A Devastation Diary Story In the dystopian post Devastation world, skills are at a premium. A garage owner and his son are over-worked and need help. Following a suggestion from a friend, they turn to the Training Centre for an apprentice. They get two - and more than they bargained for.
The gods have tried young Isetnofret, taking her wealthy husband from her. She had hoped to provide a burial of splendor for her parents, ensuring their place in the afterlife, and now she is a burden to her aging father once more. When a son of Pharaoh looks upon her with desire, perhaps the gods have at last blessed her with their favor.
A high school teacher who is also a basketball coach takes early retirement and relocates for an undetermined amount of time to Florida. There is some sex in this story which is slow to develop but it is not intended for this to be a stroke story.
Jack Downing, an Army Ranger, was somehow zapped to western Georgia of 1810, just after the beginning of the Redstick war. In the first few minutes of his time there he rescues a White woman from the Redsticks. She soon becomes his wife. He sets himself up as a professional hunter and supplies hog and deer meat to the residents of the town of Bob's Knob. He becomes the captain of the local militia, and they fight several battles with the Redsticks. 8 chapters.
A 42 year old woman visits her older brother as he is recovering from cancer. They reestablish the close relationship they had as teen-agers and she helps him overcome his impotence.