My Mine

By Stephen Brandon

After years of searching the sky's and a successful career, something finally caught Bill's eye. Discoveries by an astronomer seldom turn the world upside down.
He had his son's education and life planned out, but years ago when his son married, he rebelled. Could and would he help him now? Family is usually something you can depend on.
Retired and sitting in a restaurant in San Francisco, there's an earthquake. Bill is wheelchair bound at the age of eighty-three, because he lost a leg in Thailand. They say your life flashes in front of your eyes when death threatens.
When earthquake victims are rescued, they are moved to a safe location, right? However when Bill is rescued, his descendants try to kill him. He sends them a message stating that he only wants to enjoy his retirement. Is greed their only reason? Who will help him?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Stephen Brandon
• Release date: Jun 23, 2015
• ISBN: 9781310867408

Stephen Brandon

I've loved westerns and science fiction since I picked up my first book at the public library. I've been writing on my computer for years. I never planned on any of my stories being published, just to be read by myself, family, and friends. The base journal is on forty spreadsheets with links to about a thousand files of short one day paragraphs plus other stories. {My claim to fame, written by someone else. Thanks.} "As an earthbound retiree, Stephen writes mostly science fiction and short stories. He is a voracious reader and has written for a few years, publishing his stories on Smashwords."

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My Mine

By Stephen Brandon

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Copyright 2015 by Stephen Brandon

Smashwords Edition

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Smashwords Edition License Notes

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Author's Note

This book is a work of fiction. All characters, organizations, incidents, and dialogue are from the authors imagination or used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or other persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. Real and fictional locations are used for background only.

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Dedication

This story is dedicated to those who dare to dream. Using your dreams to search for adventure and knowledge is a grand challenge. I salute you!

Table of Contents ~(ToC)~

Bill

Cecil

Family

News

Early History of Belt Corporation

First year

Three years later

Five years later

Nine years later

Acknowledgments

About Stephen Brandon

Other books by Stephen Brandon

Connect with Stephen Brandon

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Bill

Bill came to looking at a ceiling tile a few inches from his nose. The last thing he could recall was someone hollering, EARTHQUAKE. This can't be right. I'm not tall enough to be on the ceiling. Then he realized he could hear pounding and grating to his side. Faintly he heard, Another life sign twenty in.

At least the rescue teams are on their way. At least I'm not hurt. Slowly moving his right arm up he scratched his nose and saw the blood on his hand. Trying to turn his head he realized his neck felt weird. He was looking at the top of his left shoulder. That's weird. I've never been able to do that before.

The face Bill saw had green eye's. As the man's mouth moved he heard, Bring a regen box. A moment later he saw two arms shoving a blue box down over his head and a blue line start to cross his shoulder.

This shit can't be real. I have to be dreaming. My childhood never seemed this real looking back. My old Chevy. Dad made me buy my own first car and then he sold it while I was in basic training. The twenty