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  1. Lifeline 35

    Cyclist Mature Subjects (pg15) Novel Chapter Posted by author(s) CHAPTER 35 We left the Farmyard in light rain, heading north again through the maze of roads and lanes towards Aberystwyth. I wondered where we would end up on this circuit, knowing only tha ...

    - 2020/01/12 - 9:33am - 12 comments

  2. Lifeline 36

    Cyclist Mature Subjects (pg15) Novel Chapter Posted by author(s) CHAPTER 36 So many changes to my life began that day. It wasn’t just the stress and challenge of learning to handle multiple tons of recalcitrant wagon, but the solitude I was left with in t ...

    - 2020/01/20 - 3:02am - 4 comments

  3. Lifeline 37

    Cyclist Mature Subjects (pg15) Novel Chapter Posted by author(s) CHAPTER 37 The pattern of my life was set for the next year and a half, and to be honest, it wasn’t that bad. I worked hard in the week, putting in the hours at both the training centre and ...

    - 2020/01/26 - 7:23am - 5 comments

  4. Lifeline 38

    Cyclist Mature Subjects (pg15) Novel Chapter Posted by author(s) CHAPTER 38 The letter was waiting for me one Wednesday evening in early May, sitting on the doormat when I returned from a job running a groupage to three addresses in Stafford. The envelope ...

    - 2020/01/30 - 7:04am - 5 comments

  5. Lifeline 39

    Cyclist Mature Subjects (pg15) Novel Chapter Posted by author(s) CHAPTER 39 Mick Worsley had put a word in for me with the boss, and they had been as helpful as I could have hoped. There was a drop due in Chester, another a day later. I could ride there o ...

    - 2020/02/06 - 5:40am - 9 comments

  6. Lifeline 40

    Cyclist Mature Subjects (pg15) Novel Chapter Posted by author(s) CHAPTER 40 Cardiff wasn’t on any of Mossman’s schedules, so I had to take the train. Carol dropped me off at Cannock station early in the morning, which saved me some faff as well as giving ...

    - 2020/02/15 - 12:30am - 3 comments

  7. Lifeline 41

    Cyclist Mature Subjects (pg15) Novel Chapter Posted by author(s) CHAPTER 41 I had a hangover the next morning, but we had the shower, as Mam had promised, and I spent more than a few minutes soaking, which gave me time to settle my mood and my behaviour. ...

    - 2020/03/07 - 10:02pm - 5 comments

  8. Lifeline 46

    Cyclist Mature Subjects (pg15) Novel Chapter Posted by author(s) CHAPTER 46 Carol, naturally, had prepared a solid and spicy meal for us all, and I settled down at the table with a sigh of anticipation. One drawback of bike rallies is the food, as it is a ...

    - 2020/05/18 - 1:44am - 5 comments

  9. Lifeline 42

    Cyclist CAUTION: Rape / Sexual Assault Mature Subjects (pg15) Novel Chapter Posted by author(s) CHAPTER 42 Another morning, and another monster hangover. I spent a long while drinking tea and eating simple buttered toast to tray and settle my stomach, and ...

    - 2020/04/02 - 11:06am - 9 comments

  10. Lifeline 43

    Cyclist Mature Subjects (pg15) Novel Chapter Posted by author(s) CHAPTER 43 The sun was warm on my face as I dozed on a south-facing bench, its heat reflecting back from the honey-coloured stone wall behind me, my backpack heavy against my side. It had be ...

    - 2020/04/13 - 2:06am - 7 comments

  11. Lifeline 44

    Cyclist Mature Subjects (pg15) Novel Chapter Posted by author(s) CHAPTER 44 We shared the big bed again, Mam, Dad and me, as I felt I needed the comfort it always brought, and in the morning, after a solid breakfast, I headed off to the beach with my musi ...

    - 2020/04/20 - 12:18am - 4 comments

  12. Lifeline 45

    Cyclist Mature Subjects (pg15) Novel Chapter Posted by author(s) CHAPTER 45 I tugged her out of the marquee and around behind the burger van, where the blast from the band was partially blocked, replaced by the chugging of a small electrical generator. “W ...

    - 2020/05/10 - 5:47am - 5 comments

  13. Lifeline 47

    Cyclist Mature Subjects (pg15) Novel Chapter Posted by author(s) CHAPTER 47 Sunday morning’s light told me I had got outside far too much alcohol the previous evening, and with that thought I realised that the evening had actually become morning before I ...

    - 2020/05/29 - 8:53am - 6 comments

  14. Lifeline 48

    Cyclist Mature Subjects (pg15) Novel Chapter Posted by author(s) CHAPTER 48 The seats were uncomfortable, as always, but in differing ways. Most of them were hard plastic chairs, that gradually sent your arse to sleep, with the occasional comfy-looking ar ...

    - 2020/06/13 - 11:56am - 8 comments

  15. Lifeline 49

    Cyclist Mature Subjects (pg15) Novel Chapter Posted by author(s) CHAPTER 49 “Good morning, Mr Hemming’s office, Julia speaking. How may I help you?” “Um, my name is Debbie Wells. I was down for an assessment with Mr Hemmings about some surgery” “Thank you ...

    - 2020/07/01 - 12:24am - 4 comments

  16. Lifeline 50

    Cyclist Mature Subjects (pg15) Novel Chapter Posted by author(s) CHAPTER 50 We changed onto the faster train at New Street, the old Commer left behind on our drive in Cannock as Dad refused outright to even think of trying to drive it through London, much ...

    - 2020/07/18 - 1:51pm - 6 comments

  17. Broken Wings 1

    Cyclist Mature Subjects (pg15) Novel Chapter Posted by author(s) CHAPTER 1 “Yes, can I help you?” I really needed to ditch the burner for a new phone. Too many people knew the current number, and that could mean leaks, and leaks meant problems. Not always ...

    - 2020/07/25 - 8:18am - 15 comments

  18. Broken Wings 4

    Cyclist Mature Subjects (pg15) Novel Chapter Posted by author(s) CHAPTER 4 I signed, of course, and once home started the ritual of ringing round the other three firms with whom Mr Mossman had arranged job interviews. I found myself feeling an awful lot h ...

    - 2020/08/08 - 10:06am - 5 comments

  19. Broken Wings 5

    Cyclist Mature Subjects (pg15) Novel Chapter Posted by author(s) CHAPTER 5 Work was a new beginning for a time, as the three weeks or so of local slog kept me occupied, while the longer runs down West gave my mind the space and solitude to put things into ...

    - 2020/08/09 - 11:08am - 11 comments

  20. Broken Wings 6

    Cyclist Mature Subjects (pg15) Novel Chapter Posted by author(s) CHAPTER 6 Ruth picked up on my confusion before my workmates, which didn’t really surprise me, as I was steadily realising how sharp she was. I was having a break from household drudgery (or ...

    - 2020/08/13 - 8:51am - 8 comments

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