Fictional Stories by chapter
Marooned It was a beautiful afternoon as they made their way to town and Amy was glad to use a supermarket trolley to support her damaged back as Lucas sped around grabbing things off the shelf and coming back to where Amy was slowly progressing around the aisles. They ended up with much more in the trolley than Amy had listed but were happy with … Continue reading The Flood – Chapter 2
Amy Moves In Lucas remembered looking out the window a week previously and thought of the conversation with his sister Amy. He’d observed it was about time the drought broke. Lucas had never married as his total energies and attention had been given to developing his business in town. He and Amy had been close, as children growing up in the town of Springdale in … Continue reading The Flood – Chapter 1
Happiness Lost Later in the afternoon Malcolm was on his way back from an executive board meeting when he noticed Gill looking pleased with herself and paused to see if there was anything that had come in over the couple of hours the board had been in session he needed to attend to urgently. “She’s processed and over in Steve’s department receiving her orientation.” “Wow! … Continue reading Love Found and Lost Chapter 2
The Recruit Malcolm Gilbert looked up as his secretary Gill opened the door. “Mal are you ready for the last interview?” Malcolm looked at his desk puzzled. “I cleared the last one on my desk Gill. You mean there’s one more?” Gill came over to the desk and looked at the empty folder. “I know I put that one on your table last evening as … Continue reading Love Found and Lost – Chapter 1
Anya’s Life Decision The week flew by while Anya explored the country to the north south and west of Sydney in day journeys arriving exhausted to her room at the Ibis evenings. She was amazed at the range of cultures that had made Australia their home now and was beginning to warm to the thought of living here. She even made inquiries with Janet Farnsworth … Continue reading Anya’s Quest – Chapter 5
Anya’s Confession “I suppose I could spend time looking around this vast country if there were some other reasons to do so now that my genealogy research has reached a dead-end.” Anya searched his face for a reaction. He brightened immediately. “My long service leave is due from government employment, but I’ve been putting it off for some time wanting to accumulate more time thinking … Continue reading Anya’s Quest – Chapter 4
Ancestry Research Ends Sunday morning the effects of Anya’s travel time lag were beginning to catch up on her. She was wide awake at 3am but without her usual zest for life. She dozed off at 5am and woke with a start when the telephone beside her bed woke her. She glanced at the clock. It was now 9am and she had a hangover from … Continue reading Anya’s Quest – Chapter 3
Chapter 1 – Tracing Family History Anya Dennis retrieved travel documents from her purse and handed them to the immigration officer. She was tired after several hours air travel but had been looking forward to this visit and saving her salary for a few years so she could have this extended holiday. She glanced at the long line of immigration check in counters with equally … Continue reading Anya’s Quest
Impulsive Reconnection The Jackson home in their cul-de-sac had been sold soon after Amber went to boarding college. Tad Jackson on his release from the army was recruited as a consultant to one of the government departments so was now located in the capital where his current work was. It was natural then that through his influence Amber was offered a government job in social … Continue reading Amber’s Rediscovery Chapter 2
Marcus the Roman god Amber sat on the floor cross legged with her laptop open. She and Marcus were supposed to be studying their homework for the next day at the Huber home and Marcus’ mother Alishia would frequently appear around the corner to check her son and the neighbor’s daughter were acting properly. She’d felt uncomfortable when her neighbor Brenda Jackson had asked if … Continue reading Amber’s Rediscovery – Chapter 1
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