Tea Break Tales is a collection of fictional short stories, offered in the same fashion as an Artist's Trading Card, in the hope that the reader will look further, and possibly read one of my full-length novels, which are slowly being released in e-book formThe stories range from the possibly historical, to the maybe future, via the speculative.

More mayhem for Vince, George, Pete, and Trevor, and introducing Chris.Will they ever achieve their 'quiet life' as they battle with recalcitrant aircraft, student pilots, and their 'friends' Mick and Harry, while trying to keep the law, in the form of Lew, happy?

Kevin and Jennifer were just kids when they first found each other.Before careers. Before mortgages. Before children, college funds, and promotions. Before life became a calendar filled with obligations and the quiet promise that there would always be more time.They grew up together, fell in love, built a family, and chased the American dream with everything they had.And somewhere along the way, Kevin began to win.The promotions came. The money followed. The...

Anneka is struggling to make ends meet, until she meets, Joe, who saves her from a nasty situation, then following his guidance and advice, gradually gets her life back on track, until she meets Andy. Then everything changes for both of them.Will it be for better, or worse?

Charlie is a self-employed photographer, trying to make ends meet.Then a chance encounter in town changes everything.This book could really be called Vince 5 1/2, as it fits in approximately there, but although Anglesey, and Oki and Pete appear, it is not really about them, but how they influence Charlie's life.

More mayhem and upset for Vince, George, Pete, Oki, and Trev.Chris Whalley pops in for a visit.More shipwrecks, uninvited guests, and aggravation for our involuntary heroes, and an unexpected end to this part of the story.

This is the final part - (or is it the beginning?) of the Vince series, following the life of Vince and George's son, Andy, and his ensuing offspring.Although based in the same location, part of Anglesey, it follows a very different format and theme. Your favourite characters still appear now and then, but there is less violence, and more philosophy in these pages.I hope you read the previous five books first, as they lead up to this one, but it isn't essential.

Vince, George, Pete, and Trev cross the path of some more of their local low-life, including the IRA and a Tong.Pete finally falls for Oki. Will their relationship survive the ordeal?Will the magical disappearing Magnum appear again?Read on to find out!

Further misadventures of Vince, George, Trev, and Pete, as they try to enjoy their quiet life.More ship-wrecks, more diving, more gang warfare, and the return of A.A. and the O'Hoolihans.

After losing his wife to a hit-and-run driver, Den is struggling to support himself and his daughter, Jilly, as she goes through the last years of school, then further education, and University.Angie works in the local library, and has her own demons to contend with.When they meet, will it all fall apart, or explode? Then when Jilly comes into the mix, what will the outcome be?

Rick is a survival of a rough divorce, living in his caravan, which, along with his car, and the scars, are all that he possesses. The caravan is parked close to his place of work, where he works shifts in the radio room of a coastal shipping station.Rosie also works there, on a different shift, and has her own baggage to carry.Rick merely sees Rosie as another co-worker, but Rosie has other ideas, and plans to change matters.But Billy, the Electrician, has desires, to...

When I set out to write this particular narrative, it was my intention to attempt to reveal the boredom, tedium, frustration, purposeless bullying, and total lack of privacy that was the Royal Navy in the 1970's.I failed. The story simply will not allow me to write it into the shape I wanted. Instead, it has turned out to be more of a comedy of errors, and a tale of lost love.Read it for yourself, and see what you make of it.The end of this narrative is very different ...