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Nasty (Human) Virus

2008-05-17T10:20:00.003+04:00

HiI have had 10 consecutive days of children at home. They all took turns with some nasty rashy virus. Horrible! It seriously intervened with Coffee mornings and my PhD. Luckily, all is back to normal.I hope you are all still enjoying the Blooks. Some of you have mentioned that it would be great if you could get a hard copy of the book as it is hard to take your laptop into the bath with a

Out of Bounds - Chapter 8

2008-05-17T10:17:00.002+04:00

When they woke up late on Saturday morning, Tom was feeling much better and raring to go. “Can we go and do all the things people usually do on weekends?” “I don’t know. What do people normally do on Saturday mornings?” “I don’t know,” he said with a huge smile and a shrug. Kate was still half asleep and having trouble following the logic of this conversation. She looked so bemused

On an Island - Chapter 7

2008-05-17T10:12:00.002+04:00

The Flight God, there was a sea of people lining up at the Delta Airlines counters. To make matters worse, Jo had purchased a ticket in coach, so there was no chance of moving to the front of the line. All she could hear was irritated passengers making their displeasure known to the staff at the counters. She heard one man with an obvious southern accent ask one of the attendants the

Salalah

2008-05-06T20:36:00.004+04:00

HiWell, life has got in the way of blogging lately. We had our amazing trip to Salalah - a 3,200 kilometre (including 800 kms each way of absolutely nothing!) round car trip. Followed by a week of visitors and now the girls are back at school and have managed to pick up various icky diseases. Needless to say I am no Florence Nightingale so this has not been a fun week.To make up for my

Out of Bounds - Chapter 7

2008-05-06T20:33:00.002+04:00

Kate woke up to the sound of the telephone by her head ringing. “Hi, Mum,” she mumbled. “Hello, darling. How did you know it was me?” Her mother’s cheerful reply came down the phone line. Kate rolled over and squinted sleepily at the clock. “Mum, no one else thinks that 6.30 in the morning is a reasonable time to call people.” “Anyway,” her mother continued as if Kate had

Out of Bounds - Chapter 6

2008-05-06T20:28:00.001+04:00

Kate woke up early on Saturday morning with a flutter of excitement at the thought that she was going to see Tom Benson. Not just see him, but see him in his own environment, in action in a golf tournament. She showered quickly and then dithered about what to wear. Jeans and a cute top was probably fine but she also had to think about getting there in a private jet, she wasn’t sure you could

On an Island - Chapter 6

2008-05-06T20:25:00.002+04:00

Preparing To Go “Jeff, no there isn’t someone else, and no, it isn’t you who has driven me away”. Jo was trying to wind things up in LA before boarding a Delta Airlines flight to Athens where she hoped she could at least have an interesting holiday, even if nothing else eventuated. Jeff wasn’t making things any easier. The more things got difficult, the more his underlying character was

On an Island - Chapter 5

2008-05-06T20:20:00.004+04:00

The Telephone Call When she woke, Jo was paralyzed with panic. How could she possibly have slept? She stood up and looked around her, trying to re-group. After a full two minutes, she realized it was around 10.30 am in Athens on a Saturday morning. She decided to call the number anyway. +30 21 06444610. Ring, ring, then pick up. The woman said something to her in Greek. “This is Jo

Book Week

2008-04-04T09:17:00.005+04:00

HiThis week was book week at school for our daughters. Not surprisingly they too are obsessive about their books. At last count they had a 1,000 books between them!I am counting down the days (4) before we go on a long driving holiday (1,500 km) to Salalah in Oman. I just posted a new chapter of Petros' book and my own. Depending on how the packing is going I will try to post some chapters

Out of Bounds - Chapter 5

2008-04-04T09:15:00.001+04:00

The next few weeks passed in a flash for Kate as she was busy with work. She worked long hours, preparing for the float of Green Goods Ltd. It was a fairly straightforward deal but time consuming none the less. She made a trip to Green Goods’ head office, outside of Brighton, to inspect the premises and get a feel for the company. Poor Ravi didn’t get to go to Brighton, which he thought was

On an Island - Chapter 4

2008-04-04T09:07:00.004+04:00

The Carousel Cynthia and Sarah had already had their first Campari and soda by the time Jo and Paul had arrived. They were usually the first ones to arrive on these Friday dinners, principally because they both worked downtown and lived out at Pasadena, making it exactly four hours of driving in one day if they were to return home before venturing out again for dinner.

Too Much Chocolate

2008-03-30T20:51:00.003+04:00

HiNot sure about you but I ate way too much chocolate at Easter (but I did only eat Lindt so I think that makes it all right!). This blog now has readers in 20 countries. Still no phone calls from agents/publishers but I am keeping my fingers crossed.In the meantime, happy reading and if you are enjoying it send me an email to pruim@mac.comSandyPS Going on holidays to Salalah, Oman, next week

On an Island - Chapter 3

2008-03-30T20:44:00.003+04:00

The Opening Jo returned from her session with Dr Rubin exhausted, but also a little more reassured. It was good not to have to keep a secret, and she felt as though she’d been carrying that secret around for too long. It was starting to weigh her down, so talking to Dr Rubin lifted that burden a little. Her answering machine was flashing as she walked in; she

Out of Bounds - Chapter 4

2008-03-30T19:50:00.003+04:00

Late the following Tuesday, Natalie walked into Kate’s office wearing a jacket with shoulder pads the size of a small continent, big hair and lots of blue eye shadow – she looked like an extra from Dallas or Dynasty. “I didn’t realise that Anywheres had become retro dress as well,” Kate commented dryly. “I don’t think it has but since it’s my birthday I really wanted to get into the swing of

Easter Special

2008-03-20T11:50:00.008+04:00

Happy Easter! I know many of you have a long weekend. So I thought that I should publish the next chapters of Out of Bounds & On an Island early.To get to the relevant chapter click below.....On an Island - Chapter 1 or Chapter 2; andOut of Bounds - Chapter 1, Chapter 2 or Chapter 3 We now have readers from 12 countries, all the way from Oz to Canada (and even one in Afghanistan). I would love to

Out of Bounds - Chapter 3

2008-03-20T11:46:00.006+04:00

Kate meandered up her street on the way to the bus stop. Normally she charged off to work but this morning there was some reluctance. She was hoping that no one at the golf weekend had noticed that she had been behaving like a shameless hussy with Tom Benson. However, she felt sure she was in for a degree of ribbing from her colleagues, all of which she deserved, which wouldn’t actually make

On an Island - Chapter 2

2008-03-20T11:38:00.008+04:00

The Shrink“I know this must be frustrating for you Dr Rubin, because in all honesty, I just keep repeating myself. I know that. Again, I’m questioning why I’m coming to see you. I think Paul is surreptitiously making me question that, though you’d think that he of all people would be encouraging me to get help when I need it. He tells me I’m not ready for therapy, and

New Chapter - New Book

2008-03-15T08:37:00.009+04:00

Hi As you can see in the last two days I have been busy. I have posted the second chapter of my own book "Out of Bounds" and Petros has also asked me to start publishing his book "On an Island" one chapter at a time.I have been amazed with the positive response. So far over 200 people have visited this Blog. I would love to publish other novels and who knows maybe get us all an agent or

On an Island - Chapter 1

2008-03-15T08:28:00.010+04:00

The PackageJo’s life must have looked for all the world like the perfect life. Why would anyone doubt that? She was a primary care physician dealing almost exclusively in the area of women’s health. That was something other women admired and aspired to. Her clinic was in Redondo Beach, a smart neighborhood in LA that was once grimy and unloved, but had seen money move in when

Out of Bounds - Chapter 2

2008-03-14T08:55:00.005+04:00

Kate brushed her sunkissed blonde hair until it shone, twisted it up into an elegant knot and secured it with a couple of hairpins. She knew it was sunkissed blonde because that was how her colourist described the look she was going for. Kate looked at it in disgust - once it had actually been naturally blonde and kissed by real sun but these days she spent so much time in the office that her

Out of Bounds - Chapter 1

2008-03-08T17:03:00.004+04:00

“I don’t know that you appreciate the extent to which organic superstores are going to revolutionise society.” Kate Shaw glanced up at her new client as she scribbled notes on the yellow legal pad in front of her. Grocery shopping maybe, she thought, but society, that was going a bit far. She made encouraging noises as he prattled on about the importance of organic

Out of Bounds - Introduction

2008-03-08T16:36:00.003+04:00

What do you do when the perfect man comes along? The perfect man who is tall, dark and handsome – oh, and rich. He’s not quite what you were expecting (not a doctor or a lawyer or an accountant or any of those other safe professions your mother would like but a professional golfer!). And he doesn’t fit neatly in to your ordered life. But he does expect you to turn your life upside down so

Welcome

2008-03-08T16:10:00.005+04:00

Hi My name is Sandy and my secret ambition is to be able to put 'writer' in the occupation section of customs forms (rather than 'housewife' as my husband once and only once put for me or 'mother' or 'student' ). I have finished my first novel and I am part way through a second. Writing it was the easy part and the getting it published part is proving more tricky. The friends who have read it