Slow Stories

Musician, song writer and sometime Rock Group member Ged Smith and his writer and literary editor girlfriend Cassie Fenton should be a perfect match for each other, but her history and the ill-will of others combine to destroy them and make their journey a rocky one. This is a long story which unfolds slowly.

A story in the Tarleton Universe
In the summer of 1819, upper-class families all over England with daughters of the proper age were holding councils of war. Their daughters were going tobe presented to society, officialy to the court, and most critically to the men who would marry that year. Everyone hoped that one of those men would marry the daughter of the house. The Tarletons want a suitable husband for Anne. She wants a particular man, and she wants him to love her. / (Reviews)

Titus 2:3-4, “(3) Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good. (4) Then they can urge the younger women to love their husbands...” * * * * I am NOT a Biblical scholar, I simply read this translation & thought a misinterpretation could lead to an interesting story. * * * * [NOTE: Some tags are not relevant until later in the story.]

It's the story of Jake Phaltz and his luck. good and bad.

A Son of Martha Story
This is the conclusion of the story of the relationship between Jim, the Son of Martha, and Petra, the young woman who loved him and drew him out of 'nerd-dom'

This Story is Part of Jake's Universe
Cancer ended his happy marriage. Now he is lost. But someone is even more lost. A romance with minimal sex. While NOT directly tied to Jake, please read Jake Joyfully or with Ganda first. There are no footnotes here and no explanations. The story assumes you know this already.