Seven Roads to Travel

About the Book

The Singer
An old man recounts the memory of a golden moment amongst the chaos of war

Chances
An adventurer experiences the extremes of dark despair and wild elation adrift in a raw South American city

Luck is a Lady Tonight
A desperate gambler finds luck has more than one form

The Man from Mexico
A western ranch-hand shares the challenges of high country life with a mysterious companion and a hoard of old Mexican gold

A Smart Fish Story
A simple fisherman hooks a smart fish that’s more than he can handle

The Tonic
A young couple obtain a bottle of quack tonic that seems to live up to its wildest claims

Boss
A Grandfather's enjoyment of a visit to the family fishing hole is colored by memories from the trenches of WW1

About the Author

I now live on the Kapiti Coast of the North Island of beautiful New Zealand, but I have lived and worked in Australia, England, Germany, and Switzerland. I share my home with two dogs (Harry and Jacko) and three guitars (not named). I’ve travelled throughout the world for extensive periods of time and I’ve sailed the Atlantic from England to Brazil in my (part-owned) forty-one-foot ketch, Adastra. I like to explore different genres in my writing, so I have written poems (that rhyme), westerns, science fiction, war, crime, adventure, semi-autobiographical and children’s stories. I’ve also written a two-act play (that has been performed) and a computer game (which has been played—by others).