Alexander Monroe lives in Grasspatch, a town so small, the founders couldn’t even be bothered thinking up a proper name for it. He works at the newsagency/post office, where his duties include ordering newspapers and magazines, printing Lotto tickets, and delivering the mail. One morning he has to deliver a parcel to the mysterious Mr Christian O’Neill, who lives in an oddly-shaped mansion on the outskirts of town. Not much is known about Mr O’Neill, although there is certainly an abundance of rumours -- a faded rock star, a media-shy actor. Alexander can’t wait to find out the answers for himself. Rather than being odd, Christian turns out to be the most interesting person Alexander has ever met. In fact, he asks to come back, and with each consecutive visit, he learns more and more about Christian, and about the power of the mind and the wonders visualisation can bring. But even as Alexander learns how to get what he thinks he wants, he loses Christian. Is it too late to find him again? And if he does, will what they had still be there?

Cool Blue

“I wouldn’t have thought so before, but then again, I didn’t have a reason to before.”


It wasn’t until another parcel for Christian O’Neill arrived at the post office that Alexander thought about him. Since meeting Adam, he’d been spending every spare minute by his side, helping him with his great uncle’s house, and every moment at work thinking about him. He’d never been in love before. It was a curious feeling. It almost felt as though he’d lost a part of himself and the resulting empty space had been filled by someone else. No longer did he think about himself. When he wondered what to have for dinner, he thought about what Adam would like. If he suggested a leisure activity, it was invariably something he knew Adam would appreciate.


Chapter 17