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  1. A Longer War 55

    Cyclist Mature Subjects (pg15) Fiction Posted by author(s) CHAPTER 55 Pete was driving the bus the next morning, and I caught him giving me a sly look every so often, when he clearly thought I wouldn’t catch him at it, for he broke into a cheery smile eac ...

    - 2017/03/24 - 7:15am - 12 comments

  2. Sisters 59

    Cyclist Mature Subjects (pg15) Fiction Lesbian romance Posted by author(s) CHAPTER 59 Annie’s face worked once more in little twitches, her breath catching. “Diane? What….” “Lainey’s told me it all, or I suppose what she thinks I should know, A—nnie. I di ...

    - 2017/01/17 - 4:45pm - 5 comments

  3. A Longer War 56

    Cyclist Mature Subjects (pg15) Fiction Posted by author(s) CHAPTER 56 The bus was quiet that morning, Ashley seeming a little lost. Pete was driving, so I made my way down to where the young man was staring out of the window. He’d said nothing over breakf ...

    - 2017/01/14 - 8:01am - 10 comments

  4. A Longer War 57

    Cyclist Mature Subjects (pg15) Fiction Posted by author(s) CHAPTER 57 Nobody said much at breakfast the next day, but we were all packed and ready to go. Pete had spent some time on the phone to the ferry company, and after he had explained the reason for ...

    - 2017/01/15 - 7:47pm - 6 comments

  5. A Longer War 58

    Cyclist Mature Subjects (pg15) Fiction Posted by author(s) CHAPTER 58 Harwich was visible from a long way off, or at least the big white reactor dome at Sizewell. There was nothing really visible of England apart from the dome for what seemed like hours, ...

    - 2017/01/21 - 3:45pm - 9 comments

  6. A Longer War 59

    Cyclist Mature Subjects (pg15) Fiction Posted by author(s) CHAPTER 59 I stepped aside to let people through, and Ashley handed me a couple of bottles. “Mr Barker, this is my fiancée Stacey” “How do, lass. Come on in. Ashley, go through to front room” “Not ...

    - 2017/01/28 - 1:35pm - 14 comments

  7. A Longer War 60

    Cyclist Mature Subjects (pg15) Fiction Posted by author(s) CHAPTER 60 Ashley had been right, and there was no chance of a proper knees-up for the newly engaged, so we settled for a proper night in for the New Year. Work came back to haunt us, but in the e ...

    - 2017/02/03 - 12:07pm - 7 comments

  8. Sisters 60

    Cyclist Mature Subjects (pg15) Fiction Lesbian romance Posted by author(s) CHAPTER 60 It went better than I had expected, at least as far as his embarrassment went. He actually seemed to be looking forward to it, so after an obligatory bit of teasing abou ...

    - 2017/02/08 - 7:08am - 4 comments

  9. A Longer War 61

    Cyclist Mature Subjects (pg15) Fiction Posted by author(s) CHAPTER 61 “What brought this on, Pete?” He was silent for just the few seconds it took me to realise how worried he really was. “Ah, Gerald, mate, it’s how he is. Bloody stubborn, pig-headed, ind ...

    - 2017/02/10 - 1:18pm - 7 comments

  10. A Longer War 62

    Cyclist Mature Subjects (pg15) Fiction Posted by author(s) CHAPTER 62 I almost lost track of the year after that, for it was all rather an anti-climax following on from such events. We got some new boats in to replace some of the older cruisers, for the p ...

    - 2017/02/23 - 10:34am - 8 comments

  11. Arwel's original

    Author:  Cyclist Steph C's blog Blog About:  Autobiographical Many of you will be aware that one of my favourite characters, Arwel Powell, was based on my cousin Tom. He finally succumbed to his cancer and passed away last night. Words really do fail ...

    - 2017/02/27 - 5:43pm - 5 comments

  12. Dead trees

    Author:  Cyclist Steph C's blog Blog About:  Authors / Stories / Books / Writing The new feature on Kindle allows an author to publish print-on-demand books. It's a bit of a faff, but I now have Cider Without Roses on sale in paperback. Remember ...

    - 2017/03/03 - 5:01pm - 17 comments

  13. A Longer War 65

    Cyclist Mature Subjects (pg15) Fiction Posted by author(s) CHAPTER 65 I was really at a loss without her, and when Pete left shortly afterwards to take his boy down I was almost lost. It was an education, in a sense. I had spent so long on my own after Tr ...

    - 2017/03/24 - 7:06am - 9 comments

  14. Hatbox and cash flow.

    Author:  Cyclist Steph C's blog Blog About:  Authors / Stories / Books / Writing I don't have a lot of money, but I still value this site. Accordingly, I have spoken to Erin about transferring my scribbles to the Hatbox. I am starting in order o ...

    - 2017/03/22 - 7:58am - 1 comment

  15. Sisters 61

    Cyclist Mature Subjects (pg15) Fiction Lesbian romance Posted by author(s) CHAPTER 61 I wandered back along the hallway as my wife thundered down the stairs, and beat me to the living room. As I entered, everyone seemed to be wrapped around everyone else, ...

    - 2017/07/18 - 10:08am - 6 comments

  16. A Longer War 66

    Cyclist Mature Subjects (pg15) Fiction Posted by author(s) CHAPTER 66 Matthew’s voice was still strong, despite his years. Rodney had spoken, I had said a few words, but it was Matthew who delivered the message, in a parish church in West Sussex. “Friends ...

    - 2017/03/24 - 7:20am - 6 comments

  17. Shooting

    Author:  Cyclist Steph C's blog Blog About:  Autobiographical Just finished a conference by phone, and it was chaos. There has been a stabbing, shooting and murder-by-car at our Parliament, and many of the people I was talking to were in lockdown, li ...

    - 2017/03/23 - 4:58pm - 15 comments

  18. A Longer War 67

    Cyclist Mature Subjects (pg15) Fiction Posted by author(s) CHAPTER67 That was a conversation-stopper if ever I heard one, and even with Susie living under my roof I had difficulty putting together everything Pete was saying. It was the pronouns, really. T ...

    - 2017/03/25 - 5:15pm - 7 comments

  19. A Longer War 68

    Cyclist Mature Subjects (pg15) Fiction Posted by author(s) CHAPTER 68 The floods weren’t bad that winter, but as usual customer numbers collapsed for a couple of months. We kept ourselves afloat by doing that for others, with a steady succession of boats ...

    - 2017/03/28 - 9:44am - 7 comments

  20. A Longer War 69

    Cyclist Mature Subjects (pg15) Fiction Posted by author(s) CHAPTER 69 We didn’t see much of Pete for a while, and before I knew it Easter and its rush of tourists was on us. The older I got, the faster the years went, like water down a plug hole. Darren w ...

    - 2017/04/04 - 12:21pm - 3 comments

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