My name is Caroline Aldercy Shepherd. I'm a thirty-something Australian woman living in the City of Ottawa, Province of Ontario. I moved to the Confederation of Canada from my native Commonwealth of Australia in April 2009. Life has been a weird mix of ups and downs since then. The great Confederation of Canada is the most xenophobic country on the planet Ea...
(For readers outside Australia, a few notes: Mobile = Cell Phone. Summer begins on December 1. In Australia we wear thongs on our feet = flip flops. That is 'thongs' plural. 'Thong' could be one of those items of footwear but increasingly is also used for that item of underwear which has barely a string between the bum cheeks and a tiny triangle of cloth in...
Author's Note: When I first published this (I hope) slightly humorous little paper, it was just to answer some ill-informed anonymous critic, and explain to readers why I used the words I did in my stories. Little did I realise that it would raise more feedback from further afield than all of my stories put together! I've had comments from people from the U...
I had walked through the mall just like any other hot day with nothing to do; when out in the corner of my eye was a contest. It was an all expense paid trip for two to Australia for 6 days and 7 nights. I figured that these were more things to just get advertisements sent to your house, but then I thought of her. The 5'7" with a short cut Ruby Red hair and...
Chapter 1 The ailing Earl of Faversham (a hereditary and ceremonial title) said to the assembled senior extended family members, "My heir-apparent Garth wishes me to make an early settlement with his younger brother, with Connor to receive a generous share of his potential inheritance; and I'm in agreement." "The brothers don't get on well and I'd wish to...
As the presentation of national media awards at the Events Center in Sydney continued, with sometimes awkward or gushy short speeches by recipients adding to the occasion, Lucille though ah Australia. Over the years Lucille Lightfoot returned many times to America but after first arriving in Sydney Australia had become her home and she gained citizenship....
Welcome to australia, international Jetsetters! A sunburned country of sweeping plains! All our writers here at CHYOO Travel XXXpress have journeyed this mighty country extensively, and have done our best to provide you with the best spots to camp, fresh off the bush telegraph! For those of you who want to be in the middle of no-where, we suggest The Great A...
Author Note: Hi, this is the beginning of a potentially very long story. There is no sex in this chapter but there will be sex coming soon. Also you are not likely to find extensive character descriptions, just hints and little features, there will be no cup sizes, nor back-story info-dumps. Details come across as the story calls for them, not in bulk. Unl...
I was in bed reading the news on my phone last January when suddenly I sat up, my heart pounding. Australia was on fire! That's where Russell Crowe lives! With shaking hands, I examined maps of the wildfires. There was Adelaide, where I had distant cousins who owned an RV dealership. And, ten hours along the coast, was Copp's Harbour. Russell's home. Right i...
Chapter 1 Three months after the tragic death of her husband, Coco had reverted to her maiden name of Cleland after being pushed out of mourning by the urgings of her long-time girlfriends to get on with her life. Easier said than done, because life virtually appeared to have ended for Coco (27) when her 30-year-old lawyer husband Paulo skied into a small...