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Thanks for your reactions to this new story, which is actually one of my original stories, that was temporarily lost when I had some computer issues. Regards Quokka
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davewri - These quotes below are from the Home page of GA I suggest that you take note of them, and stop complaining. "As the name Gay Authors would imply, we also have a focus on our authors". "Gay Authors is proud of our diverse community. We have all age groups and gender groups represented. We support our authors, our readers and have a family through our shared love of stories".
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It was the same old day for 15-year old Bryce Amos Silverton, Bas to his family and friends. Awake at dawn this early summer day. If it were any other season, Bas would have beaten the sun up. Morning was the time to feed the chooks, the horses and the goats, milk the cows and all before breakfast. He had his customary scrambled eggs, bacon, tomato and orange juice. Once breakfast was consumed, the dishes rinsed and left in a neat pile on the sink, he was off to school. School for B
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This is the story of Bryce Silverton, a 15 year old lad, who lives and works on the family cattle station in the remote Western Australian Outback. Come along and enjoy the ride of Bryce's ups and downs in life, hang on as it gets bumpy...
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I am sorry that you feel that way, unfortunately this is one of the stories that I started to publish while I was still writing it, so yes the theme of the story changed, the further I went along with writing it. Other stories I have completed the story well before I commence publishing, and that way the theme stays the same. Regards Quokka
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Thanks for your comments Regards Quokka
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Thankyou everyone for your comments. Yes there are new stories that I will start posting very shortly. One of my original stories - Outback, is in the process of being re-edited, as well as the second book of Frontier. Regards Quokka
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Yes that question was answered in the chapter when Angela proposed to Mitchell, just go tot he chapter just before they go to the UK the first time.
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“Hello everyone, nice to see you all here, even if it is a bit of a surprise” I said as I gave Angela a kiss, followed by mum and aunty Jean, before sitting down next to my younger son, and my daughter in her high chair, where both were busy making a mess as they ate, and Angela handed me a damp wash cloth, to assist with cleaning up some of the mess. Shortly after we were all given some dinner, a little earlier than usual, but since I had not eaten much in the past two days, I was quite hungry.
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My training and skills are here to assist our town as best as possible, I am sure that my mum, dad, my wife, stepson, and our two young children would fully agree with me” I said with a little smile, and suddenly everything went quiet within the shed. “Did you say wife and children?” the shire president asked me a little shocked, “Yes, I did, and you can ask my parents for confirmation on this, as they were present at the wedding in Perth, just over two years ago” I replied. “Right, now lis
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“I have been informed that you completed Canadian Fire Service training at top of the class” the Colonel said to me, “Yes sir, that is correct, they have a few interesting training methods, especially with forestry wildfires, which are common in the summer months” I replied. “Shame you didn’t get to put that training into experience, but I am aware of what happened in Fort Nelson, and I don’t blame you, I saw the video footage you took” the Colonel said which surprised me a little. My face
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Thanks for your comments. Next chapter has just been posted. Quokka
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“Sergeant Grassmere here sir, it is the decision of us men and our wives in particular, that we pack up and return to Australia, it has also been decided that to make the point very clear to our hosts, we will be leaving at the same time, without any notice to our exchange employers” Mike said, “I understand Sergeant, and I agree with you on that second point, I will have my office start organising the transport and freight, right away, we already have the names of every family member of all fi
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Thanks for all of your comments Regarding where the family gets all the money, if you research how much each passenger pays for a high end luxury cruise, you will understand where the money comes from, especially when the main Trimaran yacht is regularly out on a charter. Quokka
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“Sure mate, my family is arriving from Vancouver this afternoon, so I have to help get them settled into our temporary accommodation at the motel, how about we meet at the Dan’s Pub, which is just across the road from the motel” I replied, “Perfect, that is our adopted local, let’s say 6pm, for a beer and a chat?” Les said, “I don’t drink beer, but a chat would be good, I will see you at 6pm, bye for now” I said happily. After lunch, I did a quick clean-up of the family suite, before headin
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About half an hour later my mobile rang, and seeing the caller ID, I took a deep breath before answering the call from Simon. “You are such a spoil sport,” Simon said to me, as soon as the call connected, and I chuckled. “And you, my friend, are a brat,” I responded, and Simon began to chuckle. “Sleep well. Talk to you soon,” Simon said and he ended the call. The next morning, I made sure that I left home early, so as to speak to the principal about this problem with the video cli
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Yes folks, the time has arrived for the final chapter of Book one of Frontier I hope you have enjoyed the story so far... Book two will commence being posted, as soon as I get the chapters back from my editor... Regards Preston aka Quokka
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However, today in the last lesson we had to form into groups of three for a class activity, and reluctantly he drifted over towards me since I was the only other student the same age. The third student for this activity was a middle-aged lady of Indian nationality, and she had a strong accent, which was a little hard to understand, but I managed to get her name, which was Miriam. The geek guy said his name was Mathew, in a very soft voice, and once introductions were done, we listened to the lec
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“It has four engines and two generators, 100 thousand litres fuel storage, two retractable bow thrusters, a cruising speed of 40 knots, and a range of 600 nautical miles, with four decks including the two hulls,” I said to Simon, giving the details that I had soaked in earlier in the day. I could see that Simon was really interested in this. “Austal have a vessel that is build complete, but it has not been fitted out with furniture and fittings, and since I have expressed an interest in buy
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“Good news! We have an operational trimaran again, but just one problem - we are on the wrong ocean,” I said to Simon, who thought about what I said. “What about Vic and Rita and the lads? I’m sure they would jump at the chance to sail the yacht again,” Simon said with a smile. I pulled out my phone and dialled the number. “I hope you have a good reason why you calling us this late, young man,” came Rita’s voice as she answered the call. “Oh sorry, Rita. What time is it over there
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When my alarm went off at 4.30am we quickly changed and finished packing and we caught a taxi to the domestic airport, as our flight departed at 6am. When we picked up our tickets, Simon discovered that I had booked first class tickets, and we headed to the 1st class lounge, where we were able to get some breakfast before boarding the plane. While waiting, I made an enquiry about getting a chartered flight from Perth to Jurien Bay, and I was able to arrange for a flight as soon as we had collect
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made me realise that I need to put some steps into place, incase anything does happen, so my stories will remain on GA
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That's good to hear. Bloody bugs... Where is the fly swatter.
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Thanks for your comments Glad you are all enjoying the story.
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Yes I am still alive an kicking I need to write some more chapters, which need to be edited, that is why it is back on hold.
