This is not a combat story, but a recounting of the activities of my father, a transport driver, and his friends in the Australian Army during World War 2. It's the incidents and events they talked about over a drink when they got together to remember the old days. Most are funny, in many ways, and some are frightening. They convey what they did to stay sane, and also why they were there. Included is the poetry by the author, nearly all of which was written whilst on active service. 24,900 words
An eight-year-old girl has a dream about a meadow and describes her time there. The Tales of Stacy Starlet series is probably best for 5 to 8 year old kids.
Gordy and Weena (7) Gordy and Weena's father explore some of the meteor craters of Western Australia -- amid suspicious details where illicit mining is concerned.
George is happily divorced and even more happily involved in his prospering business, but his friends think it is long past time for him to get back into the dating game once again. Hilarity and slight misogyny ensures. Adult situations but nothing explicit.
About Hal and Cindy, who met in 12th grade, soon to be shaped forever by the abomination we call 9/11, and their daughter, who would know her father only through memories shared by her mother.