Stories

19th century young man meets a future king in school. They become lovers.

A kindness, an example, a bond, an aspiration, a lesson, a thought. No more, no less.

Nick moves to San Diego for a fresh start. Things aren't going as well as he'd hoped until a chance encounter with Sam in an elevator. It's lust at first sight, but will these two polar opposites create a relationship that endures as they're drawn into each other's worlds.

After many years of University and Army training, 21-year-old Struan Kenrick is given two weeks leave before being transferred to a new position in Darwin. On arrival at the airport close to the family properties, Struan learns from his oldest brother, Euan, that their youngest brother Sawney is being ostracised by their grandparents, making him isolated and depressed. Determined to improve the situation for his baby brother, Struan organised for Sawney and him to go on a short holiday, firstly on the Indian Pacific train, and then a stay on Rottnest Island, but things take a dramatic change once on the train.

This is a poem I wrote as a teenager about the ravages of war. History repeats itself, and lessons are never learned.

This is Part 2 of a 2 part story.

Whether you follow war, like war, read about war or are interested in war it is sadly a fact of life, but can make fascinating reading. The war in Afghanistan is still in play even as I write this in 2021. The country has been through many wars but ‘Him in the dust’ is a point in history (2005-2006) where I decided to start the book that you will read.

"I have grown tired of remembering. Mes souvenirs tuent. My memories kill me. So it falls to me to make them known in these writings before my soul is set free at last." ~ Lord Cedrick Temple, Duke of Buckingham

Martin Pop is the vein of magic people who show up, fix the problems a family is experiencing and then leaves. He is a creature of magic like Mary Poppins or Nanny McPhee. Where he goes healing, love, and happiness is bound to follow. Martin, unlike the others, finds himself working in the United States rather than England or Australia, because unfortunately Americans need that type of magic more right now. What happens when this magic man is called to aid an injured soldier and his poor nephew? 

Written for the 2018 Fall Anthology - Fight Back and/or Good Intentions

In the year 2018, the War on Terrorism has consumed the American conscience—and the American economy. There are still, however, moments of light and love to be found.

Dual timeline story following the commander of the MMV Noah, a prototype Arc class vessel and a protege pilot attending his first year at the Academy.