Nowhere to Go – Chapter 3

  Relationship Breakdown Milly sped home to work with the information gleaned on her desktop computer. She felt happy with her morning’s activities but noted Katy was beginning to fret. The child needed to be home resting. When finished she smiled proudly. Not a bad morning’s work she thought. She liked being busy. She emailed her finished work including attachments to Eric, and for good … Continue reading Nowhere to Go – Chapter 3

Nowhere to Go – Chapter 2

Mildred’s Burden Eric Mansfield worked for the government Department of Health and his days were full on trying to keep up with a system that was underfunded and understaffed. To reduce stress so he’d present home as a happy husband and father he did one hour of extreme workout after work at a gym near his office and would be physically tired but happy by … Continue reading Nowhere to Go – Chapter 2

Nowhere to Go – Chapter 1

Katy’s Discovery Katrina Patricia Mansfield paused from swinging to contemplate activities in the property below. She looked at her arms and noted how light the colour was compared to kids playing next door. They were tanned brown. Had they been out in the sun too long? Mom had always told her to be careful to put on sunscreen lotion before going outside to play. She’d … Continue reading Nowhere to Go – Chapter 1

Peggy Sue Moves On – Chapter 5

The Reconnection Joel drummed the desk with his fingers and his wife looked up from her workstation. “What’s troubling you Sheriff Joel?” “This business going on at Peggy Sue’s ranch. I suspect the Mahoney boys are involved, they’re always over there to use her track and jump equipment. She threatened to ban them when they were a bit rough with her horses and they’ve been … Continue reading Peggy Sue Moves On – Chapter 5

Peggy Sue Moves On – Chapter 4

Choosing a Life Partner Peggy Sue returned to her room and cried into her pillow. Jack could have told her he was going to get married or invited her to the wedding or hopefully she could have persuaded him to think again and give her a chance. She’d been the one to discontinue correspondence and he’d probably misinterpreted this not knowing how heavy her program … Continue reading Peggy Sue Moves On – Chapter 4

Peggy Sue Moves On – Chapter 3

All Grown Up Jack Turner wiped his eyes as he watched the Judd’s take off by car to place their daughter in Vet School in the next state. Joel was still away completing his law degree and doing rookie police work in their capital city. Joel had written to say he’d not been able to get time off to have a family get together before … Continue reading Peggy Sue Moves On – Chapter 3

Peggy Sue Moves On – Chapter 2

Teenage Years  It had been many years before her current situation she and the Turner’s had been neighbours. Peggy Sue Judd remembered pausing from grooming her pony. Her Dad had given it to her on her twelfth birthday the day before and she and the animal had bonded quickly. Noise from the road had taken her attention and she turned and shaded her eyes from … Continue reading Peggy Sue Moves On – Chapter 2

Peggy Sue Moves On – Chapter 1

Loss and Recovery Peggy Sue Judd-Thomson patted her two favourite horses contentedly enjoying the smell of them as they tucked into food carefully laid out for them. She touched red on the forehead gently and his ear flicked in response. She did the same for rebel and he gave a snort of appreciation. She’d had quite a workout around the property checking on fencing and … Continue reading Peggy Sue Moves On – Chapter 1

NEW YEAR DISCOVERY

Anna Patricia Spaulding negotiated the corridors warily as she headed for the exit from her return home domestic airport. It had been a long and tiring trip back from the convention where executives from top corporations rubbed shoulders annually gleaning any information they could get about their competitor’s plans and operations and generally enjoying the company of people who worked at the top levels of … Continue reading NEW YEAR DISCOVERY

The Happy Christmas Surprise – Chapter2

Yearnings Fulfilled There was an urgency about William’s thoughts as he looked around him at the scenery and thought of the lifestyle he’d once enjoyed to the fullest. He was restless to move on now. It had been at this past Octoberfest he met Helga Schmidt. William had sat alone watching dancers work through their routines while bands beat out traditional and current German popular … Continue reading The Happy Christmas Surprise – Chapter2