DEATH ON THE BEACH is a collection of nine short stories and nine whimsical poems set in England, Northern Ireland, New Zealand or no set place. The lead story, DEATH ON THE BEACH, tells of Fred and Tom, who are faced with old age and a future without their long-time partners. The story is about loyalty and friendship between two WWII veterans who served together after meeting on a Normandy beach. In A RETURNING, Andrew Johnson returns to New Zealand after his mother's death. He feels remorse and sadness and discovers something surprising. GOING HOME is a story of a broken marriage and the...