Seed of Doubt

I think I should point out that this yarn started out life as a Wanderer story a good few years ago, but it lay incomplete amongst my files for many years. I have no idea what drew me back to it, however I have tried to complete it. Probably with a different ending than “The Wanderer” would have written. The following text has not been proofread by an editor; I’ve kind-a lost contact with the generous kind friends’ who undertook that onerous task for me. So I personally am to blame for the many gaffs that I’m sure will slip by my own proof reading. Fun, you-know, just like the early Wanderer postings.

Credit where credit is due. I believe I’m correct in stating that the idea for this story developed from three places, an email I received from an Australian reader, and from the scenarios of two other tales. JPB’s story “Becoming A Slut Husband: Nick”, and PAPATOADS tale “Seed Of Doubt, Tree Of Despair”. Or at least originally, they set the little grey cells working.

This story is dedicated to a guy who is/was one of my best on-line friends and favourite on-line authors “PAPATOAD”. I stole his title, (well, half of his title anyway).

Jargon buster: “wind-up” = irritate or provoke a person to the point of anger. “A bit on the side” = a mistress of a married man or a second girlfriend of a single guy.

They’ll probably be plenty other others, so I can only suggest a decent Search engine or if really desperate an email to me might resolve any possible confusion.