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.
Gary 'The Coroner' Rochester fully understands and lives the SAS motto - Who Dares Wins, and his platoon's unofficial motto of - Just Do It. Be it combat or moving in with their lover, once they make up their minds they make a plan, and then they immediately get on with doing it. This is the story of how the Blind Luck of a storm changed his life and very quickly leads to his marriage earlier than originally intended. Set in Australia.
A retired special forces and black ops officer buys a housing commission estate to build his own residence in. When he gets to know the locals his life takes some odd turns, especially when he has to deal with some local trouble makers and sexual predators. - Set in Australia.
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.
Sex Contents: Minimal Sex | Genre: Coming of Age Tags: Teenagers, Romantic, Fiction, School Downloads: 66924 | Votes: 2046 | Score: 8.30 Size: 174KB | 34,919 words |
Posted:Concluded:
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.