A casual trip to the mall: Grandma and lovely grand daughter, brought closer by the tragedy that took the life of Grandma's daughter and the granddaughter's Mom and Dad. Then an accident: twisted ankle, broken bone. But right behind them also going to the mall was Jerome Astin Cummings, Dr Jerome Astin Cummings, who took care of the situation, comforted the granddaughter and fell in love with Grandma in the process.
It started with a special trip to the store, little Amanda Grace's big adventure. But that was interrupted by the hit and run driver. Dr Wilson MacGruger saw it all happen and went to her aid immediately. He gradually became a real support for her Mom, Marian, and the romance followed.
Junkin gets divorced. Soon after this his business is taken over by the Fed, leaving him with much money. Traveling west he joins his mother and proceeds to help a bunch of misfits straighten their life out, finding happiness in the process. / (Reviews)
Carree Kasc met Billy Wilson in grade school. Together they grew as chums, then pals and friends. This story is about how they went from innocent teens and grew to be responsible, sexual, loving adults. The reluctant Billy is brought out of his sexual shell by Carree, whose
repressed hormones finally explode as her body and mind mature in the world around her. Their fantasies come true as they experiment with their new found sexuality.
The plot has many surprises. I don't want to reveal too much. Backscatter is a near term futuristic story, starting in Bell County Texas in the 2040's. It's a story of epic adventure, lots of hard SF, and it starts with something as simple as a grocery shopping list.
Accidents happen to everyone; they're just part of life. High school student Terry Martin seems to have more accidents than most people, though, the poor guy. His latest accident is a direct result of his mother's decision to tape her three best friends confessing to sexual indiscretions. On second thought, maybe he's not so poor after all.
A Story in the El Paso Universe
A number of authors got together and each of us wrote a story on the three songs about El Paso by Marty Robbins. This is my contribution.