Novel excerpts: Family conflict 15 Articles

by Drew Oehring

Final Surrender Pt. VII Jack hurried through her dinner and the dishes so she could get back to talking to Aiden on the phone. She felt all wrong when she wasn't talking to him, because she couldn't smile like she had w...read more

by maddie rose

Mission: To Bring Rose Back: Two weeks passed, Drew Morgan is so sure, he will have Rose back where she belongs. He will get a hold of that girl and teach her a lesson or two. What did she think, running out on him as...read more

by Amber Kelly

Chapter One The day my sister died, mud fell from the skies, as if the heavens had split open to sully the evil world that had destroyed such innocence. In the days that followed, many questions would be asked and many ...read more

by Carol Gioia

It was at that point Patrick made his stupid remark and crushed Jenny's dream. They finished dinner in silence. After Jenny finished helping Sarah to bed, they'd argued in the garden room. Each time Patrick's voice ro...read more

by Melissa J. Clark

CHAPTER 1 A BEAUTIFUL DAY A beautiful April day. Spring had finally arrived and was beginning to let its presence be known with the sun warming the world and the clouds leaving for a long overdue vacation. Everything...read more

by Dennis Pearson

Peggy Turner sighed deeply, leaned back against the polished Formica counter top in the kitchen of her country home, and watched as the crew from Network News Television hauled equipment and what seemed like miles of heavy...read more

by Michael F. Morton

This excerpt is taken from "Timey's Conscription, a short story from the book "Timey's Conscription and Other Short Stories". The story is about a pre-teen boy in Appalachian Tennessee at the time Pearl Harbor is bo...read more

by Jen Hudson

Chapter 1: "Traditions" Wednesday, Nov. 7 The tradition of Thanksgiving has always been confusing to me. I understand being grateful for what you have in life; your friends, family, and all the opportunities y...read more

by Lucas Jackson

Chapter 1 There is an eery calmness before the storm. A dreaded silence as two sets of eyes peer, unflinching, waiting for the other to make its move. Night rolled in, cool and calm. Silence veiled th...read more

by M. Nehama Rosenberg

So you didn't come today. I don't know why I still expect you to. You haven't for so long. Things must be ok in your mind about me. The thing is that things aren't ok with me. I have to sit here for the duration of my time...read more

by Olive Lewis

Chapter 1 My father was a Minister and my mother was a nurse and I was a PK. I felt like I suffered an identity crisis almost all my life. I was always referred as Pastor Williams' kid and not by my given name Tanya. Wo...read more

by Melanie Trevelyan

I "Happy New Year." I smile through gritted teeth at my senior partner, Mr Alexander Tavistok. He hardly looks at me and I realise how disappointed he is. He has come to bail me out of the Scrubs where I have been detaine...read more

by Andrea Wilhelm

Prologue to "Tough Love" There has never been a time when my parents got along. This time was no exception. My dad had come to pick me and my brother up for his weekend with us, and my mother was there. She had answer...read more

by Valerie L. Harvey

Ever since I married my husband, I have nothing but family conflict. My in-laws are the most selfish people I have ever met. All they ever do is think of think of themselves. They are so selfish that they accuse ev...read more

by Ms P. K. Styles

From Gwydion and the Golden Eagle Child found only on Lulu.com. Chapter Four: He is Nothing. When the child was born a month later, Arianrod remained sulking in her room and refused to even hold it let alone feed it. Sh...read more