Stories I’ve written
Flick pressed himself close to the hedge in a side lane closely observing the house across the road. Now and then he’d peep around the corner checking to see if there was any movement in the house opposite glancing up and down the street for late night pedestrians, traffic or the dreaded police. The name Flick was not his real name but it had … Continue reading Flick’s Christmas Gift
Chapter 2 – Christmas Presents Don looked out the window and noted a light snow fall on the balcony. Opening up he felt bracing air and sucked in appreciatively. A weather system was moving in. Snow had arrived late this year. All of a sudden he was energized into action. This was to be the office Christmas party and he was looking forward to it … Continue reading The Best Christmas Present -Conclusion
Chapter 1 – The Ranch Don sat on his apartment balcony watching evening traffic snake its way through the streets below. It was a rare experience for him to have time to do this as he was usually at work this time of the evening or tidying his desk to leave space for Ms Almeida the office cleaner to give his office her usual thorough … Continue reading The Best Christmas Present
This is another in my children’s series written for my Grand Daughter Winter. Remember that the series is based on the imagined experiences of her toy dogs. Sausage of course is a Sausage Dog. Lisa is a white French Poodle and Spots is what we call a “Bitsa” or a bit of this and a bit of that in breed. I hope your kids enjoy … Continue reading Sausage Dog Goes to Hawaii
Ramesh was very happy with his life. He lived on a large compound in a mission community and enjoyed spacious grounds and sports facilities provided for the use of residents. Every evening he’d sit with friends on the football field and sing heartily with the group as some of them tried vainly to find right notes on their guitars. During the day he attended a … Continue reading The Elopement
“You’ve no appreciation of what I am trying to do for this family!” Joseph was working his way to the top of his stress threshold. Kate almost decided to retreat before things got out of hand, but her tendency toward brinksmanship prevented her. “Joe, this family needs a father! I understood when you agreed to manage that business out of bankruptcy, but you’ve done that … Continue reading Striking a Balance
Chapter 10 – End of an Era HJ and Anna smiled. They were toughening their granddaughter up for eventual control of the empire. She had to learn to handle situations like these and bounce back. That was the Morgan way When Seth’s anger had cooled he began to take inventory of it all. He hadn’t thought of marriage before MJ’s visit but thinking it over … Continue reading NOT OUR CLASS – Chapter 10
Chapter 9 – Confrontation Trudy and Seth kept in touch after that first visit. Seth had been impressed with their reunion but he realized his world and hers could never converge. She was the chosen heir, he discovered through Carol, of the Morgan Empire. He’d no way of competing with that and had no desire to either. He’d not been happy about Trudy’s insistence he … Continue reading NOT OUR CLASS – Chapter 9
Chapter 8 – Crestville “I’m Trudy Carter, my grandparents had my name changed to Trudy Morgan but I’ll always think of myself as Trudy Carter. I don’t know where my father is but someday I’m determined to find him and have him back in my life. Do you want to hear the story?” Carol stood up quickly. “We need to go. Don’t tell anyone you … Continue reading NOT OUR CLASS – Chapter 8
Chapter 7 – The Discovery Trudy and Carol sat in the coffee shop close to the headquarters of Morgan Empire headquarters. Carol had long ago been recalled from London and was moving up the corporate ladder. Trudy had recently received her Engineering Degree and been assigned by grandparents to corporate headquarters while MJ and Anna tussled over how she should be oriented to the conglomerate … Continue reading NOT OUR CLASS – Chapter 7
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