Fighting Prejudice Dan shrugged. “First of all, I’d like to express my admiration for the way you and your family have supported your mom through an experience I had no idea had happened until today. It was horrible and must have been terrible for all of you. I had no idea what happened to your mother who just suddenly vanished from my life, and it … Continue reading Rosa Rodrigues and the Football Hero. Chapter 4
The Reconnection The waiter came to take their order and Rosa quickly chose the Italian speciality. Dan decided to try this too and the waiter departed to check in with the kitchen. As soon as he left Dan spoke. “Rosa I would have come to your rescue, but I understand the difficulty you had deciding under those circumstances with that trumped up charge against your … Continue reading Rosa Rodrigues and the Football Hero. Chapter 3
Chance Encounter Dan Turner paused in the aisle of the department store staring as the object of his peripheral attention lingered to examine something in the kitchenware section. In his imagination he compared the image etched into his mind from long ago when he was just beginning his climb up the corporate world. She’d put on a couple of dress sizes since that time since … Continue reading Rosa Rodrigues and the Football Hero. Chapter 1
From Outsider to Insider Tony Miles accompanied by the retiring teacher Bert Cooper parked his car at the Hotel Royal. The Education Department had informed Cooper that the new teacher had proceeded to their town and would be waiting at the hotel for them to make contact. Cooper headed for reception and inquired if there was an Enzo Comino registered there as a guest. The … Continue reading Enzo’s Amazing Coincidence – Chapter 2
From Prison to Prosperity The story commences in 1943 when the Italian government signed an armistice agreement with the Allies who by now were making notable progress in their resistance against Axis powers. As a result of this agreement huge numbers of Italian prisoners surrendered in the various points of conflict were distributed around the world in prisoner of war camps. Australia received many of … Continue reading Enzo’s Amazing Coincidence – Chapter 1
The Lost Is Found There was a long silence and his mother spoke. “We will talk when you come home this evening. The Lopez women are here and the police.” She disconnected the phone. Gilma rushed home and phoned Brazil where her family were prominent in politics and business. While their interests were strictly legal, they had contacts that owed them favors and soon a … Continue reading Family in Transition – Chapter 4
The Pressure Continues Francisco sat stunned. “My grandchild was killed in that accident too?” He shook his head sadly. “My grandchildren need a Latino mother to nurture them through the loss of their mother so please consider Camila’s offer. She is prepared to be that mother even though you don’t love her. You will come to love her in time, that is our way. Only … Continue reading Family in Transition – Chapter 3
Francisco’s Intervention Stanley rushed to the hospital after making several phone calls hopefully to see everything went well with the inspection. Tears flowed down his face at the thought of his beautiful wife in emergency care. He reached the hospital and cruised the parking lots looking for an opening and cursed as he had to do several circuits before finding a vacated spot. He sped … Continue reading Family in Transition – Chapter 2
Tragedy Strikes Stanley Gifford stood outside the front entrance of the new factory. It was a project they’d been working on for the past ten years as a family and the genius behind the project was his father Claude who’d over his lifetime weaned the company away from the much smaller operation his grandfather had operated under the title Gifford Engineering. Giant companies had become … Continue reading Family in Transition – Chapter 1
The Big Surprise Both Herb and Izabela watched over the next few months as they detected Elizabeth’s strength slowly ebbing. In the last month of the term Elizabeth could hardly drag herself to the university, but once there by some miracle her resolve overcame her condition and she appeared to faculty staff and students just as she’d always done. On top of her game and … Continue reading Herbert’s Big Change – Chapter 4
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