To the Ends of the Earth

By R.G. Hendrickson

Joe is alone in his Brooklyn apartment, which he can't afford now. The pandemic complicates his plan to get a roommate. If only Michael could have stayed. Joe would join him on the west coast but he likes his job in NYC, in medical billing and coding. He does it online at home, at least for a while, but now he has to go back to the office and work in a plastic tent.

Vegan chef Michael detests meat, cooking it as well as eating it. Due to the restaurant where he works closing, he has to take a job cross country, leaving Joe behind. This happens before the pandemic, so his new job, cooking vegan takeout, becomes all the more necessary to keep. He lives with his sister in LA until he gets on his feet.

Joe and Michael find ways to stay connected over the phone, but it isn't the same. Should they try to make it work, or just give up now that they're so far apart? Joe's friend Cindy shares with him the romance stories she reads, but it takes a real-life love story in the hospital to help him decide.

• Language: English
• Publisher: JMS Books LLC
• Release date: Sep 22, 2020
• ISBN: 9781646565689

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To the Ends of the Earth

By R.G. Hendrickson

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Copyright 2020 R.G. Hendrickson

ISBN 9781646565689

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To the Ends of the Earth

By R.G. Hendrickson

He poured coffee in his favorite cup. The embossed valentine hearts, some pink, some red, met his double grip against the smooth ceramic surface. The familiar aroma warmed his nose. He sipped. It washed away the taste of morning. Lockdown, six weeks in.

Now that he had his coffee, he could start the rest of his routine and maybe do something about that hair sticking up in all directions, but he didn’t. No reason. Why bother?