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The Decision Is Made - a Jake Michaels Short Story
Jake Michaels came of age in the late 1970s. After the tragic death of his girlfriend, Jake joins the Army to escape his grief.
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Setting Friday Free (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 38
Friday and Freddy share the long-delayed words she's waited 37 years to hear.
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The Caffeinated Grape (A Buzby Beach Novelette) Chapter 09
A divorced man wins the lottery and moves to Buzby Beach to spend his remaining days enjoying the sun, sand, sea, and writing the book he always wanted to write. Then he meets someone who intrudes on his plans for solitude.
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Setting Friday Free (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 37
Garrison's dad opens up about Friday, how he loved her, and the night she died.
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The Caffeinated Grape (A Buzby Beach Novelette) Chapter 08
A divorced man wins the lottery and moves to Buzby Beach to spend his remaining days enjoying the sun, sand, sea, and writing the book he always wanted to write. Then he meets someone who intrudes on his plans for solitude.
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Fist Fight - A Short Story
A family feud erupts when a family from the dodgy part of the city moves to a neighborhood in a small town and their kids show no respect for anyone or anything, which is just how their psychopath of a mother likes it.
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The Caffeinated Grape (A Buzby Beach Novelette) Chapter 07
A divorced man wins the lottery and moves to Buzby Beach to spend his remaining days enjoying the sun, sand, sea, and writing the book he always wanted to write. Then he meets someone who intrudes on his plans for solitude.
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Setting Friday Free (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 36
Garrison Kaylor inherited a house on Buzby Beach from his grandparents. Little did he know he was also inheriting a ghost. Why is Friday trapped in Garrison's back yard, and how can he set her spirit free?
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Tales of the Exhausted Educator Volume 002
So, you want teachers back in the classrooms. Then maybe you should put them at the head of the line for vaccines.
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Tales of the Exhausted Educator Volume 001
The first in a series about my life as an educator past and present.
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Setting Friday Free (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 35
Garrison Kaylor inherited a house on Buzby Beach from his grandparents. Little did he know he was also inheriting a ghost. Why is Friday trapped in Garrison's back yard, and how can he set her spirit free?
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The Caffeinated Grape (A Buzby Beach Novelette) Chapter 06
A divorced man wins the lottery and moves to Buzby Beach to spend his remaining days enjoying the sun, sand, sea, and writing the book he always wanted to write. Then he meets someone who intrudes on his plans for solitude.
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Abby of Long Leaf Lane - A Buzby Beach Short Story
It's Wil's first day of 4th-Grade at a new school in a new town. His parents dropped him off before going to their new home, so Wil didn't even know where he lived. If he hadn't met Abby, the boy would have been totally lost.
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Setting Friday Free (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 34
Laurel spends the night in one of Garrison's guest rooms.
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The Caffeinated Grape (A Buzby Beach Novelette) Chapter 05
A divorced man wins the lottery and moves to Buzby Beach to spend his remaining days enjoying the sun, sand, sea, and writing the book he always wanted to write. Then he meets someone who intrudes on his plans for solitude.
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Setting Friday Free (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 33
Garrison Kaylor inherited a house on Buzby Beach from his grandparents. Little did he know he was also inheriting a ghost. Why is Friday trapped in Garrison's back yard, and how can he set her spirit free?
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The Caffeinated Grape (A Buzby Beach Novelette) Chapter 04
A divorced man wins the lottery and moves to Buzby Beach to spend his remaining days enjoying the sun, sand, sea, and writing the book he always wanted to write. Then he meets someone who intrudes on his plans for solitude.
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I've Got a Boat - a Short Story
Paige wants to learn to sail. Mack has a sailboat.
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Setting Friday Free (a Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 32
Garrison Kaylor inherited a house on Buzby Beach from his grandparents. Little did he know he was also inheriting a ghost. Why is Friday trapped in Garrison's back yard, and how can he set her spirit free?
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Skewed - a Short Story
Dean believes he's dreaming when he wakes up in a room not his own, with a woman who is not his wife, and where everyone is calling him, J. Thinking he is bound to wake up soon, Dean decides to go with the flow of the dream and see where takes him before he wakes up. But what if he's already awake?
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The Call They All Fear Most - a Short Story
Mark is home on leave and drops by the bar his grandfather, a retired police captain owns and meets Sara, the new bartender. Before they can become better acquainted, the police scanner blares out the news of an officer down.
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The Girl in His Kitchen - a Short Story
When Stephanie sent Pete a "Dear John" letter after going away to college, Pete quit school and joined the Army. Now, his hitch is finished and he's headed home. It's been 7 years since he last saw Stephanie. Then, she suddenly shows up in his kitchen. Is she seeking forgiveness or a reckoning?
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The Caffeinated Grape (A Buzby Beach Novelette) Chapter 03
A divorced man wins the lottery and moves to Buzby Beach to spend his remaining days enjoying the sun, sand, sea, and writing the book he always wanted to write. Then he meets someone who intrudes on his plans for solitude.
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Starting Over at 55 (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 28
Jack, a high school teacher, received the call informing him of his wife's death on the highway nearly five months ago. When school ended, Jack sold their home, retired from teaching, and moved into the house his aunt left him on Buzby Beach. How old is too old to start over? Jack needs the answer.
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Setting Friday Free (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 31
Garrison Kaylor inherited a house on Buzby Beach from his grandparents. Little did he know he was also inheriting a ghost. Why is Friday trapped in Garrison's back yard, and how can he set her spirit free?
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The Caffeinated Grape (A Buzby Beach Novelette) Chapter 02
A divorced man wins the lottery and moves to Buzby Beach to spend his remaining days enjoying the sun, sand, sea, and writing the book he always wanted to write. Then he meets someone who intrudes on his plans for solitude.
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Starting Over at 55 (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 27
Jack received the call about his wife's death on the highway nearly five months ago. When school ended, Jack left the life they had and moved into the house his aunt left him on Buzby Beach. How old is too old to start over? Jack needs the answer.
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Setting Friday Free (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 30
Garrison Kaylor inherited a house on Buzby Beach from his grandparents. Little did he know he was also inheriting a ghost. Why is Friday trapped in Garrison's back yard, and how can he set her spirit free?
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The Caffeinated Grape (A Buzby Beach Novelette) Chapter 01
A divorced man wins the lottery and moves to Buzby Beach to spend his remaining days enjoying the sun, sand, sea, and writing the book he always wanted to write. Then he meets someone who intrudes on his plans for solitude.
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Veronica - a Short Story
Marc thought he'd spend a solitary week camping at New River State Park until he met Veronica.
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Soul Collector, Episode 22, the Boss Has a Message for Mort
Allysa greets Susan and Mort at the end of Susan's first mission with a message for Mort from the BOSS.
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Setting Friday Free (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 29
Garrison's father finally comes face to face with Friday.
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Soul Collector, Episode 21, Susan in Purgatory aka Mort's Bar
Susan meets Ahn Su and Gabe
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Setting Friday Free (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 28
Garrison informs his father that he knows about Friday and what allegedly happened.
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Soul Collector, Episode 20, Susan Shows She's Qualified - the Hard Way
Susan shows Mort that she's qualified for the job the hard way.
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Setting Friday Free (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 27
Garrison's father shows up on Buzby Beach, and it's not a happy reunion.
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Soul Collector, Episode 19, Lead Storm
Mort and Susan shoot their way back to her friends.
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Setting Friday Free (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 26
There's a new guy in history class, and he's sitting in Delaney's seat.
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Soul Collector, Episode 18, Mort Hints at Who He Works For
Mort continues on his mission of collecting souls for hell and hints to Susan who he works for as he does.
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Setting Friday Free (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 25
Garrison's Spanish teacher provides the second unpleasant surprise of the day.
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Soul Collector, Episode 17, Rescue and Recruitment
Mort is sent to recruit a new collector, but to do so, he must rescue her friends.
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Setting Friday Free (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 24
Garrison's tennis class partner is an unexpected, and not entirely pleasant surprise.
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Setting Friday Free (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 23
Laurel's argument with her sister leaves Garrison with a conundrum.
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Soul Collector, Episode 16, Tricky Mission Untangled
Mort completes his mission and winds up sitting in the bar from CHEERS, drinking a beer with the Angel of Death.
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Setting Friday Free (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 22
The skies clear and the friends decide to forego swimming in the rain chilled water of the pool. They opt instead for dinner at Denver's. It's a decision that they may come to regret.
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Soul Collector, Episode 15, Plunging Right In
Mort confronts the teacher and learns there's more to the story.
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Setting Friday Free (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 21
Four friends hunker down in Garrison's family room to wait out a old-fashioned Carolina thunderstorm.
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Soul Collector, Episode 14, A Tricky Mission
Mort gets a new mission, less direct than most, and a new job as a high school custodian.
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Setting Friday Free (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 20
Laura tries to reconcile what she saw with what she knows to be real.
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Setting Friday Free (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 19
Garrison and Laurel, armed with new information, challenge Friday to tell the truth about why she haunts Garrison's pool.
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Owen's Love (A Buzby Beach Novella) Chapter 11
Is this feeling growing between Owen and Kenzie real, or a fleeting infatuation?
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Setting Friday Free (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 18
Garrison and Laurel have lunch at the hospital with Dr. Armstrong, Garrison's mother. While Dr. Armstrong knows little about Friday, she springs some other shocking news on Garrison.
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Owen's Love (A Buzby Beach Novella) Chapter 10
An accident on the highway tests Owen's skills as an emergency medical first responder.
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Setting Friday Free (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 17
Morning brings some insight and a new ally in Garrison's search for the key that is the mystery of Friday.
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Setting Friday Free (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 16
Garrison finds an article from 30 years ago and thinks it may be part of the puzzle that is Friday.
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Owen's Love (A Buzby Beach Novella) Chapter 08
There's a reason airborne medics don't like night jumps.
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Owen's Love (A Buzby Beach Novella) Chapter 07
Owen stops by Jasper's Diner for dinner on his way back to Ft Bragg only Kenzie has already left for NC State.
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Always Say I Love You (A Buzby Beach Novella) Part 07
Devastation comes to a young heart.
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Owen's Love (A Buzby Beach Novella) Chapter 09
Owen pays a visit to LT Abernathy. It's when he checks his phone that his weekend prospects brighten.
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This We Share (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 06
Mark learns the identity of the Malibu's driver, but not why the man is watching his neighbor. Or is it Mark the PI is keeping an eye on?
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Owen's Love (A Buzby Beach Novella) Chapter 06
Owen is having lunch with his friends Braxton and Kari when Braelyn shows up. The two of them go for a walk and Braelyn confesses her feelings for Owen.
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Always Say I Love You (A Buzby Beach Novella) Part 06
There's a reason you should always tell the one you love that you love them.
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Ice in the Swamp - a Short Story
A young man is bow hunting in the icy swamp and has to track his wounded quarry over the thin ice.
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This We Share (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 05
Mark has lunch among statues and paintings of pirates, real and fictional, at the Pirates' Cave. On his way home, he spots a stalker he thinks is eyeing Cybil and her daughter.
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Starting Over at 55 (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 26
Jack's parents show up for his ice cream social date with Georgia.
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Owen's Love (A Buzby Beach Novella) Chapter 05
Braelyn's visit leaves Owen with a conundrum. In high school, she kept him firmly in the Friend Zone. Now, she was acting like she wanted more from him than friendship.
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Always Say I Love You (A Buzby Beach Novella) Part 05
An argument, the silent treatment, and two stubborn hearts. Who will be the one to come to their senses first?
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Always Say I Love You (A Buzby Beach Novella) Part 04
A boy and a girl don't always agree on the best way to handle things. When the question is how to handle a bully, things can get ugly quickly.
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Starting Over at 55 (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 25
Jack finds a way to pass the time until joining Georgia at the ice cream social.
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Always Say I Love You (A Buzby Beach Novella) Part 03
Telling your parents that your in love can be tough when you've been best friends your whole lives.
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Setting Friday Free (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 15
Friday appears again. Garrison calls Office Langstrom, Together, they investigate the gate Friday keeps disappearing through.
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Always Say I Love You (A Buzby Beach Novella) Part 02
Teen life in the summer: Part time jobs, hanging out on the beach, drive-thru fast food, and a love the type of which only happens to the young.
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The Dumpster Incident - a Short Story
When your mother blames you for the problem when you're the one who stopped to help.
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Starting Over at 55 (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 24
Corie interrupts Jack's lunch at the Beach Cone.
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Owen's Love (A Buzby Beach Novella) Chapter 04
Owen and Ben meet with Owen's Uncle Michael Lanier (of the River Dream Trilogy). Owen learns from Michael the state of his inheritance from his later mother's estate.
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Always Say I Love You (A Buzby Beach Novella) Part 01
Will and Mari have been best friends forever. As teens, their friendship grows to be something more. But not all is paradise for the young couple. Will they get their happily ever after, or will it be torn from them?
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Setting Friday Free (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 14
Garrison and Laurel have their first real date, lunch and a movie before she goes to work at Denver's Franks and Fries.
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Owen's Love (A Buzby Beach Novella) Chapter 03
Owen and Ben head to the Beach Cone for lunch and run into Owen's high school friend, Sean O'Larrity.
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Setting Friday Free (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 13
Garrison decides he needs to talk to Office Langstrom about Friday.
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Soul Collector Episode 13, It's Complicated
Nathan joins Mort in Mort's bar and meets Alyssa.
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Starting Over at 55 (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 23
Wanda takes drastic measures to show Jack just how much she wants to be the new woman in his life.
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This We Share (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 04
Mark hadn't gone to the beach hoping to meet a woman, but when Cybil introduced herself, talking to her seemed like the courteous thing to do.
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Setting Friday Free (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 12
Friday makes an appearance after Garrisons friends leave, but she soon disappears in a huff. Garrison keeps his late night snack date with Laurel at Denver's Dogs and Fries.
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Starting Over at 55 (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 22
Wanda convinces Jack to let her hang out by his pool while he waits for a furniture delivery.
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This We Share (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 03
Mark hears from his older brother with whom he has a contentious relationship.
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Owen's Love (A Buzby Beach Novella) Chapter 02
Owen finds an Facebook friend invitation on his breakfast receipt. When he gets to Buzby Beach, there's a warm, heartfelt reunion with his father, Ben.
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One Fall in New Hampshire (A Buzby Beach Novella) Chapter 09
Ren finally realizes who it is his heart really wants.
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Starting Over at 55 (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 21
Breakfast with Wanda at The Crabby Stack
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Setting Friday Free (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 11
Laurel leaves for work, but Calvin and Mariah stay for pizza.
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One Fall in New Hampshire (A Buzby Beach Novella) Chapter 08
Taylor and Ren go for a drive of discovery through the lakes region.
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Owen's Love (A Buzby Beach Novella) Chapter 01
Owen, to his father's disappointment, chose becoming an Army medic over going to college. Now he's on his first trip home since leaving for basic training.
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One Fall in New Hampshire (A Buzby Beach Novella) Chapter 07
Leslie leaves her ring on the table and storms off. A drunken Ren finds a place to spend the night.
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One Fall in New Hampshire (A Buzby Beach Novella) Chapter 06
An unexpected and unwelcome guest arrives at Plymouth State.
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Setting Friday Free (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 10
Garrison invites his friends over for pizza and some time in the pool.
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One Fall in New Hampshire (A Buzby Beach Novella) Chapter 05
Leslie and Ren travel to visit their parents. Leslie's step-dad is less than thrilled with their news. Ren's folks take it in stride.
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Setting Friday Free (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 09
Delaney apologizes to Garrison and hopes they can still be friends.
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One Fall in New Hampshire (A Buzby Beach Novella) Chapter 04
An engagement and a ring.
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One Fall in New Hampshire (A Buzby Beach Novella) Chapter 03
Ren begins dating Leslie and things take off quickly.
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This We Share (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 02
Mark begins his new routine with a run on the beach, breakfast, and then wonders what to do with the rest of his day.
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One Fall in New Hampshire (A Buzby Beach Novella) Chapter 02
As if kissing Laurie and sleeping with Taylor wasn't enough, Ren winds up asking Leslie out on a date, all in less than 24 hours.
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Setting Friday Free (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 08
Laurel meets Garrison for breakfast and all goes well until Delaney shows up.
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One Fall in New Hampshire (A Buzby Beach Novella) Chapter 01
Several girls are drawn to Ren's southern drawl and charm, but which northern girl will turn out to be THE ONE. How will this Buzby Beach Boy fair in New Hampshire's chill autumn air?
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Setting Friday Free (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 07
A puzzling text from Delaney before bed. Breakfast with Laurel in the morning.
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This We Share (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 01
It's Saturday morning. Mark retired from the Army the day before. The nightmare his last combat mission left him awakens him before sunrise. Not the way Mark hoped to begin the new chapter in his life.
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Setting Friday Free (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 06
Garrison goes in search of a quick meal and finds more than he bargained for.
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Setting Friday Free (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 05
Friday makes another uninvited but not unwelcome visit to Garrison's pool and the two introduce themselves.
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Setting Friday Free (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 04
Garrison went to the tennis match more to prove Delaney wrong about doubting he'd show. The game, if not the girl, captured his interest.
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Setting Friday Free (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 03
Garrison debates telling his friends about Friday.
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Setting Friday Free (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 02
Garrison's father, the lawyer, wants the boy to follow in his footsteps. His mother, the doctor, wants him to choose his own path as long as that path leads to a scientific career. Parents, huh?
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Setting Friday Free (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 01
Garrison Kaylor inherited a house on Buzby Beach from his grandparents. Little did he know he was also inheriting a ghost. Why is Friday trapped in Garrison's back yard, and how can he set her spirit free?
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The Wolf Spider War - a Short Story
In the summer of 2012, Wolf Spiders declared war on my family with a sneak attack on my oldest son while he was working in the yard clearing brush. While the war has been waged on a low scale with few active engagements in the years since, this summer the Wolf Spiders have stepped up their offensive
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Goodbye Andi (A Buzby Beach Short Story)
Rick lost both legs below the knee in the war. He recovered and was a successful restauranteur on Buzby Beach. Then one night a voice from the past showed up at his bar.
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My Friends Call Me D - a Short Story
Marissa, a girl from a small coastal town in eastern NC, and David, a boy from the lakes region of NH, meet at Spanaway Lake in western Washington State where he's a soldier and she attends college.
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Caught by the Tide - a Short Story
A young man spends a night on a sandbar and dreams of a girl he thinks he can never be with.
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Soul Collector Episode 12, A Special Collection
Gabe brings Mort a very special collection mission.
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Starting Over at 55 (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 20
Wanda accompanies Jack to breakfast at the Crabby Stack.
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Soul Collector Episode 11, A Cozy Bar in Boston
Gabriel shows up with a complicated mission for Mort, and the complication is more emotional than procedural.
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Soul Collector Episode 10 - Mort's First Mission
Mort's first mission is to go after a drunken husband who deserves every bit of what is about to happen to him.
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Starting Over at 55 (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 19
Wanda shows up in Buzby Beach unannounced and looking to send Jack a clear message. Will Jack be in a receptive mood?
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Starting Over at 55 (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 18
A picnic dinner, a walk on the beach, making another date, and a promising goodnight.
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Starting Over at 55 (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 16
Jack met Georgia for an innocent cup of coffee, more to make his mother happy than for any other reason. A date for a picnic dinner was not what he expected to leave the Parisian Bean with that morning.
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Soul Collector Episode 09 - So What Is It We Do
Mort accepts that he's in Purgatory and that he's been chosen as a Soul Collector. Now he wants to know just what it is he's supposed to do next.
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Soul Collector Episode 08, A Conversation in Hank's Cabin
Mort awakens to find himself in a late 19th Century cabin sitting across from Hank and wondering where he is and how he got there.
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Soul Collector Episode 07, Mort's Audition
Mort goes into the bar with his gun blazing and passes Sam's test.
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Soul Collector Episode 06, An Unusual Introduction
Mort the Bounty Hunter meets Hank the Soul Collector while apprehending a particularly dangerous skip.
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Starting Over at 55 (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 07
A knock on his front door wakes Jack up much too early.
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Soul Collector Episode 05, a Different Line of Work
Life as a cop loses its appeal to Mort, and he seeks a different line of work.
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Starting Over at 55 (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 06
Jack received the call about his wife's death on the highway nearly five months ago. When school ended, Jack left the life they had and moved into the house his aunt left him on Buzby Beach. How old is too old to start over? Jack needs the answer.
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Soul Collector Episode 04, With a Little Help from a Friend
Mort's quest for justice, some may call it vengeance, takes a step closer to fulfillment with help from a friend.
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Starting Over at 55 (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 05
Everything Jack wasn't taking in his car was packed in the moving van. Everything in the van was headed for storage. Jack's old life was packed in a truck and ready to be left behind him.
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Soul Collector - a Serialized Novella Chapter 03, Waking up to a Nightmare
There was a shot, burning pain and then Mort wakes up in a hospital to learn his life has been ripped from him.
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Soul Collector - a Serialized Novella Chapter 02, Old Love New Love
An old girlfriend reenters Mort's life and the old spark flares.
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Starting Over at 55 (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 04
Jack decides he doesn't want to stand around watching the movers pack up his life, so he leaves them to their work and finds another place to be.
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Soul Collector - a Serialized Novella Chapter 01, a Veteran Comes Home
Staff Sergeant Mort Talley leaves the Army after 10 years, 8 of it in Special Forces, and 6 months in Iraq to become a cop in Boston, MA, his hometown.
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Starting Over at 55 (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 03
Jack packs up the few things left in the house he wants to take with him and takes one last look around.
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Starting Over at 55 (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 02
Jack isn't hurrying through his morning. Coffee, a V-8, and breakfast at the local diner. Then it's back to the house for some final packing.
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Starting Over at 55 (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 01
Jack Callaghan lost his wife in a tragic auto accident. After nearly 6 months, he takes his first steps into the rest of his life.
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Starting Over at 55 (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 17
Still trying to digest the idea of a date with Georgia, Jack heads to Wilmington on a furniture and electronics hunt.
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Starting Over at 55 (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 15
Jack wakes up early and takes a walk around the town of Buzby Beach before enjoying a dip in his pool. Later, he'll meet Georgia at the Parisian Bean for coffee. Jack hasn't decided if he's looking forward to that or not.
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Rainy Night Football (a Short Story From the River Dream World)
The Shoreside Sharks last non-coference game of the season took place on a rainy Friday night. Could they keep up their unbeaten streak or would the falling rain be their downfall?
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Starting Over at 55 (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 14
Even an old dog can learn new tricks and Jack had learned that the best way to keep up with the people he cared about was by being online. Everyone he new except his father was on Facebook.
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Starting Over at 55 (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 13
Over Jack's dinner and Corie's fries they both have to decide if they are on a date or not, and they both start to hope the other thinks so.
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Starting Over at 55 (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 12
Much to Jack's surprise he runs into Corie on the pier. Jack thinks it's just a chance meeting, but did Corie leave it all up to chance?
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Starting Over at 55 (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 11
During his first weeks on the island Jack meets many interesting people, each of whom, it seems, has something to share with him to help him get back to living life.
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Starting Over at 55 (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 10
To appease his mother, Mary, Jack attends Mass and is introduced to Georgia, a woman who may understand what he is going through, and then some.
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Sabine Arrives at Buzby Beach (A Buzby Beach Short Story)
15-year-old Sabine was raped by her older sister's boyfriend when she was 12. Her sister thinks Sabine led the boy on. Dad thinks Sabine was asking for it. Mom's too drunk to care. Sabine desperately needs some coastal healing. This is her arrival at Buzby Beach.
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Starting Over at 55 (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 09
The second night on the island the loneliness is more poignant as the advantage of fatigue isn't there to help deaden Jack's mind and help him find sleep.
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Starting Over at 55 (A Buzby Beach Novel) Chapter 08
The empty house needs to be filled. Jack realizes some basic housekeeping supplies and a few groceries are a must. He doesn't like it, but he needs to go shopping.
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He Should Have Looked - a Short Story
Young drivers often get caught up in what's going on in the car, sometimes to their peril.
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High School Hero - a Short Story
High school years can be fraught with strong emotions, deep resentments, actions with tragic consequences, and unlikely heroes.
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Last Sail, A River Dream Short Story
Michael's son Declan has graduated college and will soon be leaving to start his military career, but not before father and son share one last sail around the lake.
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Not Just Another Board
The farm I lived on when I first married had an old tobacco barn behind the house and there was one slat on the barn broken off at the lower corner that always drew my attention.
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Go Back to Boston - A Short Story
Ronnie didn’t find out until he was twenty-two years old that the man he’d called Dad all his life wasn’t really his father.
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It's Been a While - a Short Story
Trevor had never attended any of his high school reunions. He hadn't planned to attend this one.