked up with other touring family members and set off in two cars for our next destination which happened to be Idar-Oberstein. Home to about 50,000 inhabitants, Idar-Oberstein is in a scenic little valley in the Hunsrück … Continue reading Idar-Oberstein
June 1995 we were hastily tidying up our contract assignments to hand over to others in Singapore after completion of our term. We’d completed ten years there, and this was our second and final contract in that city state. We were soon to move on to the Philippines and back to Educational work. I had one final responsibility, and that was to attend an … Continue reading Amsterdam
Adam Kraus glanced around him as he made his way down the aisle of the aircraft looking for his assigned seat. He arrived at his destination and rechecked his ticket. He’d noted the plane was tightly packed as he made his way down the aisle and wished he hadn’t missed the connecting flight because of his previous flight late arrival. They only had economy seating … Continue reading Unexpected Upgrade
James Jin Ae felt sorry she’d been so angry on the way there and looked at Cho in embarrassment. “I was only doing what I was trained to do and do not deserve this.” Cho smiled. “Obviously, my country is very appreciative of what you’ve done so please don’t embarrass us by refusing their offer.” Jin Ae found an appropriate flight and arrangements were made … Continue reading Family Roots – Chapter 6
VIP Treatment “You did us proud Jin Ae. I don’t know how we can all thank you for what you did yesterday and last night.” Her brother reached over and kissed her, and she sat up and hugged him back.” “You can thank me by marrying Cho Tim, she is like a sister to me now.” “I’m working on it, Sis!” Jin Ae ate what … Continue reading Family Roots – Chapter 5
Intelligence Assignment Eventually the debate came to an end and the one who chaired the meeting indicated Cho should translate. Jin Ae glanced at her brother who smiled reassuringly but said nothing. The translated message was clear. North Korea had somehow penetrated their surveillance system and army IT had noted the penetration but had not been able to find the source or assess what damage … Continue reading Family Roots – Chapter 4
The Proposal “Major Mason has asked me to see if you’d be willing to accept his proposal to marry your daughter Wonsa.” This was totally unexpected and Wonsa Kim stared at his friend in surprise. “He is American, how can I give my daughter to an American? She is Korean and she belongs here with us in Korea.” Chun-Dung paused and reached for a drink. … Continue reading Family Roots – Chapter 3
Reunion The rest of breakfast was conducted in silence then Jin Ae dashed to her room to freshen up for the day and rushed back down to join her brother who was still looking irritated.” “Sorry Tim, maybe I was out of line. I hope this Major advancement is not going to make you more serious because I’d miss our fun relationship. Say you forgive … Continue reading Family Roots – Chapter 2
