Longer Stories

Below are a selection of my longer stories about the family – where I will be covering the decades from 1967-2063.

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  • Take These Dogs Away From Me

    A young Deborah must grow up quickly as the family relocates from Utah to France

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  • Boats Against The Current

    What would you do if you had ruined the first meeting with someone who could have been your best friend?

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  • The Tone Which Is Not Played

    A wild weekend has the prospect of derailing Carrie and Alan’s lives forever …

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  • Like Blood In A Darkroom

    Carrie, Lin, Lars and Alan all meet to celebrate New Year’s Eve in an isolated holiday house half a year after high school.

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  • New Year’s Day

    Carrie must face a difficult life situation with a fellow young traveler.

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  • The Halo Of Our Souls

    In a Bolivian market, Carrie helps a lost little boy search for his mother, with some unexpected consequences.

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  • Until You See the Signs

    A story about the way we often say goodbye to past relationships.

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  • The Morning After

    Carrie is stranded at the Santa Cruz airport in Bolivia waiting for someone who may never come

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  • The One I Tried to Destroy

    Carrie befriends a Falklands War-veteran who turns out to have a dark side.

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  • That Which Cannot Be Broken

    When a derelict Carrie sees three bikers assaulting an old man, she must make a profound choice for her own future.

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  • Shadows In The Shape Of Men

    In a boarding house on the Pacific Coast, Carrie meets a potential new friend whose scars may rival her own.

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  • Portrait of a Killer

    Carrie has finally ditched both drugs and her violent boyfriend. Is it time to get rid of her gun, too?

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  • Scars of Our Civil Wars

    Carrie becomes obsessed with finding out the fate of a teenage survivor from a destructive Civil War raid.

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  • Like The Wind Through My Tree

    A lonely cop is trying to figure out if he has the courage to start a relationship with the lonely waitress. Or if he even should.

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  • Like Grace From The Earth

    On a bus-ride, Carrie befriends Anna, an elderly photographer who shows her a perspective on life.

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  • Joan in the Dark

    Can thinking of good memories outweigh the terror of impending death? David Reese is about to find out.

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  • Warriors

    A story about when Jon’s brother made a sacrifice that would change their lives forever

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  • His Last and First Breath

    Jonathan has to face his survivor’s guilt from the Iraq war in a way nobody could have foreseen …

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  • A House Divided

    Dave has to decide if he wants to move or kill his neighbor.

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