Getting Priorities Right – Ch. 3

Chapter 3. Next day Sue shared with her Mother, Elizabeth some of the discussions she and Tom had the previous night. “I’m glad you shared this with me Sue. I’ve been worried about you and Tom for a long time. Your programs keep you both apart too much, and it’s inevitable you’ll drift apart, unless you both plan activities so you’ve more time for each … Continue reading Getting Priorities Right – Ch. 3

Getting Priorities Right – Ch. 2

Chapter 2 Tom and Sue sat waiting for their food and looking out over Sydney harbour. They sat silently for some time thinking of the fun they’d enjoyed each evening sitting by the harbour during their courtship days. They could hardly wait to end work so they could be together during those courting days. Now more than three years later they were back here again … Continue reading Getting Priorities Right – Ch. 2

Getting Priorities Right

Chapter 1 “I don’t seem to have enough time for anything these days!” Sue glanced at Tom as she spread jam thinly on her warm toast. It was the usual boring breakfast. Tom studied the finance pages with a frown on his face, occasionally swallowing a spoonful of cereal and grunting with displeasure. The markets were down again! If Tom had heard his wife, he’d … Continue reading Getting Priorities Right

Abe’s Amazing Holiday

This was my first creative writing assignment written specifically for early teens. Abe looked anxiously for his Aunt Sue as the bus lurched to a stop. He’d boarded the plane in Sydney loaded with presents for his Aunt’s family, and carried with him Mum’s written instructions on how to get to his holiday destination. Mum had cried as she waved him through the departure gate. … Continue reading Abe’s Amazing Holiday