Ma/Fa Stories

No matter how old you get, Christmas morning is a special time. Here I was, twenty years old yet still giggling like a little schoolgirl as I waited at the top of the stairs. What special present did my dad have for me this year?

A story in the The World Turns Universe
Another story in the 'World Turns' universe created by bigbustgazer. This time focused on Jonathan and Michael who both go through the change independently but meet, fall in love and get married and then grow old together. Oops, I've said too much. Read the story and get the rest of it before I say too much.

Marcus Upton is a young man living in New York City. He has a good job in finance, great friends, a good job, and the love of a good woman. And then a single day changed all that for him. Enjoy the journey of a regular man who has just come into unbelievable wealth and witness the doors and opportunities it opens for him.

A story in the Phantom Horse Bridge Universe
Harry Gladstone just wanted to expand his family’s bed and Breakfast into an upscale Inn. He had the plans and the funds. His father, Mayor Hal Gladstone, wanted him to follow in his footsteps as the next leader of Gladstone, Colorado. The problem was, Harry was in love with Glenna Schumacher who also wants to be the next mayor of Gladstone. Harry would give anything to let her be mayor and just chase his own dream, but becoming mayor is expected of him. Wanting the enemy isn’t.

She decided to trade up.

A story set in the Pinwheel Universe
An ecological engineer is transferred to the war-torn Rask territory, site of the deposed Matriarch's deadly rebellion, where he's tasked with helping to restore the damaged jungles. To his surprise, he's quickly put in command of a pack of ex-soldiers who are more concerned with jockeying for status than learning how to drive a tractor. Finding his place in the hierarchy might be just as hard as greening the desert.

The Songleton Care Home hold an end of season minibus outing to the seaside for a short weekend break in Autumn. The volunteer driver is local MP Monty avoiding a driving ban. Monty's wife has arranged Monty's community task, why? The passengers are old, with health and mobility issues. Sally likes George but George converses with his dead wife. The Nurse Sofija is not who she seems to be. And Boris, the latest to join the trip, is Russian pretending to be Belgian, protective of his heavy bag.