Tag: Work in Progress

Family Lies Chapter 12: Sunday Lunch chapter of work in progress by Iris Carden After a quiet couple of days, Emily was happy to have her daughters and their families come for a barbecue lunch. Emily’s oldest daughter Alannah, with her husband Steve, were at the barbecue, cooking steaks. Jody, Kym, Elsie and Emily were…… Continue reading Family Lies Chapter 12: Sunday Lunch

Family Lies Chapter 11: Results chapter of work in progress by Iris Carden Emily’s call to Jessica the previous afternoon had been only a couple of minutes to give some forewarning about Jack’s plan to seek out a financial settlement.   After that, she’d called Jenny to help her get to bed for the rest…… Continue reading Family Lies Chapter 11: Records

Family Lies Chapter 10: Settlement work in progress by Iris Carden Emily was really not ready for another call from Jack, but calls from Jack usually came when she wasn’t ready for them. It was probably because she was never really ready for them. Jack was angry.  When was he not angry? “Why did you…… Continue reading Family Lies Chapter 10: Settlement

Family Lies Chapter 9: Detectives? Emily called Detective Carstairs first, and explained what Elsie had said.   “We’ll look into that,” the detective said, “and we’re having a word with your ex-husband as well.  The kid’s co-operating, but he doesn’t seem to know anything more than he already told you. We’ve traced the original contact…… Continue reading Family Lies Chapter 9: Detectives?

Family Lies Chapter 8: Henry Emily sat beside her mother at the table.  She noticed Carole had put a towel on a seat for Josh to sit on. Dining chairs so valuable they had to be protected from dirty people suddenly struck her as absurd.  She could remember her three kids running in from outside,…… Continue reading Family Lies Chapter 8: Henry

Family Lies Chapter 7: Kid Emily was updated Jenny on the weekend’s events over morning coffee. Carole was listened in while she cleaned the kitchen. “I’m glad the police are taking it seriously,” Carole said. “The detective said throwing a rock through a window is destruction of property, so that’s an actual offence they could…… Continue reading Family Lies Chapter 7: Kid

Family Lies Chapter 6: Watercolour chapter of work in progress by Iris Carden Kym, a professional artist, had brought watercolours and paper to paint with Elsie. When Emily had cleaned up the broken window glass, she’d found them at the dining room table, with a canvas drop sheet over the table and art supplies spread…… Continue reading Family Lies Chapter 6: Watercolour

Family Lies Chapter 5: Rock chapter of work in progress by Iris Carden It was the weekend.  Jenny and Carole were both on days off. Emily’s youngest daughter Kym was staying with her, to help care for Elsie. Emily and Kym were changing sheets on Elsie’s bed.  “I didn’t know adult nappies could leak so…… Continue reading Family Lies Chapter 5: Rock

Family Lies Chapter 3: Jack chapter of work in progress by Iris Carden Emily was signing the form assigning her proxy votes for an annual general meeting of one of the companies she invested in.   “Some people who buy huge chunks of companies want to be more hands on,” Jenny said.   “Some people…… Continue reading Family Lies Chapter 3