Chapter Eight Mary Slater sat at the long, black, bar waiting for her best girlfriend to arrive. They were supposed to meet at The Primrose at 8:00pm. They hadn’t talked for a month of...
More of Chapter Six “He might even meet a woman on the trip. “Anything is possible,” he thought, though he wasn’t in any hurry to do that. He was in no condition to be...
More of “Joe in Africa” later today. I now have a short audio clip of “Atlanta,” my adult detective themed novel, on Facebook at Cowboyproductions52 and R.C. Hand. Come and hear what the fuss...
More of Chapter Five and some of Six. Unlike Charlene and Suzan who had wealthy parents, Joe had grown up in the Bronx under tough circumstances. That had made him resilient if not a...
More of Chapter Five. After a cold walk to the subway station with what seemed like hundreds of people jostling for a seat, Joe entered a car and found a place to sit next...
More of Chapter Five. Charlene had figured out years ago why her mother’s health was failing. Charlene thought it a wonder that she was still living. She understood later in life why her father...
More of Chapter Five “Hello Sweetie, how are you?” “Daddy, it’s me, Charlene.” “I know dear, how nice to hear your voice. How are things going?” “Good daddy.” “How’s your mother?” “Oh she’s fine....
More of Chapter Five Charlene knew Joe’s perceived lack of drive by Suzan was was one of the many issues Suzan pointed out in arguments. Joe had tried to defend himself to Charlene at...
Chapter Five Charlene called her father, Nick Carpenter, that next morning and waited to be connected. He call went to his secretary first, as always. Charlene’s mind wandered as she waited for her father...
