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Short Stories By Michael Shepherd (continued)
New Age



                      While mooring up their sailboat in a remote part of Georgian Bay, the man falls and breaks his leg. His wife makes him as comfortable as possible but after radioing the Coast Guard knows it will be some time before they will arrive. At that moment they see an imposing looking native woman standing on the rocks looking down at them. The mysterious strange boards the vessel and proceeds to dress the man’s wounds. Eventually the Coast Guard cutter arrives and they learn from one of the crew that the woman was in fact the spirit of a famous native healer.

                        Miroslav is a priest whose life is shattered by the death of his wife and son and the demolishing of his home and church during a Civil War. He loses h is faith in God and wanders around the countryside, a lost soul. One stormy night he finds shelter in a mountain cave. Something wakes him and he is startled to see a young boy standing at the mouth of the cave. He sees that the boy is injured and putting his own troubles aside he knows that they must go to the city for the boy to get proper treatment. During the journey back the boy displays unusual powers. They are arrested at one point and are penned in the football stadium for interrogation and probable execution. The boy escapes and Miroslav is sentenced to death only to be rescued by a repentant sergeant.

                                Linda is a peace activist and Charlie is a London police officer. They meet during a protest demonstration when Charlie arrests Linda. He let’s her go but can’t get her out of his mind. Much to his delight they meet up again but his happiness is short lived, she is going to live in Canada. He resigns from the police and meets up with her in Toronto. They marry and raise a family, ultimately living in Northern Ontario. Linda wants to develop a rose, which will be good enough to win the big flower show. Charlie’s life is shattered when Linda falls victim to the SARS outbreak while visiting the kids in Toronto. His life is saved by Stanley, who suddenly appears at Charlie’s garden gate just as he is about to move Linda’s latest rose from the protection of the greenhouse to the rigours of the garden.
With help and encouragement from Stanley the rose, now called the Linda Rose, is entered in the flower show.

                                      (Also a one- act play.) George happily anticipates the arrival home of his daughter Debbie. It is her birthday and he has prepared a surprise celebration for her. His daughter is a police officer taking treatment for a sudden aversion to guns. She is returning from a hypnotist has been undergoing hypnotic regression in an attempt to find out if this aversion is in any way connected to a previous life experience. The outcome takes a tragic turn when a previous life spirit takes control of her body.

                    Two sailors are in imminent danger when a huge storm hits their sailboat. With their boat starting to take on dangerous amounts of water and their navigation instruments fail they are helped into a safe harbour, through a tricky channel, by following the course relayed to them by a series of flashing lights. Safely in harbour they meet their benefactor, a man named Peter. The next day, when relating the story of their deliverance they find that there is no one of that name in the area.

              (Also a play let.) How a child’s faith and the selfless gift of a donor saves the life of a mother on Christmas Eve, against all odds.

                                An aboriginal nurse helps a seriously ill child “cross the bridge” with a mixture of ancient mythology, compassion and a toy carousel.
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The Visitor
The Conflict
The Linda Rose
Many Happy Returns
The Haven
The Gift
The Starry Bridge