This short story is about elder abuse. Andrew is a widower confined to a wheelchair. His son, Tom, has forgotten how to treat his father with respect. An alcoholic, he torments his father and demands money. Andrew is his son's victim but one day he decides enough is enough.

Not enough is being written about elder abuse.  We seem to hear more about this issue taking place in large care facilities.   I believe more attention needs to be paid to the domestic violence and elder abuse taking place in too many Canadian homes.  Baby boomers are coming into their senior years and unfortunately too many of them are suffering abuse at the hands of their own family members. 

Andrew's Achievement is free for your reading pleasure in the Kindle Store on all Amazon sites.

This short story dares to stand alone but it is also a part of a short story anthology; one of twelve stories in Social Studies, Book Two -  Shattered and Broken  which is available in both Kindle and Paperback formats on all Amazon sites.   It is also available in paperback from createspace.com and the link to this book is https://www.createspace.com/4713265

Thanks for checking out my author's page at http://www.amazon.com/author/audreyaustin



"In Control" , short story is free in the Kindle Store

They say that Mary Lynn McAfterson is a control freak. It is true that, since the death of her parents, her work is her life. The day Marcel Leblanc enters the café the hope and light of romance flickers. Mary's life is transformed.

 If you enjoy "In Control" you will want to read the short story anthology titled The Silent Star plus a Dozen in which this short story is included.

In Control  is free in the Kindle Store, Saturday, June 20th, for your reading pleasure.

Thanks for checking out my author's page  http://www.amazon.com/author/audreyaustin

Social Studies, Book Three -- Weaving Alice is free today in the Kindle Store

SOCIAL STUDIES - Book Three, sub-titled "Weaving Alice Plus Eleven"  is a compilation of 12 short stories with the focus on social issues including such subjects as spousal abuse, elder abuse, child abuse, and animal welfare.  

 I have drawn from my experience as counselor and psychospiritual practitioner in order to write and compile  this trilogy of anthologies about contemporary topics that sadly are far too common in the world in which we live.

"Weaving Alice plus Eleven" is free today in the Kindle Store for your reading pleasure.

Check out my author's page  http://www.amazon.com/author/audreyaustin

Social Studies, Books one, two and three

are available

in both Kindle and Paperback format

on all Amazon sites.



My Writing Adventure

My most recent writing adventure includes my first romance novel titled "Dinner At Seven" and also the publication of DRAMA - a Novel Idea which is a boxed set of my most popular novels: Moose Road - a Canadian Tragedy; Ellen and The Hummingtree; and Sara, a Canadian Saga. DRAMA is available in Kindle format only.

Other recent publications in both print and Kindle format include my first book of poems titled "Poetry From A to Z" and a short story anthology titled "The Silent ...Star Plus a Dozen Selections."

All my books; novels, novellas, poetry, short story anthologies, and shorts that dare to stand alone are available on all Amazon sites. Check out my author's page at http://www.amazon.com/author/audreyaustin

I am currently working on a memoir. This is my biggest writing challenge yet. The title is "Now and Then - All Them Houses". I hope to have it ready for publication early 2016 in celebration of what will be my 8th creative writing anniversary. 

I am also proud to now call myself a song writer.  I wrote the lyrics to a song titled "Listen To Love" which is arranged, produced and performed by the very talented musician/singer, Johnny Tyger.

I wrote the lyrics to a song titled "I Followed My Heart" which is beautifully performed by amazing singer, Kim Arnold.   I am honoured that Kim chose this song to be a part of her amazing newly released album "Underneath The Apple Tree" which was recorded in Nashville.

And I wrote the lyrics and the melody to my most recent song which is titled "Too Late".   And yours truly sings this song which is beautifully arranged and produced by my good friend and talented musician, John Cal, sometimes better known as Johnny Tyger.   The title is "Too Late" but at my age I can assure anyone who cares to listen that it is never too late to try something new.  :-)

 

Jacob's Seven Letters - free today in the Kindle Store

Jacob's Seven Letters, a short story, is free today in the Kindle Store.

Jacob's mother dies ...... his father does not; yet the relationship Jacob shared with his father dies a death of a different kind. Grandmother is there to raise the boy and when she dies too Jacob feels abandoned. It's no surprise that he gets into some difficulties in his life. What is surprising is that the seven letters have a life-changing impact   When I wrote this short story I fell in lo...ve with Jacob. To me he is the epitome of many young men struggling to find their way through an ever-changing world.

"Jacob's Seven Letters" is a short story that, like Daniel, dares to stand alone however it is also one of a dozen short stories included in anthology titled Social Studies, Book One - Dying To Be Popular.
This anthology is available on all Amazon sites in both Kindle and Paperback format. It is also available directly from createspace.com

About the Author
Audrey Austin's passion is creative writing. She recently celebrated her seventh writing anniversary and invites you to enjoy her many short stories, novellas and novels. Check out her author's page at amazon.com/author/audreyaustin Austin lives and works in Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada.

 

Social Studies, Book One - Dying To Be Popular -- free June 14th in the Kindle Store

Social Studies, Book One - Dying To Be Popular  is free for your reading pleasure Sunday, June 14th in the Kindle Store.

 SOCIAL STUDIES - Book One sub-titled "Dying To Be Popular"  is a compilation of 12 short stories with the focus on social issues including such subjects as spousal abuse, elder abuse, child abuse, and animal welfare. 


I have drawn from my experience as counselor and psychospiritual practitioner in order to write and compile  this trilogy of anthologies about contemporary topics that sadly are far too common in the world in which we live.

Check out my author's page at http://www.amazon.com/author/audreyaustin  

Social Studies, Book One - Dying To Be Popular  is also available at all Amazon sites in paperback format or directly from createspace.com where the link is https://www.createspace.com/4712947



Short Story titled "The Silent Star" free for your reading pleasure in the Kindle Store

A review of The Silent Star, a short story which is free in the Kindle Store Friday, June 12th.

#1 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Short Stories > World Literature

Great read

By CS Wismer on July 6, 2014

Format: Kindle Edition Verified Purchase 

  

This book was a very well written story. I love a good short story. It pulls at your heart .

 

 

 

Young Andrew suffers many losses. An orphan he feels alone and unwanted. He becomes the silent star. He walks alongside the track in life; often getting stuck on the wrong side. Rose is his redeemer and because of her and their love for one another he overcomes all odds and becomes an inspiration to others.

 

From the Author

The Silent Star won first place in a WynLit writing competition hosted by Wynterblue Publishing Canada.  In addition to standing alone as a short story it is also a part of my anthology titled The Silent Star Plus a Dozen which is also available on Amazon.  If you enjoy this story you will want to check out the anthology.   This is a story of abuse, overcoming, redemption and inspiration.

 

The Silent Star is free in the Kindle Store Friday June 12th

 

Thanks for checking out my author's page at http://www.amazon.com/author/audreyaustin

 

 

 

 

Keeping It Simple -- Imagine Being Whole

A couple of reviews of Keeping It Simple

 

It Really is Possible to Heal

 Mary Belanger 

 

This  very well written manual  is by Audrey Austin; a wonderful therapist, author, and teacher.  

 
This book is written in a  sequential manner.  A reader is given a methodical overview of meditation, psychospiritual therapy, and the chakra system.  Learning to open  blocked chakras enables the reader to unite mind, body, and soul.

I am very grateful for Austin who has created such a wonderful resource on chakra meditation.
It really is possible to heal. Keeping it Simple has my Five Star rating. It has changed my life for the better.

A very easy-to-understand explanation of chakras

By Anu 

 

This is a well written book - very easy to understand the concept of chakras and the significance of each chakra. I am yet to try out the exercises for opening up each chakra. But if you are looking to familiarize yourself with the 7 chakras of the Indian/yogic tradition, I highly recommend this book.

From the Author

When I put together the pages of Keeping It Simple my thought was that if this book helps one person in this chaotic world I will feel I have accomplished a job well done.  I was unprepared for the number of people who have come to me and told me that the reading of this book for them has been positively life-changing.   For this I am happy and I am grateful.

 

Keeping It Simple - Imagine Being Whole is free in the Kindle Store Tuesday, June 9th.

 

This book of self-discovery is also available in paperback format on all Amazon sites and also directly from Createspace.com  where the link is  https://www.createspace.com/4733596

 

Thanks for checking out my author's page at http://www.amazon.com/author/audreyaustin

 

 

Ellen and The Hummingtree -- free in the Kindle Store today

Ellen and the Hummingtree
by
Audrey Austin

A strong woman of faith, Ellen sits beneath her Hummingtree and talks to God through the yellow quartz rock.

She gifts us with glimpses of her life and shares the import of her personal relationshipwith family, friends and with God.

She allows us to witness her vulnerability and invites us into her heart where we experience her joys and sorrows.

In a few instances the author has drawn from her life’s experience but, in essence, Ellen is a composite of many beautiful, spiritual women the author has known and loved throughout her journey.

It is hoped you will welcome Ellen into your heart and it is hoped you will enjoy the stories she shares with you in this book; her fictional, magical, mystical memoirs titled Ellen and The Hummingtree.

At the outset of this writing journey we met. I became acquainted with her and now I can say that I truly like Ellen. She has the courage of her convictions And no matter what life threw at her, she never lost faith.

Audrey Austin, Author.

Ellen and The Hummingtree is free today in the Kindle store.  This mystical memoir is also available in  paperback format on all Amazon sites as well as directly from create space.com where the link is  https://www.createspace.com/4743813

Thanks for checking out my author's page at http://www.amazon.com/author/audreyaustin

Shattered and Beaten

Even before she is born she hears and feels the violence in the home. Being witness to her mother's abuse is more than she can bear. She finds comfort in emotional eating. Food is her best friend. When he turns from his wife to his daughter she experiences pain beyond endurance.  Is murder her only escape?

Shattered and Beaten. a short story, is free today in the Kindle Store.

If you enjoy this story, you will enjoy reading, Shattered and Broken, plus Eleven, a short story anthology which is available in both Kindle and paperback formats on all Amazon sites.

Thanks for checking out my author's page at http://www.amazon.com/author/audreyaustin

Shattered and Beaten is currently #10 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Parenting & Relationships > Family Relationships > Child Abuse

Silent Star Plus a Dozen SELECTIONS

SILENT STAR Plus a Dozen SELECTIONS The original publication of The Silent Star plus a Dozen although available in Kindle format is no longer available in print format apart from a very few copies I have on hand. This is why I have chosen these selections to bring new life to the original anthology. I hope you will enjoy the "Selections".

Tomorrow, June 2nd, The Silent Star Plus a Dozen SELECTIONS is free in the Kindle Store for your reading enjoyment.

This anthology is also available in print format on all Amazon sites as well as from Createspace.com  The link is https://www.createspace.com/5343129/

Check out my author's page at http://www.amazon.com/author/audreyaustin

Sara, a Canadian Saga

Sara, a Canadian Saga is my first novel.   I hope you will enjoy the story.  

The time is 1916. Sara is a 10 year old girl in rural Prince Edward Island. Roy is a 10 year old boy in mining town, Nova Scotia. Through their eyes we see, feel and experience their childhood challenges. We follow them through adolescence and their turbulent teen years. We celebrate their courtship and suffer their lost innocence in the wedding ritual. They take us through the Great Depression and share with us the frustrations, dreams and challenges they face in adulthood. As parents they introduce us to their children. This story appeals to all ages because Sara and Roy hold up a mirror and ask the reader to recognize truth about the human condition for many Canadian families through difficult economic times. We witness love that does not come neatly wrapped and experience the quiet, sometimes desperate, drama of lives unfolding.

Sara, a Canadian Saga is free today in the Kindle Store.

Check out my author's page at http://www.amazon.com/author/audreyaustin

Sara, a Canadian Saga is also available in paperback on all Amazon sites as well as from Createspace where the link is https://www.createspace.com/4461846

Dinner At Seven - free in the Kindle Store Saturday, May 30

The story begins in 1985 at The Carrington Club in Toronto. Marsha feels in the doldrums until David arrives on the scene. Love and romance flourish until deception and betrayal raise their ugly heads. To escape Marsha flies to Bermuda where the power of love cannot be under-estimated.

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A review of Dinner At Seven by Victoria Street

I have started to read a really good book - Dinner at Seven - written by Audrey Austin. Thank you, Audrey. It is really enjoyable probably because the story-line is located in Toronto!
I would like to see more people enjoy this love story - couldn't put it down and finally went to bed at 4am!

 Once again Audrey has formulated a wonderful suspense of life and love. The young lady thinks as most women that to be comfortable in a relationship is really love. When she find that she is embroiled in a passionate and all encompassing relationship, she starts to question her life and her ability to trust. A very good read.

From the Author

Dinner at Seven is my first romance novel.   The time is in the eighties; the location is Toronto & Bermuda.     She is in a comfortable relationship but it lacks excitement.  When she meets a new man at the Carrington Club, passion enters her life, and she is left with choices to make.   Who will win and keep her heart?  

 

Dinner At Seven is free in the Kindle Store on Saturday, May 30th.

 

Thanks for visiting my author's page at http://www.amazon.com/author/audreyaustin

A Bedtime Story - a conversation

This conversation at bedtime is a reminder that there are always more than two sides to a story.

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From the Author:

Grandfather doesn't need a book in order to tell his grandson a bedtime story.   Several years ago I enjoyed sharing stories with my grandsons in this way.   I wrote this short story as a conversation - a play.  I hope you enjoy it.

 

A Bedtime Story - a conversation  is a short story that is free for your reading pleasure in the Kindle Store today.

 

Thanks for checking out my author's page at http://www.amazon.com/author/audreyaustin

When God Gives Us Spring - free in the Kindle Store

Michael Custis Washington is a young black slave living on a cotton plantation in the Province of Virginia. He was born in 1802. Left an orphan at the age of five he is taken into the big house by his master, Alfred Gordon, to be trained as a house servant. While in this house he suffers severe emotional and sexual abuse. When he finally runs away with his wife Lucinda he is helped by the Quakers. Through the Underground Railway they reach the Elgin Settlement in Ontario, Canada. Freedom is his at last. But when the American Civil War breaks out in 1861 Michael chooses to join the Union Army. He works his way back to Virginia. Is he seeking justice or vengeance?






When God Gives Us Spring,  a novella, is free in the Kindle Store Sunday, May 24th for your reading pleasure.

Thanks for checking out my author's page at  http://www.amazon.com/author/audreyaustin

A short review by Norma St. Denis:  I read the book"When God gives us Spring" and it was fantastic. Starting to read "Dying to be Popular". Great Writer you are!!!

Thank you, Norma :-)





Another review of When God Gives Us Spring: 

5.0 out of 5 stars Captivating! March 9, 2014

By Dawn

 

This book was well written. It gave knowledge of the events leading up to the Civil War and the struggles black people had to face to gain their freedom.

 

 

   

IN CONTROL - a short story free in the Kindle Store

They say that Mary Lynn McAfterson is a control freak. It is true that since the death of her parents her work is her life. The day Marcel Leblanc enters the café the hope and light of romance flickers. Mary's life is transformed. If you enjoy "In Control" you will want to read the short story anthology titled The Silent Star plus a Dozen in which this short story is included.

IN CONTROL is a short story free today (Thursday, May 21st) in the Kindle Store on all Amazon sites.

If you enjoy this story you will want to check out The Silent Star plus a Dozen; a short story anthology available in both Kindle and Paperback formats on all Amazon sites for your reading pleasure.

Thanks for checking out my author's page at http://www.amazon.com/author/audreyaustin

Ellen and The Hummingtree - free today in the Kindle Store

Ellen is a woman I came to know well during the writing of my third novel Ellen and The Hummingtree.    She often puzzled me yet she also had the ability to make me laugh and cry.  I grew to love her.  And the more I came to know her I began to realize that she truly is a composite of the many caring spiritual women I have known throughout my life.  Alzheimer is a dreadful disease and Ellen's victimization is a heartbreak.  My writing of Ellen and The Hummingtree comes straight from the heart.  I hope you will love her as I do.        

Ellen and The Hummingtree  is free in the Kindle Store today (Monday, May 18th) for your reading enjoyment.

This book is available in both Kindle and Paperback formats on all Amazon sites.

Check out my author's page  http://www.amazon.com/author/audreyaustin       

Reawakening -- free in the Kindle Store Friday May 15th

To celebrate Brian's homecoming, tomorrow in the Kindle Store, Reawakening is free for your reading enjoyment. This is a story of eternal love ... hope you will enjoy it. http://www.amazon.com/author/audreyaustin

Another Mother's Day -- free today in the Kindle Store

Not everyone is fortunate to have a loving & caring mother as I did and as I certainly hope you did.

Another Mother's Day is the story of three who were not so blessed.

Paulette, Molinda and Anthony are a tough trio. Even in childhood they stuck together and did their best to provide protection to one another from their abusive mother. Grown up now, it's another Mother's Day. Together they plot their revenge.

Another Mother's Day is free today in the Kindle Store.

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Happy Mother's Day! 

Bedtime Story -- free today in the Kindle Store

This conversation at bedtime reminds us that there are always at least two sides to every story.

 

Thanks for checking out my author's page at http://www.amazon.com/author/audreyaustin