Six short stories written between 2001 and 2023, by Andrew Brel.

Aunt Dorothy’s Visit: Extracts from nine-year-old Agnes' diary before and after Aunt Dorothy's first visit. Alone, guided by a depressed mother who has to work long hours to survive as a loving single parent, Aunt Dorothy visit changed everything.

Johnny Starr Is Dead: Scot Fletcher is the former keyboard player with '80s band THE LADS. In his 40s now, Scot has an idea to monetize his songwriting by recruiting a perfect 18-year pop star as the face for his new musical project, with enormous success.  

Blake Sherman’s AR-15: In small town Serendipity, geeky 15 year-old Blake Sherman struggles to meet girls. Blake is a gifted creative thinker who is not afraid of some hard work towards achieving his goals.

Krishna vardu Ghan: The life story of celebrated 19th Century Indian mystic and ascended master Krishna vardu Ghan. Words recorded by Sucheta Gupta during his lifetime as “The Codes for conduct.”

Diane Sutton and the Hanging Judge: Diane Sutton, 18, inherits a considerable estate when her parent's die in a motoring accident. Soon after Diane meets Dan Cotes, a lawyer 14 years her senior, gifted with great ambition while mired in moral turpitude. One year later their son Byron is born. But Dan’s interest in Diana is not what it appears. Based on a true story from English family court. 

Nolan Cash in Bowling Green: The bi-racial cousin of Johnny Cash is born into a hard life. Nolan’s escape from grinding poverty comes when Pops Kingsland signs him as a 15 year old guitar playing singer in the Kingsland Singers. While touring through the segregated South, in 1957, Nolan is witness to events in Bowling Green. Nolan’s story recalls behaviors from a different time and place now becoming all too familiar in 2023, as right-wing leaders embrace stochastic terrorism once again.