Christie’s Learning Curve – Chapter 3

Dennis Family Intrigue Randolph Dennis was a significant shareholder in Futuretec, and he’d fully expected his daughter Carole would get to be employed because of her name Dennis. Maybe she was not the brightest scholar in her years at school, but he thought it should be an unspoken rule the people at the top would see they supported each other when it came to plumb … Continue reading Christie’s Learning Curve – Chapter 3

Christie’s Learning Curve – Chapter 1

Christie Gets Her First Job Tonight was a time to recall memories and for some reason those memories took her back to her after graduation interview and first employment. She could see the whole scene enacted in memory as she prepared for her interview for a job with Futuretec corporation that day and all the subsequent events were clear in her mind. Christie Lesser had … Continue reading Christie’s Learning Curve – Chapter 1

The Rescue and Remaking of Jon Travelly – Chapter 3

From Acceptance to Fulfilment It had been five years since Bill Claridge had rescued Jon Travelly from his dismal existence in the settlement of Redrock far to the west in cattle country. He was now twenty-three years old and no longer the skinny kid Bill had bought home and hosed down to take the filth of living on the streets of Redrock off him with … Continue reading The Rescue and Remaking of Jon Travelly – Chapter 3

Chad Rigby’s New Year Surprise

It was a cold December morning, and Chad Rigby rubbed the frost off his front window to look out over his deep snow-covered North Dakota ranch. He’d need to somehow fight his way through that snow and go check out the housing of his ranch hands and see they were cared for. Most of his temporary ranch hands had fled south to warmer climes for … Continue reading Chad Rigby’s New Year Surprise

Olivia’s Big Christmas Decision

Olivia glanced out the window of her Battersea on Thames River apartment. She’d been going over her old family photo albums. Some of the black and white pictures were faded and showed her great grandparents and their surviving generations following. In past centuries, they’d been shopkeepers and their ancestors’ weavers according to stories she remembered from sitting at her grandparent’s feet of long ago and … Continue reading Olivia’s Big Christmas Decision

THE CONTEST -CHAPTER 2

TROUBLE IN THE NEW HOME Melvin now eighteen was beginning to consider his options in life and was interested in astronomy. He had spent countless hours with adopted grandpa Alex Robinson studying the heavens on that sophisticated computer system and viewing the heavens with Alex patiently introducing him to the complexity of the universe. Learning this Paul invited him to use this equipment whenever he … Continue reading THE CONTEST -CHAPTER 2

THE CONTEST -CHAPTER 1

NEW NEIGHBOUR Marvin Sinclair paused to check out what appeared to be movements in the next-door neighbour’s empty home alighting from his car after returning home from work at the end of his workday. He’d not seen any movement there since old Alex Robinson had died almost six months ago at age seventy-six though it was obvious someone must be caring for the property as … Continue reading THE CONTEST -CHAPTER 1

Friendships Tried and Tested – Chapter 6

A Time of Change Gentle Deer was known to the Krause family and those who frequented their home and workshop as Helga. She’d visited the homeland of Chawathil First Nation traditional owners of the area of Canada where loggers operated on several occasions over the seven-year period she’d now been residing in Vancouver with her parents. She missed the company of her married sisters and … Continue reading Friendships Tried and Tested – Chapter 6

Friendships Tried and Tested – Chapter 5

Repairing Broken Relationships It was at that point in time when first Otto returned home from his work followed half an hour later by Hans who marvelling at the silence in his home sped next door to find out what was happening. Both men were shocked at the transformation of the Krause backyard, but Otto was brimming with happiness at his son’s return and apologized … Continue reading Friendships Tried and Tested – Chapter 5

Friendships Tried and Tested – Chapter 4

The Triumphant Return The letter from Ben in response to his father’s apology was positive. He was glad to forgive his father and to hear Otto approved his choice of Clara as his chosen partner for life. He told his father while his punishment had caused Ben physical and mental suffering in fact the event had done him a favour. He could never have saved … Continue reading Friendships Tried and Tested – Chapter 4