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    The Maine Event
    The Maine Event
    The Maine Event
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    The Maine Event

    By Alex Wilson

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    Curiosity brought Josh and Dana together...and almost got them killed. Two independent people in their mid-life met through a Maine coast research project that turned deadly. They probed an anomaly and rattled a lethal business kingpin. Josh, ex-Marine turned journalist, and Dana, the young widow of a ‘black ops’ Navy Seal. Their intellectual exercise became more action than theoretical.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAlex Wilson
    Release dateApr 26, 2010
    ISBN9781452350677
    The Maine Event
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    Alex Wilson

    At 72, Alex's wife said 'Why not try writing?' Within 4 months he had six novellas on Smashwords and now, a couple of years later, 18. Obviously there was stuff lurking in there waiting to be said. Alex's wife is also his muse and editor, and a good one. They live in St. Petersburg, FL where there is a surprising amount of writerly activity.

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      The Maine Event - Alex Wilson

      The Maine Event

      A novella by Alex Wilson

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright 2010 Alex Wilson

      Discover other titles by Alex Wilson at www.wilsonwritings.com

      As they sat, side-by-side, in the frigid burgled room, a hunkered-down-in-the-parka silence came over Josh and Dana. Although they were not that long since being total strangers, they were comfortable with one another. Not romantic. Not pretending-not lust. Yet, not passengers on a train, either. Comfortable. The fact that it was 3:12 am may have contributed to the lull. There would be no sleep this night. Each wandered into their own thoughts. What the hell had brought them here to sit bundled up in this big, dark mansion to await the sound of a muffled motor that might not come?

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      Dana Ward

      Dana Ward came from a warm and loving family. Her father, Rudolph ‘Rudy’ Ward was a ‘lifer’ with the Maine Department of Highways. He signed on shortly after his release from the ‘Korean Conflict’ and has been there ever since. A steady, family–loving guy. Her mother, Jenny, was an excellent stay-at-home mom, as was the practice in those days. She raised Dana with humor and encouragement and was adored by her husband and daughter. Jenny died early of breast cancer. Despite – or perhaps because of – this forced assumption of early responsibility, Dana grew into a tall – six foot even – strong, reliable young woman. She was popular and accomplished in school and athletic enough to lead her volleyball team to state championships. She was also the anchor of her high school basketball team riding the then-new phenomenon of expanded sport opportunities for girls.

      Rudy’s second wife, Mae Rogers, was a divorcee or, more accurately, an abandonee, struggling to raise her own two children. Rudy was not an assertive suitor, but he was found and valued as a steady, decent man by a woman who badly needed a steady, decent man. Mae’s children had been battered about by their circumstances and were not benefited by the hardening experience. The ‘black sheep’, Rodney, could not stay out of trouble. Despite all the disruption he caused, he was allowed to graduate. It was more of a ‘mercy diploma’ to push him out so the school could get back to basic education. The girl, Louise, had the spirit beaten out of her by her abusive father and was as dull as cold gruel. Dana’s relationship with her step-siblings was more polite than affectionate. Dana was a beautiful girl by any measure; honey blond hair, green eyes, strong, full figured with naturally erect posture. She never slumped as so many tall young girls do to avoid towering over classmates, especially the sensitive and insecure boys. The young men in town had eyes for Dana, but she only had interest in the most desirable guy in school, Grant Turner; prom king, class president, QB, wrestling star and National Honor Society finalist. Fortuitously, he was crazy about her, too. Much as she loved her dad and respected Mae and had opportunities for college scholarships, over their objections she jumped at the chance to marry Grant right out of high school.

      Grant Turner turned out to be a great husband; loving, supportive, upstanding, honest. He enlisted in the Navy and worked himself into the rigorous SEAL program. He took to the discipline like a duck to water and excelled. He eventually came to specialize in ‘black ops’, the pointy end of SEAL missions. Dana was immensely proud of him and supported him in every way a military wife could. They found out early in the marriage that she could not have children but Grant was not fazed. He encouraged her to explore and follow her interests while he was away frequently and for long stretches.

      Unlike other Navy wives who had a sisterhood centered on children and child issues, she had to reach beyond. She took whatever courses the Navy offered and classes in self defense and marksmanship.

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