Bondi Beach: Stories

Stories about my sister Samantha and me, and our friends, growing up in a small town in California's Central Valley. The core story is California Central Valley Summer Heat. The core story is now nine chapters, edited and tightened to flow better. That's the one to read. There are name changes, and Buddy and Samantha are twins now, not older brother and younger sister. Why? Because I like the story better this way. Besides, it's pretty clear Samantha is Buddy's equal, or even maybe the team captain. She doesn't have to play the little sister any more. There are two other posted stories in the series. "Jeremy" is a vignette about a visit Sam and I had with my cousin Jeremy. "Family Pool Party" takes place well into the future lives of Samantha and Buddy. For the moment these are the only stories in the series.

Cheerleader adventures, inspired by something my daughter told me about how she and a couple of other members of her high school varsity cheer squad were hanging around the Pentagon (yes, that Pentagon) one night very late after a game. New note: In October 2010 I revised and tightened and improved the stories and compiled them as one nicely formatted book in printed and download versions. For details, send me an e-mail.

Emily and Daniel fell in love a long time ago. They're still in love. This is a short series, but the two stories tell us everything we need to know about Emily and Daniel.

Stories about Chloe and her family and friends.

How Kate and I met, swimming nude, a special saltwater pool, and what happened later.