Epiphanies and Robberies Chapter 1: Rising Water

Posted byDavid Graham ClarkPosted inBereavement and loss, Divorce, Domestic life, Flooding, Looking back on the year, Memory, Novel writing, Story telling, Working life

On 6th January 2023, in the aftermath of local flooding, three troubled people in the Scottish village of Kirkgate contemplate the year ahead. Obsessive academic, Michael Gilmour has been thrown out by his partner, who is unwilling to live any longer with his constant work obsessions. Newly retired GP, Dr Andrew Carlyle Stuart, has just got through his first Christmas holiday since the death of his wife. Anne-Marie Maxwell, a talented young musician needs to make a breakthrough this year, otherwise she’ll take up school teaching. Their three separate lives are about to connect.

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Copyright © David Graham Clark 2023

AUTHOR’S NOTE: In this story I mix up and blur chronologies, geographies and biographies. Any resemblance to a person living or dead is purely coincidental. The 12 chapters of the novel Epiphanies and Robberies appeared sequentially throughout 2023. They have now been re-drafted and are in search of a publisher.

The novel also has a playlist to enjoy, you can find it here: http://open.spotify.com/playlist/0XSzB1w8hfrRPUBzs4KFNF?si=JkkDbGmRQM2WeHjcOrFOLg

Published by David Graham Clark

I am a sociologist and writer. Pieces on this site include reflective writings, stories, and memoir on aspects of daily life, along with associated images and videos. In these various ways I try to illuminate what I call the quotidian world, particularly my own.

6 thoughts on “Epiphanies and Robberies Chapter 1: Rising Water”

    1. Thanks Barbara, I’m glad you enjoyed it. Please share the link with other people who might be interested. I’m hoping to get a community of people following the story and chatting to each other about it. I anticipate quite a few twists on the way. One reader has already been in touch with me and asked to be introduced to Andrew! Good wishes David

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  4. Just got hooked on your chapter one. Congratulations. I’ve just finished my first novella as well. Like you I have set it in the local area, but it is a sci-fi so some of the characters live 120,000 light years away. I manage to mention Fiona’s art tours in one chapter as a thank-you for her encouragement.

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