Fictional Stories by chapter
Cultural Orientation Tess Sheffield paused from dinner preparation at the kitchen deck and looked at her husband Bert. “Did you hear that noise, it sounded like a big truck near the entrance to our driveway. Are you expecting any delivery for your workshop?” Bert grunted as you folded the newspaper and listened carefully. He stretched and arose from the comfortable chair in their family room. … Continue reading New Neighbours – Chapter 1
Discovering the Truth Usually Claire checked on Richard on weekends but she’d been mulling over Cliff’s questions all night and decided she needed to finalize in her mind why she was pouring her time and finances into Richard so next morning phoned to inquire if Cliff would be able to meet with her next evening. This time it would be her restaurant and her treat. … Continue reading Rescued from Ruin – Chapter 3
Rehabilitation Media attention began to unsettle senior partners and Richard became aware he was becoming more of a liability than an asset to them. It was hinted increasingly that maybe it would be best for him to take a leave of absence for a while until media fervour calmed down. The stress was enormous, and he began to take medications to keep him on an … Continue reading Rescued from Ruin – Chapter 2
Ethics Compromised Richard Stephen Johansson shifted uncomfortably on the pavement. His tired eyes flicked between the shopping trolley that had become his mobile storage and an assortment of deadbeats eyeing it jealously. Now that supermarkets were increasingly trying to protect their investment by making trolleys coin operated shoppers were returning them to get their money back. But occasionally someone would not bother with their coin … Continue reading Rescued From Ruin – Chapter 1
Reality Check Hermon found the first aid learning modules interesting and threw himself enthusiastically into learning. His father had shown little interest in children learning more than was necessary to run a ranch so his experience with learning had finished with high school, and that was only because his father was aware the law required at least that level of education. But being a strong … Continue reading Hermon’s Journey – Chapter 2
Escape From the Ranch Hermon Mentor stood on the beach surveying his kingdom. Six foot three inches put his shoulders over the heads of most of the men on the beach and he thrilled each time one of them looked at his physique with admiration. His muscles rippled as he saw them approach and he flexed his arm muscles so these stood out while … Continue reading Hermon’s Journey – Chapter 1
Discovery Veena sat on campus away from other groups sitting together chatting, she was serious about finishing her MBA and determined not to let one minute of social opportunity come between her and her studies. Oh, she did socialize and was quite popular but kept it all to a minimum, so parties didn’t draw her away from studies. She wanted to hurry her studies along … Continue reading Anvit अन्वित – Chapter 6
Betrayal Anvit in his Indian persona imagined life would go on for him in his beloved Mumbai as it had up to his high school years, but after Curt had returned to the US to pursue university studies and Veena suddenly disappeared off the scene with just a hasty goodbye to his family the constant round of meetings with his friends took a quick turnaround. … Continue reading Anvit अन्वित – Chapter 5
Mahavir Mahavir sat in his plush New Delhi office deep in thought trying to process a recent phone call from relatives in Mumbai. This had come at an inopportune time as there were strategic decisions to make for his companies requiring full attention. His wife usually cared for domestic issues but this one she’d declined to handle as it involved her extended family and Veena … Continue reading Anvit अन्वित – Chapter 4
The Party Victoria hugged her nephew and gasped with pleasure as he darted back and forth between his room and the kitchen bringing out all the things his mother Clara had sent to her twin sister. “You must have paid a lot to clear these through customs?” She said admiring her newly gained loot while Veena looked on enviously. “They went through my suitcases like … Continue reading Anvit अन्वित – Chapter 3
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