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

Alexander took a deep breath and could hardly smell the salty air for the fragrance of luxuriant blooms being carried out to them on invisible zephyrs.


Christian smiled. “You saw what one man could manufacture with dedicated thought. This is the result of two men.”


They threw their arms around each other and kissed while the gentle breeze tousled their hair.


Christian was the first over the side, landing in the water with a splash and probably ruining his tuxedo trousers for good. He helped Alexander out and they waded through the shallows to the sandy shore. It felt good to be on dry land again; even better knowing it was the dry land of home.


Chapter 36