This novel is set in two entirely different years; 1967 and 2020. Paul and Paula met at their high school prom in Kansas City, Kansas. They met the second time through luck in Pisa, Italy.Their first meeting was not notably different than the lives of any high school student in the era of 'the summer of love,' popularized in 1967.Their second came about with each enjoying a lifetime of experiences. Discover their behaviour towards each other following a 53-year separation.

This book is a FREE offering by the author. Brian Westbrook authored this book as part of his therapy. It is suggested that it will help you with your therapy if you are undergoing cancer treatment.Brian is a cancer survivor. You are holding in your hands a memoir. It takes place from May 2017 to the present. You Don’t Have to Walk Alone: A head and neck cancer survivor is a running commentary. It deals with feelings and emotions with nothing medical on a journey through the diagno...

This is a love story—of self, family, community and country in the time of WW1.

The prevalence of Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) is high among college students, and it's important to tell their stories.

This short story is a work of fiction. The characters are imaginary. However, the circumstances are factual. Cell phones are very addictive. Just by observing people going about their daily lives, you see it becomes so apparent.This story follows JD, the Lead Counsellor at the West End Addiction Centre, and Mary and Brenda; both were students. These graduates explain how they discovered that they were addicted to their mobiles and what they did about it to regain their lives.

As an individual passes from one station in life to the next, a need for ‘'giving back” to oneself and society becomes more compelling. I suggest this becomes most attractive in the autumn of one's life. This might be because people have more time for reflection. Then again, it may be because of the fight and victory of some life-altering disease such as cancer. So, gratitude factors into this experience.This is one such story. A New Year's Eve dinner celebration enjoyed by friends...

Sarah MacDonald did not hunker down as a Canadian Special Forces Sargent in war-torn Kandahar, Afghanistan. No, this was E* in the UK. Now an ex-Sargent, she is nestled under a filthy blanket in an attempt to keep warm at 2 a.m. under the Saint Andrew bridge (named after the Patron Saint of Scotland) on a mid-winter night. She is trying but failing miserably to read by the light of her one of two valuable possessions, her iPhone 7. The reason for having the light on is because of her secon...

In early 2017, I was diagnosed with melanoma. In late June of the same year, I went through a 9-hour operation for head and neck cancer. On May 30, 2022, I was formally informed that the tumour was gone, and I officially became a cancer survivor.I wrote two books to record my experience. The first is called “You Don’t Have to Walk Alone.” In it, I penned the physical side of my cancer; it became my memoir.But with cancer, you must deal with what cancer does too, both the ph...

This story is about a relationship between two individuals set in their ways. They meet in a city park, a neutral place, agreed by both. They are aware of an "elephant in the room" and wish to work through their differences. So, they meet.

This flash story starts as an exploration of the power of love between two individuals from distinct cultures who are at various stages in their lives. It mines love and learning. Eventually, ‘immigration’ came to mind. Therefore, this story looks at two people making Canada their home. The reason for taking such a bold step is to earn a better life for themselves and their children than living in ‘their home country.’ Canada has the blessing of being the second largest geographical area i...

The power of love between two lonely people in two diverse cultures living in two countries is central to this story. Their method of communication is over the Internet. This faraway love affair proves not to be ideal for starting and growing a relationship.

"Astra" is the story of two people who take extreme measures to adopt a standard poodle puppy. One of the people is a "dreamer," while the other is a practical person. It certainly does create a healthy discussion in their relationship.