“The Alpha Man In Me” – Chapter 05 – Monday Night And Clare

"A tale involving the entwined lives of three people growing up in 1987"

Monday at work passed quickly as my mind was elsewhere, thinking about Sarah and Clare and trying to find a way. I had already realised that tonight there was one piece of information that I needed from Clare and it...

The Tempting of Neely J: Chapter Fourteen – Fallen Angel

"Neely embraces her sexuality, and finds... what?"

In her bedroom Neely had done the low-budget equivalent of lowering the lights. Two small lamps were burning, from bookcase and bedside table respectively, and both dresser and headboard had been decked out with strings of multi-coloured Christmas bulbs. Neely leaned...

The Tempting of Neely J: Chapter Thirteen – Retrospect

"While reevaluating her life choices, Neely has an unexpected conversation."

Extract from ‘Don’t Write Off Religion Yet’, a newspaper feature by Raymond Archer.We secularists use caricature to dismiss modern religious faith. We’ve got our list of favourites. The frothing fundamentalists, pronouncing fatwas and shooting abortionists. The pious traditionalists, mouldering in...

“The Alpha Man In Me” – Chapter 01 – 1987 – My First True Girlfriend – Sarah

"A tale involving the entwined lives of three people growing up in 1987"

Chapter 1 - “1987 - My First True Girlfriend - Sarah”  In the four years since I met Clare many things had changed in my life. The most positive being Sarah, my girlfriend, my first true girlfriend.I had not forgotten Clare....

“The Alpha Man In Me” – Chapter 00 – Prologue

"A tale involving the entwined lives of three people growing up in southern England in1987"

Can you remember 1983?It was the year when the first compact discs, remember them, went on sale in the United Kingdom, a year when Margret Thatcher won the election again and Manchester United won the FA Cup. It was also...

The Tempting of Neely J: Chapter Twelve – Neely’s Ruin

"What will be the consequences, if Neely follows through?"

Ray walked Neely in reverse, keeping hold, till her calves bumped the bed. Then he was guiding her down onto the covers with his frame still tight to hers, easing her fully onto the bed while staying close on top,...