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The Nuclear Family, Chapter 13 - Part II

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Lucky, Chapter 14 - Part III

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Warning: This chapter may stir some of the dust around you, and you’ll need to tell your loved ones of your allergies…

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It was unfair.

Th...

The Nuclear Family, Chapter 12, Part II

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Lucky - Chapter 13, Part III

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As you can expect, that trip to Brisbane was a watershed moment between Lacey, Torri and me.  In my heart, I had forgiven them years ago.  I had to ...

Character Profile - Zygal - The Bogyman

Last year, in writing The Red Suit, I wanted to see my characters with my physical eyes to help me visualise the scenes.
One of the background characters that is critical to Book 2 is Zygal, the Bogyman. His role is to scare people of all races, not in a bad way, but to motivate, stop them from being complacent.

I asked Grok to help me define him, and it did a fair job, still not quite what I see in my mind's eye, but it did get within a decent margin. Here is the image it gene...

Hints and Themes - A prophecy by the Bogyman

One thing I really enjoyed in writing the Red Suit was trying my hand at building a poem and even my own version of a Christmas Carol.

I believe I am over halfway done on the draft for "The White Suit" and today, I spent some time building the poem that outlines not just this book, but sets up several elements i...

The Nuclear Family - Chapter 11 - Part II

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Wow, what a ride September 2025 has been.  Take away world events, and I’ve had a birthday, celebrated the life of someone I grew up with who unexpectedly passed away and tried to settle the last of my vendor debts from my previous business.

This month is going to be just as busy, but I hope to pivot into writing in a big way, as it's been frustrating that my writing time has been minimal over the past few weeks.

For October, I have a couple o...

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25/10/2025 - The entire story is now draft complete (a little over 75k). I am going to move into self-editing next week, aiming to release an initial version on 14/11/2025.

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Initially, there were only four chapters in Part III of Lucky; however, in what I am sure is a silly move on my part, I was once again reading the last couple of chapters, and the characters have spoken, wanting more air time.

As such, it’s a little hustle, and it's cutting into my time on Nuclear Family and The White Suit.  But the final chapters are getting more, and I must admit it's heartbreaking ☹.  But when the story is clear, I need to ...

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The following month was pretty turbulent.  The evening after Torri’s visit, Grace and I talked long into the evening.  She got the array of emotions I was feeling.  About twelve months ago, we ran across her ex-husband, Roger, while walking through a shopping mall.  He made a purposefu...

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With world events occurring at a lightning pace over the past couple of weeks, it has been good to disconnect from social media, the news, and other information sources and get my head back into some writing.

With the completion of ‘The Nuclear Family’ Part I last week, I am taking a couple of weeks to make sure that I can stay ahead in the expanded version, so I can contin...

Arranged - Story Page

This is the story page for John's upcoming story, Arranged

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Speaking of The Nuclear Family Part II, I just put the following together:

The Nuclear Family - Chapter 10

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Welcome to chapter 10, this is the final chapter in Part I of ‘The Nuclear Family’.  I’m going to be taking a two-week break before beginning the post of Part II.  This is so that I can stay a few chapters ahead and keep the weekly releases consistent.  Right now, I am working on Chapter 5 of Part II.  Also, don’t forget that we have four parts in total fo...

The Nuclear Family - Chapter 9

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This here is one of my favourite chapters in Part 1, because at last Robbie gets to serve some justice.

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For the next few days, Amy’s offer played on my mind. If I were working out, I wondered what types of gym they would have where she lived.  As I cleaned up the dishes at Darren and Toni’s, I wondered if she had a dishwasher.

She has asked me to ‘run away’ with her, made her interest in me clear, a...

Authors Update - 4 September 2025

So it's been a little while since my last Author's Update, and in that time a lot has been happening.

First up, a little on the Other household.  Beth and I have been addressing several issues that have arisen since the business transition.  I’ve had to try to wind up the company, and we’ve been threatened with being sued.  In trying to do the right thing by everyone, we’re hurting financially as over half of my paycheck is going to try and shut things down.  I...

On The Streets - Story Page

This is the story page for John's upcoming story, On The Streets

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The view

Out with the family this morning. This is the view from Mt Mee. Perhaps a scene for an upcoming story...

The Nuclear Family - Chapter 8

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Originally, I had included this small chapter as part of the previous one; however, I think that while brief, it really lays the foundation for what’s to come in the next chapter and positions Part II.

Currently, I am beginning the initial review of my Part II draft.  What I want to do is give it a two-week break between Part I and Part II, ensure I complete the raw edit of my version 2 draft, and then start posting, so Part II can be released every...

Disrespect and DNA - Part II

WARNING: This is a draft story

The Nuclear Family - Chapter 7

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I fell this week.

A few things happened, and I’ve spent more time with tears in my eyes than not. I ended up having to walk out of the office in front of my team, as yet another expense in shutting down my business has taxed my resources past breaking point.

I’ve lashed out at a few people, and I should not have. I’ve ignored others and been snippy with my family.  To be honest, that photo of me the other day with the welcome, I was faking...

A Big Other Welcome

I wanted to take a moment to write a big welcome to the new members of the crew.

I’ve updated my details on Lit, x, Medium and a few other platforms in the past week to note that all my work will always come here first. So I hope that you find something you enjoy.

Just so you know, I’ve got three tiers, behind the free content I post up here. I’ve aligned them pretty much to what Patreon recommended and then tried to make it affordable for everyone. The concept being th...

Disrespect and DNA - Part I

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Originally, this