Charlie and Kathy Stories

Charlie and Kathy are a couple living in Michigan, loosely based on yours truly and his wife.  Charlie is a little simpler than he thinks he is, and Kathy is a little more patient than she ought to be.  Charlie has written down, with Kathy’s permission, a few of the maybe-imaginary things that have happened to them and published them in books that friends and strangers can buy on the Internet.  Neither Charlie nor Kathy understands why Kathy has allowed this to happen.

Burning Embers and Other Stories of Marriage, Work, and Family

The complete collection of Charlie and Kathy stories, including stories not published in any other Charlie and Kathy ebook.

When Charlie discovered that he was not going to become rich working at a Seattle dot-com company, his wife Kathy knew just what to do: move away from the land of rain and lattes back to her home state of Michigan. Charlie agreed, and off they went.

But it wasn’t easy. New family, new work, and new surroundings confused and delighted Charlie, and to cope with it all he began to write letters to friends back home. That’s where Burning Embers started, and from there it grew into a collection of comic and sometimes poignant stories of a husband and wife trying to make a marriage, career, and life together. Come join Charlie and Kathy and get ready to laugh.

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Guilty Women

Charlie and Kathy stories of what Kathy wants

Charlie’s wife Kathy wants what she wants.

In “Bless You”, she wants him not to be a &%^$* barbarian.

In “Guilty Women” she wants to watch murder in peace.

In “Creme Brulee” she wants keep from setting the house on fire.

In “Ciao Baby” she wants a phone smarter than Charlie (not that difficult).

And in “Not Topless” she wants to sell a few crafts and maybe her soul. Is that too much to ask?

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Love and Hug Therapy

Charlie and Kathy stories of living with a fool

Charlie means well but doesn’t always do well, as you will see in these stories.

In “Blue is a Boy” he teaches his wife Kathy all about the colors of the rainbow.

In “Ladybug Kill, Kill, Kill”, Kathy wants him to commit murder on Christmas Day.

In “Captain Pants”, Charlie can’t tell the difference between his wife and his mother.

And in “Love and Hug Therapy”, he shares his secret for soothing Kathy’s savage breast.

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Blissful Morning

Charlie and Kathy stories of marriage to a writer

Charlie is a husband and a writer. The two should never mix, as we see in these stories.

In “Blissful Morning”, Charlie’s writing routine gets off to a pukey start.

In “Rejection…again” even time travel can’t prevent the worst from happening.

In “Burning Embers”, he puts his best writing in the hands of his worst critic – his wife Kathy.

And in “Popular in Britain”, he plans the movie version of his latest book.

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My Darling Husband

Charlie and Kathy stories of gifts and surprises

Charlie is a husband. He means well but doesn’t always do well, as you will see in these painfully funny stories.

In “My Darling Husband”, Charlie tries to buy his wife Kathy the perfect gift, on time. Yeah. (Hey Charlie, Kathy isn’t a man.)

And in “Valentine’s Day Surprise” Charlie thinks he’s finally bought the right gift, until Kathy receives an unexpected phone call.

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Lightning Drive

Charlie and Kathy stories of family, love, and fear

Love, marriage, and family are precious and fragile, as we see in these stories.

In “Flowers”, Charlie nearly loses the day for love.

In “Feelin’ the Love” marriage passion runs silent but deep.

In “Lightning Drive” Charlie learns that the gap between joy and tragedy is just this big.

In “Scared” a child doesn’t know what fear really is, but a parent does.

And in “After You” Charlie and Kathy laugh about who will die first.

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