Excerpt from my novel FATE. The Gravediggers “A good start is half the work … they would say this standing on the ground before opening it … it was like a prayer to them…” The people of the whaling village, and the respect they had for Moses and Kathleen, all turned out for Kathleen’s funeral, wishing desperately to erase from memory the tragedy of this not-yet family. Two days later the cod schooner The Swift returned from its Arctic trip, making good time in the last days with northerly winds in her sails, bringing word that Moses was missing at sea. That sad news now made its slow rounds through the village, by local radio of the word-of-mouth kind, and by some, the skipper, Kathleen’s first cousin I told you about … he was cursed and damned to Purgatory. ...
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Excerpt from my novel FATE Friends Turn when Tides Turn It was around three a.m. of the 13th when one of the men later told the skipper, whose hammock was near Moses’s, that he had seen him get up and go up on deck, despite the biting wind and sleet blowing in off the sea. Moses had other things on his mind now, worrying about Kathleen, who was near her time to give birth to their first. However, Moses knew in his heart of hearts that they ...
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Excerpt from my novel FATE The Lure of the Unknown Hypnotic in his feelings, Emmet knew he was getting tired of life ... sometimes tired of being scared. He tussled with himself, a whirlwind of emotions demanding their say, replaying conversations and cherished moments in his mind, angry at the unfairness of it all. Still, when needed, he found solace in believing that his parent's spirits would always be part of him. The faces of those he had known flickered in and out of focus. He recalled the times of doubt, the many times he felt so alon...