Thanksgiving is a time for families to get together, but it can also be a time of arguments and tension. Trapped in a sham marriage, Jake had decided that he had nothing to be thankful about, and it was time for him to leave.
A The Chronicles of Dan Hayward Story On this day, all though Cathy and Ben have their marital problems, she now has to deal with the worst possible news.
Annie wasn't naïve when she followed Tom to Serbia, but perhaps a little innocent. It was 1997, Communism had collapsed, and the Balkan Wars appeared over. It seemed the perfect time for a young couple to make their fortune, explore the world, and leave past disappointments behind. But Belgrade could be cruel to foreigners, and in the end, Annie's innocence would fall as its victim. Yet, she learned, the city had gifts had to offer too - gifts that could prove just as intense as its dangers...
A The Engineer Story George narrates a little more and then Susan decides she doesn't want to eat her supper off Frankie. Horace has a potentially killer new contraption, there is a nearly new pony, a new track and new drivers. A new girl appears, ponies find relief. A pony is bred, but Susan objects to a second and puts her skills to good use, but nevertheless there is one. And then it largely goes tits up.
Description: He pulled a young woman off the railroad tracks before she could be run over by a fast moving diesel-electric freight locomotive. He went with her to the police station and to the mental health services clinic with her. He continued to see her and assist the clinic with her mental and physical recovery.
Jed took the woman to his room after her husband told her in the bar, "You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille." Jed's marriage is already in a mess. What's he to do?
A Story in Jake's Kansas Universe
Deal goes to Viet Nam as a new Marine Second Lieutenant. He is crippled at the Battle of Khe Sanh. Back home his wife wants to date a real man, not a cripple.
A Story in the Quickies Universe
Sheryl and John met in an internet chat room. They discovered that they lived in neighboring towns. They meet face-to-face, fall in love and plan their lives together, until tragedy strikes.