TREES (c) 2009 by Andrew Alastair Robinson |
Tony, Marie-Claire, Michael, and all the others were sitting around the campfire after a hard day of treeplanting. "I'm glad that's over," Tony said."Me too," said Marie Claire.THE END Keep on the lo...
Posted by on Sat, 01 Aug 2009 17:03:00 GMT |
Long Awaited Next Chapter |
<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />.. .... ..Over the next few days, Tony gave a little bit more effort at this new and unusual summer job he had, and st...
Posted by on Sun, 15 Feb 2009 16:05:00 GMT |
TREES: Chapter 48 of a novel (c) 2008 by Andrew Alastair Robinson |
The weather had turned quite nice that day in early May 1990 when Tony and his girlfriend from the "the other solitude" (as he liked to joke with her - she never knew what he meant by that, and he arg...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Dec 2008 09:19:00 GMT |
TREES: Chapter 47 of a novel (c) 2008 by Andrew Alastair Robinson |
"Aaaah! Treeplanting sucks," said Tony as he finished his first tree, something which had taken him, by his estimate 12 minutes. He was determined not to let two inches of thick grass, hal...
Posted by on Mon, 15 Dec 2008 01:32:00 GMT |
TREES: chapter 46 of a novel (c) 2008 by Andrew Alastair Robinson |
'What did you think of that Sylvain guy?' Marie-Claire said as she and her boyfriend were relaxing in their camper later on.'He was a shithead'.'Yes, but what do you really think?''I don't know,' said...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Nov 2008 11:47:00 GMT |
TREES: chapter 45 of a novel (c) 2008 by Andrew Alastair Robinson |
Michael and some other planters noticed Doug's truck driving towards town with the boxes in the back. Some of them were confused, some indifferent, but Michael was more than a little concerned, consi...
Posted by on Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:27:00 GMT |
TREES: chapter 44 of a novel (c) 2008 by Andrew Alastair Robinson |
'Rookies now. Shaun?''100 pine, 70 spruce.''Marlene?''115 pine, 95 spruce.''James?''Here,' he handed a slip of paper up to Justin, who was taking the first day's totals in the front of the van.'...
Posted by on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:19:00 GMT |
TREES: chapter 43 of a novel (c) 2008 by Andrew Alastair Robinson |
Marie-Claire was awoken from a dream about stealing a Ford truck by the sound of a vehicle's horn being honked repeatedly. It was 6:00 AM the next morning, and that was the signal for the plante...
Posted by on Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:59:00 GMT |
TREES: chapter 42 of a novel (c) 2008 by Andrew Alastair Robinson |
Douglas Renauld Harlow was a pariah in the Houston area, mostly because of the way he'd lived his childhood. He'd been a model student and had had a good head start in life, seeing as how his fa...
Posted by on Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:33:00 GMT |
TREES: chapter 41 of a novel (c) 2008 by Andrew Alastair Robinson |
Dear Raphael: (The 'dear' had been carefully 'whited out' after Tony had asked everyone in camp if they had any liquid paper. Michael, luckily, had some in his pack along with the four zippo l...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:18:00 GMT |
