Short stories about ordinary people struggling with life.
We are all, in our own ways, 'Damaged Goods'.
Spanning from the 1950s to the present day, the fears, frailties, confusions - and bravery - of being human are presented in these tales. Your money back if you don't like them.
Nine stories loaded so far. The period, titles and chapter numbers, as follows:
1950s childhood themes: 'The Choice' (1); 'Jennings' (2); 'Quiet Wedding' (3).
1960s & 1970s stories available or in preparation.
1980s: 'Secrets' (4); 'Best Friend' (5).
1990s: In preparation.
21st century: 'Skin Deep' (6); 'Hero' (7); 'Home for Christmas' (8); 'No Cycling' (9).
The different periods reflect the social issues of the time: 1950s attitudes to faith education, sex offenders, or child rearing; 1970s and 80s responses to unemployment or threats of redundancies; and anti social behaviour, attitudes to authority, and gender roles in more recent times. But the stories are essentially about individuals and their responses to events around them.
(I hope you will read some of these, and if so perhaps you could choose at random across the different time periods).