Here is part one of The Sixth Daughter, a novel I published a while back. If you would like to read more please let me know in the comments. Copying to here from a copy of the novel, has introduced odd artifacts. Please overlook them. If you would like to read as clean a copy…
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The Ten Year Divorce; Part 1
What follows is the first part of a novel I published a few years back. It is my favorite of the ones I have written. A word of warning, the breaks between scenes didn’t come through when I copied it over. I hope that doesn’t make it too distracting to read. If you would like…
The Accidental Texan: Part 3, Chapter 13
But Mommy Why? The Archie household remained in turmoil ever since the Giffins dashed off on Thanksgiving Day. The only calming influence was Bennie who stayed at the farm rather than returning to New York as planned. With Eileen gone for an indefinite time, Bennie pitched in and helped Kelly with the housekeeping. “Bennie, if…
The Accidental Texan: Part 3, Chapter 12
Thanksgiving Day On the night of her Nana’s arrival for the holiday, Alexis found herself sleeping on a pallet, which her mother made up on the window-seat of her bedroom, so that her grandmother could sleep comfortably in her bed. Bennie was bedded down on the sofa in the studio, to make room for Betty…
The Accidental Texan: Part 3, Chapter 11
Such Sad News Genevieve was working in her studio with Bennie, who was carefully striking the pose that took her the better part of the morning to decide on, when Alexis came dashing in from the hall. “Mommy, I just saw Mrs. Dupont running back to the barn really fast.” “Mrs. Dupont? Patrick’s wife?” questioned…
The Accidental Texan: Part 3, Chapter 10
Getting Ready for Thanksgiving “November, can you believe it is already November again? It seems like just yesterday it was Christmas,” said Kelly, as he looked out the front window toward the tree line that was past its best color and beginning to lose its leaves. “Thanksgiving will be here before you know it.” “Speaking…
The Accidental Texan: Part 3, Chapter 9
Taking off the Bars Alexis slid off Cheyenne’s back and watched as Tony carefully lowered himself off the back of her mother’s tall mare. “Thanks for riding with me. I was afraid I couldn’t go when daddy got that phone call and was on the phone for so long.” “You are welcome, Brattella. Don’t forget…
The Accidental Texan: Part 3, Chapter 8
Genevieve and Bennie go to NYC It was one of those blessed times when not much of note was going on in the Archies’ lives. The big event of the week was Eileen’s old bike breaking down on her just as she arrived that morning. She worked late that day in Archies’ modern kitchen baking…
The Accidental Texan: Part 3, Chapter 7
Baking Cookies Ever since she came home, Genevieve never missed a chance to run errands with her husband and child, as if she could somehow make up for the lost time. One evening Kelly called Eileen and let her know that she need not come in to cook breakfast the next morning, as the family…
The Accidental Texan: Part 3, Chapter 6
The Special Client “Okay Bennie, Genevieve is all packed and ready to leave,” said Kelly, running over in his mind the things that needed to be done before Bennie and Genevieve left on their trip. It seemed that nothing was forgotten. “Have you told Alexis that her mother is going to Japan?” asked Bennie. “Yes,”…