Violent storms are common in the Midwest. The one described here actually happened outside a little town I was staying in almost 20 years ago. It sounded like a train, the tornado axiom, if you will, but the straight-line winds cleared a windrow to stumps and killed several cattle (and I'm sure a lot of other critters). Friday I was in the shower, during a storm, when my muse spoke to me, and yes, when I looked out back, she was sitting on our boat.
Amy Clark, fourteen, has to go with her mother when her father and mother split. She leaves behind her childhood sweetheart. The probability is that they will never see each other again. They say crimes will at some point surface and it takes twenty-six years before all the facts come to light and reveal the past.
A story in the Kaire Universe
Edited by Bird Dog The Nor are the very best warriors of Kaire. Not all join the fleet or the strike groups. I choose to become a retriever in protected areas for several mountain clans. From bringing in poachers to the shy Noss exploring and examining plants on a restricted cliff. But not all retrievals end as they should.
A Sherwin's Falls Story It's the middle of June, the temperature is in the high 30°C and the relative humidity is in the high 90%. Different people from Mélanie's past show up to disturb her new-found peace and quiet. Will she be forced to give Sonny up or will she finally find love and happiness?
This is a rewrite of an old post. It was one of my first efforts and was very rough. I think I've got it fixed. Mick and Vicki work together and are sent on a work assignment. Amy is married to Mick. Stuff happens.