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A mysterious cult in the heart of the English countryside, A dog's farewell, A madman's ghost, A feisty teenager fights back,
A spy's story of betrayal, violence and political murder, a lesson on living from a street bum and a con man as his own victim.
These are some of the interesting stories and unique encounters in this appealing first collection by Geoff Smith.

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Santé et bien-être

Développement personnel

Anthologies

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Detective

Mystery

Fiction

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Publié par	eBookIt.com
Date de parution	16 avril 2020
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781456634612
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	8 Mo

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THE BROTHERHOOD OF ULAN

and other stories

Geoffrey Smith

Copyright 2020 Geoffrey Smith,
All rights reserved.

Published by eBookIt.com
http://www.eBookIt.com

ISBN-13: 978-1-4566-3462-9

No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including information storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the author. The only exception is by a reviewer, who may quote short excerpts in a review.

I dedicate this book to my son, Nicholas, and his wife, Nancy; to my daughter, Mandy, and her husband Derek; to my wife, Miriam; to my six wonderful grandchildren, Sebastian, Bianca, Angelica, Victoria, Myles and Jayden; and to those great grandchildren who I am sure are waiting impatiently in the wings.

Finally, to Kendal—the greatest and most loving friend our family has ever had.

Thank you all for giving meaning to my life.

Acknowledgements

“How much we owe to the labours of our brothers! Day by day they dig far from the sun that we may be warm, enlist and fight in outposts of peril that we may be free and brave the terrors of the unknown for truths that shed light on our way”
Anonymous

In writing this little book, I am deeply indebted to the many wonderful people over the years who have inspired me by their wisdom, courage and compassion.
Each of them in their own way, and by advice and example, have provided the framework from which I have constructed a life of meaning, experience and inspiration.
There are too many to thank specifically by name. Most of you know who you are however, and those who do not and who I have admired and loved from a distance will continue to be unaware of my anonymous admiration.
I would, however, like to particularly remember my beloved mother, Lilian, a wonderful woman whose bravery and endurance through a difficult life will always be a source of inspiration and example. I continue to treasure her memory through the long corridors of time.
Finally, I remember and honour my father, Clifford. A kind and gentle man to whom I should have shown greater compassion and taken the time, patience and understanding to know better.

Introduction

“The mission of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon”

Brandon Sanderson

The art of storytelling has been with us since time immemorial when our ancestors sat in caves and marveled at the warmth of fire. They sat in the dusky shadows listening to old men tell stories of the myths and heroes of their past.
In the last few hundred years most of the wisdom of our various cultures has come down to us via the printed word. But long before this and from the beginning of time it was by the spoken word, as part of the great oral tradition of our various tribes, cultures, religions, races and nations.
Sometimes they have been in graphic form but more often in myth, symbol and mystical reference. But, each in their own way have tried to convey wisdom, subtlety and often advice on how to live a fulfilling, moral and ethical life.
It is not by accident that the last request of children before they go to bed is often to “tell me a story.” I firmly believe that young children live, for a great part, in their own imagination, and this is their way of asking us to share our imaginative world with theirs. It is a request that we should not ignore.
I firmly believe that there is a secret to telling a good story. It should contain, if possible, a sense of mystery or magic. A good story, especially if it is a personal one, should be primarily based on truth but as with myths they can be enlivened with colour and imagination. Finally, and again if possible, they should contain an ethical message or lesson.
In most of the stories in this collection I have endeavoured to do all three.
Most of them are based on real people and their experiences and several of them on those of the author. The spy story “Return to Canaan” is based on true and verifiable historic events and on authentic characters but not on real people. “Safe New World” is a somewhat “tongue in cheek” projection of life in the last part of this century. However the author believes it is based on significant current trends.
However, in all of them I have tried to invoke a sense of mystery, magic and inspiration.

Geoff Smith
Thornhill, Ontario, April 2020.
Contents

THE BROTHERHOOD OF ULAN
GREEN JALAPEÑOS
RETURN TO CANAAN
A COCKNEY BRIDE
THE WITCH OF GUDVANGEN
A LESSON FROM JAN SOBELSKI
LESSONS FROM A PAST LIFE
A STRANGE DISCUSSION
REVELATION IN MADRID
A SACRED PLACE
THE GHOST OF OMAR
THE MAGICIAN
SAFE NEW WORLD
TAKE CARE, BIG GUY