Prisoner At The Bar
“Mr. David Brown. You have pled guilty to the two counts you were charged with. Is there anything you would like to say before I pass sentence upon you?” Read More …
Category: Retribution
Her Other Life
A confusing start and a convoluted end. That’s how, in its immediate aftermath, I saw my affair. Read More …
The Seven Deadly Sins – Envy
Until 5:30p.m., today was a typical day. Let me see now, how did it start? Up at 7:00a.m., showered, got the kids out of bed, then made their breakfast and school lunches. Read More …
LOVE LETTERS 3
“ARE YOU SERIOUS? What about all your lectures to Shaun and me about not taking matters into our own hands? About violence not being the answer? Or about two wrongs not making a right?” Read More …
LOVE LETTERS 2
I RECLINED ON THE chaise, shaded by a huge umbrella, beer in hand. The only thing separating the motel from the beach was a small stretch of lawn shaded by palm trees and an in-ground pool. Both were inviting and the weather was warm, but I was oblivious to the appeal of either. Read More …
LOVE LETTERS 1
GOD, HOW I WISHED I never got around to building my wife, Claire, the bookcase she’d been nagging me for ever since we’d moved into the old Federation cottage. The cottage she fell in love with and just had to have when we were finally financial enough to upgrade from our apartment to a house. Read More …
The Seven Deadly Sins – Hubris
Laura and Pete were sitting in the departure lounge of flight 3425 for Bali, holding hands. After all the planning and packing, it was nice to be finally through all the formalities. Read More …
Saturday
“His pulse has been slowly rising for the last half an hour and he’s twitched a few times. I think he’s coming around.” Read More …
This is Madness
It had been a crowded thirty seconds. Let me describe it to you. Read More …
Deafening Silence
Dave is one of the bravest, strongest characters I have ever met. He is a man of few words and so it falls to me to tell his remarkable story. Read More …