May, a war widow struggling to keep her Dorset smallholding alive after the brutal winter of 1946/47, is close to despair when two charming drifters arrive offering help in exchange for board and lodging. Their kindness, humour and dangerous influence draw her into acts she would once have thought unthinkable. By the time they vanish with the summer, they have left her carrying far more than memories. A reason to live.
Beer, music... Two girls... "I was a little surprised. She'd lifted one leg onto the arm of the sofa. Her towel, though still on, had fallen open. Her hand was buried between her legs, and while she watched us, she was caressing herself quietly with her fingertip." / (Reviews)
Somewhat repressed Dani seems too innocent and too plain. Why was sharing a friend's dowdy wife with friends and pizza so surprising? =================== I hope someone can divine why my muse ejected me from bed and pressured me to write this. I haven't a clue. It is a fun read too. You may want to read the story behind this story which is appended, for now.
A Swarm Cycle Story
With the Confederacy churning up pickups and wild tabloid stories running amuck. A Confederacy representative appears and an adversary are interviewed.
A Swarm Cycle Story
Anne (Frank's wife and Obie's mom) says a temporary goodbye to Lieutenant Stewart. This story falls after the events in "Stewart's Third Mission" and is a kind of thank you for those that have sent me such kind comments about the series. This doesn't advance the story, it's pretty much just sex. This story is loosely connected to "Anne's Night." The two stories were conceived as one Sheherazade-like narrative, but it worked better when they were separate. Thank you, Readers!