THE COWARDLY LION, Book Two, Chapter LIX

THE COWARDLY LION, Book Two, Chapter LIX

I sat on the couch, facing the television console, Julie on my left but not snuggled up to my side as she had proven herself to be not that kind of little person. Mrs. Beasley, however, was pulled close into her left side and Bozo made believe he was watching...
THE COWARDLY LION, Book Two, Chapter LV

THE COWARDLY LION, Book Two, Chapter LV

Earlier in the day the weather had been so very Southern California that I hadn’t noticed it, as I ran around arranging everything I would need for the mission. However, when I was ‘installing’ the Bronco, once again, in between the giant beach cleaning machines at...
THE COWARDLY LION, Book Two, Chapter XXXVII

THE COWARDLY LION, Book Two, Chapter XXXVII

My first meeting with Paul, my shrink of questionable credentials and experience, had gone amazingly well. My first act of redemption, which he never truly defined, made me feel better about myself in spite of the fact that I wasn’t sure why. I’d bought in immediately...
THE COWARDLY LION, Volume Two, Chapter XXVII

THE COWARDLY LION, Volume Two, Chapter XXVII

The ride back into the harbor entrance at Dana Point went smoothly, the wind and waves were at our back and there was no traffic of boats or lines of fisherman along the sea walls to impede our progress. The sound of the dual MTU diesels, thrumming away underneath me,...