Life in the Suburbs —
A Universe from the Mind of Ernest Bywater
This universe is about stories concerning people living in the suburbs of an older Australian city, or the area immediately around the city. While the city involved in a story may or may not be named it will be based on the large metropolitan city areas of Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, and Wagga Wagga.
A young man is undergoing counselling, and writes his memories of the days around some fairly traumatic events in his life, events that resulted in the need for the counselling. These include the death of his parents, and how he becomes much closer with his sisters and some other friends, much closer. Set in Australia.
16 y/o Hal Smith is a quiet, unassuming Australian teen boy with a bad knee and no dreams. Taught to help people, he does; without thinking before acting. In Year Ten in a new city and school, it's a year of living in interesting times as he's often in the wrong place at the wrong time doing the right thing. He'd once dreamt of being a world athlete and had the skills to make them true, but lost them helping a stranger; and delivered a Star Performance greater than most athletes can ever do.
A photographer helps out an old friend, another photographer, and saves him from being ripped off by two sets of gold diggers. When the second gold digger sets her sights on him, he turns things and ends up with some teenage wives, as does his friend. Set in Australia. Unable to correct typos due to laws related to character ages.
A man is talked into loaning his ex-wife some money. When she can't pay on time, he takes it out of her hide as the star for his own home porno flick and humiliating her. He's surprised when the rest of her family want in on the deal, but they have many more surprises for him as well. Set in Australia. This is the original version. It has some typos and sex scenes with characters between 16 and 18 years of age. Due to changes in Australian laws I can no longer access the story.
While saving a girl he loves a 48 year old Australian man learns she loves him. Used to living in the shadow world of espionage he now works in the general community while cleaning up a mess of others' lives made by the predator he saved his love from. He's now part of a large mixed family learning about life, love, and sexuality. The story explores the human condition and the differences between emotional and physical relationships. Sex scenes with characters 16 to 18.
The solicitors from Nutt, Case, and Friend prove using correct grammar is very important. And a government department learns, how important. Set in Australia.
An older man, enjoying the 'flashing' game of some high school seniors, is happy when they allow him to take it a step further. An annoying teenage boy is put in his place when he tries to hassle the girls. This encourages the girls to go much further. Things take an interesting turn when he takes them home, and the developing situation soon involves their sister, mother, and friends. Set in Australia. Unable to change typos due to character ages.
Details of an encounter between a poster of lesbian stories and another member on a lesbian story discussion forum. This was inspired by some recent discussion at SOL Google Groups and The Writer's Block forum.
The Ghost Reporter of the local newspaper is at the finish line of the 20 km City Fun Run. What he sees and reports moves his column from page three to the front page. Set in Australia. / (Reviews)
A teen boy is taken out to die during a storm, but things don't go as planned. He and his life are very dramatically changed. He sets himself up as modern patriarch with a harem of concubines. He also gets his revenge on his enemies. Some activities relate to his school, home, and work place. Some graphic sex scenes involving heterosexual and homosexual activities are present, and there are some religious discussions. Set in Australia. Sex scenes with characters between 16 and 18 years of age.
A shy fifteen year old genius moves when his father is promoted from a country town to a city. In a situation unusual for him he meets a girl who is soon his great love he wants to grow old with. He has a dark secret which puts his dream out of reach and will remain so. Due to his love he faces his greatest fears and defeats them to be with her. He spends his life loving a girl, only to marry her when his dream is impossible to fulfil. Set in Australia.
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Some events in Melissa's life after Ernie's death. His spirit lives on, in her and others. The strength of his spirit and their love gives them the moral strength to stand up and do what's right in hard situations. Melissa lives up to his dreams, and helps others to live his dreams too. They get closer to fulfilling his dream, but it remains out of reach while they make it possible for other generations to reach out and grab the star as they go forward, guided by his spirit. Set in Australia.