Writers Harbor

Author: Francis Meyrick

  • Jeremy’s War: Chapter 9 “First Blood “

    Ch.9 FIRST BLOOD Jeremy stood stiffly before McAllister’s desk. Beside him, Owen too stood to attention. More or less. The atmosphere in the office was tense. McAllister looked up from the report he had been reading, and studied the two men. He sat back, and folded his finger tips together under his chin. When he…

  • Ratatouille: The House on the Hill

    RATATOUILLE: The House on the Hill Burmese war refugees in a camp in Thailand “They lost everything…. or did they? “ “The wise eyes that challenge us “ credits: Simon Montlake, Nick Carey, Jeannine Aversa (previously published on Yahoo news, and re-arranged according to the whims of my dysfunctional mind) In a whitewashed office, a…

  • Jeremy’s War: Chapter 8 “Genevieve “

      Ch.8 GENEVIEVE Sleepily, she stretched a tanned, smooth, well shaped leg out from under the bedclothes, and yawned voluptuously. The room was cold, but it worried her not the least. Tough, as well as beautiful, she would soon be flouting convention, and galloping around the bridle paths of Paris, training to become an even…

  • Jeremy’s War: Introduction by the author

    INTRODUCTION The problem I faced with this novel, was to reconcile historical accuracy with the exigencies of dramatic impact. A serious World War One historian will recognize a great many historically accurate details, such as many of the remarks and actions of the ‘Hunter’, the British general’s complaint that his men (fresh out of the…

  • Jeremy’s War: Chapter 7 “A strange white world “

    Ch.7 A STRANGE WHITE WORLD The next three patrols were eventful in that Jeremy learned a lot, but no enemy machines came near. He discovered the anti-aircraft artillery in earnest, which seemed to him to vary enormously from one location to another. He had been told not to worry about it, and this advice he…

  • Jeremy’s War: Chapter 6 “No huns today “

      Ch.6 NO HUNS TODAY Jeremy slept badly, and awoke to the sound of aircraft taking off. He peered out the window in time to see four SE5’s climb up into the sky. No one had called him, and he wondered what to do. He was in low spirits by the time he entered the…

  • Jeremy’s War: Chapter 3 “Kershaw’s Chicks “

      Ch.3 KERSHAW’S CHICKS The next few days were exciting and stimulating beyond anything Jeremy had ever experienced before in his young life. Unbelievably, incredibly, he, Jeremy Armstrong, rumored stay-at-home-Pansy, was learning to fly. Haltingly at first, with many surprises, and much bemused wondering why it was that on occasions the R.E.8 – nicknamed Mathilda…

  • Jeremy’s War: Chapter 2 “Butterflies “

      Ch.2 BUTTERFLIES He gazed in awe at the flying machine they called an ‘RE8’, and wondered how he could ever hope to learn to fly. Butterflies roamed around his stomach, and a vague dizziness refused to go away. Their instructor, Captain Kershaw, was droning on at great length, but Jeremy was hardly listening. He…

  • Jeremy’s War: Chapter 5 “The Reception “

    Ch.5 THE RECEPTION   His driver pulled up outside a long, low building, and informed Jeremy his bags would be taken care of. Jeremy thanked him excessively, without realizing it. He was as yet unused to the quiet arrogance of the officer class towards the lower ranks. Behind his back, the soldier’s lip curled in…

  • Jeremy’s War: Chapter 4 “To travel hopefully “

    Chapter 4 TO TRAVEL HOPEFULLY   Jeremy journeyed to France feeling a mixture of emotions. The decision, once made, after such intense soul searching, to go to war, had brought little spiritual respite. His mind whirred feverishly on. He was excited at the prospect of doing lots of flying, but nervous of new surroundings, new…