October Relationships - a guy's take
TANNER-STORIES - a lively collection of free serialized novel length stories of senior relationships, of 'romance' outside the formula mold, told from the male perspective.
Sixty or seventy, alone and lonely, what can come of that?
Widowed and widower, deserted and divorced -- some of them would like to feel wanted again, to fill the emptiness left by their loss.
It happens all the time, seniors who have lost that special 'someone', wanting a new and satisfying relationship. There are no guarantees, but for those willing to take the chance it can happen again.
That is the ground I till in my serialized stories; the ones set in Tanner. They shine a light on a particular part of the Tanner population, the ones like me, who have reached the October or November of their lives. (I refuse to let ‘December’ describe me.)
That universe of lonely survivors is larger than you might think. And though they are a disparate bunch, each of my Tanner friends has spent decades dealing with life 'up close and personal', creating experiences that lend depth and texture to their stories.
Some of them, when confronting those ‘first time’ thoughts for the second time, will be as timid and confused as teenagers. Others will find those 'geriatric adolescent' moments vaguely familiar and surprisingly new.
These stories visit the senior side of Tanner, as seen through my tired, sometimes cloudy eyes. I invite you to visit there and see for yourself. Who knows, you may meet someone you know; perhaps someone who looks a lot like you.
To call up a story just scroll down the left sidebar to Complete E-Novels. The first story is Maybe This Time. Click on the title. When Installment 36 comes up on the screen, scroll down the index on the left side to Installment 1 and begin the story. Read Going Home, which is complete in 48 installments, and Best Friends and Promises, in 40 installments, the same way. Under Stories in Process, Second Chances is now being serialized.
The Price of Admission: If you find the stories worth your time, please tell a friend or two. It's our tried and true way of spreading the word. Beyond that, just click, read, and enjoy.
Gil Stewart