Adversity Stories

Maybe the sun was shining bright that day, or maybe it was overcast. Either way, Tom wouldn’t have known. Heck, there could have been a spectacular July 4 th parade going down Main Street and he wouldn’t have even noticed. Tom rarely lifted his head as he walked the streets of his neighborhood. Life sucked. Ten days. He supposed he should be grateful it wasn’t a month. These next ten days figured to be miserable, and sepa...

The accident wasn’t her fault. It was both of theirs. “… I can’t help falling in love with you”, sung Elvis Presley’s husky voice from the radio. It was the 3 rd of January 1962 and the summer heat was out in full force. It was what you would expect to see Cottesloe Beach on a sweltering summers day, people having fun, families and children and the odd group of teenyboppers. “Throw us the towels Payton” Adrianna said to t...