First Stories

Hazel can't wait to get back to school to see her teacher again and get what she'd dreamt about all through the term break

A Uncle George: Adventures in the Philippines Story
An Uncle George: Adventures in the Philippines story Uncle George is trapped by a typhoon with a friend of his niece. The girl has a crush on Uncle George. While they are trapped together, true love grows.

Hank King was born on a newly settled planet. This was part of the great Diaspora intended to settle the overpopulation problem on Earth. Four promoters came up with a scheme that would make them the lords and masters of 1,000 serfs on the new planet. This is the story, in 10 chapters of how Hank led the great revolution against the despots and made the planet a decent place to live. This is the coming of age story of a genius.

Divorcing mum getting her teenage daughter understood in more ways than one.

A Uncle George: Adventures in the Philippines Story
A poor girl in the Philippines gets the chance to work as a temporary House Helper for a retired American man. Rayna has never had any hope for a better life, but she has dreams. The girl finds herself having new feelings. The man rediscovers feelings he hasn't had in years. Both the girl and the retiree find themselves wondering, "Could This Be Love?"

Back in the early days of chat rooms and webcams, my step daughter openly participated.

When Major Jake tests the latest space ship engine, it doesn't go as planned. Or does it work exactly like it was supposed to? Now that he is there, what is he going to do, how will he adapt? [I thought it was an interesting idea and wrote this story about it. I hope that you enjoy it.]

Keith Partridge is the lead singer in a rock band, which sounds cool. Except that most of the other members are little kids. And, oh, yes, his mom. Steamed by the restrictions this places on his attempts to be a rock star, he goes into his mom's bedroom to confront her. Surprised but aroused by what he sees, he takes matters into his own hands. She is initially upset but eventually decides it wouldn't be a bad idea to get to know her son in the Biblical sense.

What starts out as a weekly hike turns into a lot more.