Threats of war in Afghanistan shattered the idyllic wedding and dreams of young Mustafa Rahman and Shereen Taraki. Accepting offered escape from Kabul's Khaimaad Village to an unknown well planned destiny, a terrifying Khyber Pass 'flight to freedom' into Pakistan becomes their first harrowing challenge. Securing American refugee status in Karachi, the penniless immigrant's, befriended and mentored by New York based Afghans, will over time, amass a personal wealth once unimagined. First born Shawn - becomes a highly successful media icon before entering elected public public office. George -...

'Decree Absolute' turned out to be two words that changed Tony Thompson's life forever. Living the big city life in Hartford, Connecticut was one thing, meeting Chelsea Martin from Florida's small town DeLand on a cruise ship was another. Both divorced 'forty-something', both successful in their own right, the Realtor and the Doctor had more than just being lonely, single and free in common. They had loved. They had loved being in love, so they thought But cruises end With a thousand miles between them and a need to be connected, the Internet and its ability to span the universe with finger...

A 1950's KID FROM FAIRBRIDGE Throughout the 20th Century, in populating the Empire, too many children suffered from a flawed migration scheme to institutions in Australia, masterminded in England by the affluent. Families were torn apart, many never to meet again, many believing their parents were either dead, or too poor to care for them. I was one of them Never before documented, finally, the Fairbridge Society, Pinjarra, WA is exposed to the day-to-day way of life, as it happened, the way one child lived it - the highs, lows, good, bad and everything in between. Apology Accepted is my...