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thefort

Focus Man: The Return

He noticed it before he stepped inside.

Posted in Focus Man by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1344

fatherandson

Focus Man: Saturday Morning

Saturday mornings were different from weekdays.

Posted in Focus Man by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1432

joearriving

The Lonely Banjo: The Return of Joe

The day did not announce itself.

Posted in Lonely Banjo by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1329

focusmantheemail

Focus Man: The Correction

The email thread had already gone on too long.

Posted in Focus Man by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1327

forkscover

Forks (Start Here)

Every life has moments where the path divides.

Posted in Forks by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1320

thenightthatchangedhim

Focus Man: The Night Everything Changed

The house was quiet when his mother opened the bedroom door.

Posted in Focus Man by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1433

throughthenursery

Focus Man: The First Ride

It wasn’t just a bicycle.

Posted in Focus Man by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1345

father_extended_top

Forks #1

The First Fork — When My Father Died

Posted in Forks by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1190

artificial-intellegence

The Big Fork

A Moment for All of Us

Posted in Forks by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1199

banjo

The Lonely Banjo

Susannah leaned quietly in the corner

Posted in Lonely Banjo by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1280

squaw-valley-timeshare

Forks #2

The Leap — Leaving the Life We Had

Posted in Forks by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1191

focusmanthemeeting

Focus Man: The Meeting

The conference room was already full when he arrived

Posted in Focus Man by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1323

manandbanjo

The Lonely Banjo: The Return of Joe (continued)

Joe worked slowly.

Posted in Lonely Banjo by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1330

twoboys

Focus Man: We Weren’t Lost

Three in the afternoon. That was enough time.

Posted in Focus Man by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1350

shortstories

Register on this Website

Link to Registration Form

Posted in Join by Uber Admin Family 169 Story 827

lonelybanjocover

The Lonely Banjo (Start Here)

Some stories are not about people

Posted in Lonely Banjo by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1321

passingwithlaundry

The Lonely Banjo #2

The Rumors of Music

Posted in Lonely Banjo by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1286

basictraining

Forks #5

The Draft — Choosing a Different War

Posted in Forks by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1197

theview

Forks #4

The Second Move — Choosing the Mountain Again

Posted in Forks by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1196

bikerack

Focus Man: The Plan

The ride wasn't scheduled to leave until nine, but Focus Man arrived twenty minutes early anyway.

Posted in Focus Man by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1434

focusmantheride

Focus Man: The Ride

They stopped at the overlook more out of habit than necessity.

Posted in Focus Man by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1325

oldtimefestival

The Lonely Banjo: Among Her Own Kind

The journey began in a case

Posted in Lonely Banjo by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1334

therace

Focus Man: The Pool

It had been there before the houses.

Posted in Focus Man by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1349

eileen_happy-new-year

Forks #3

The Long Goodbye — When Eileen Died

Posted in Forks by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1192