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The Sheila Stories #028 -- Last Beach Day In the final Sheila story, Last Beach Day, the narrator Thomas finally enters the stage on the beach at Cape May. Well, my friends, as I said in the last episode, we’ve come a long way in the series, all the way from Queensland in 1935 to the present. I have enjoyed the journey. I hope you have as well. If so, please share The Sheila Stories with your friends and family. If you know a young girl who could use a guiding light, a story with a mix of adventure and romance, buy her a copy of The Sheila Stories on Amazon. As for me, I’ll go back to writing novels with the goal of entertaining readers. You can always find my work on Amazon. There are several authors by the name of Patrick Kelly. It’s easier to find me by typing The Joe Robbins Series into the search bar. To keep in touch, follow me on Facebook (@PatrickKellyWriter) or come to my website at patrickkellystories.com. I wish you an adventurous and romantic 2020. As always, on today’s episode, we had Music by Cinemedia Sound effects by noisecreations and zapsplat.com Thank you, friends Bye, now. Do you love The Sheila Stories? Tell your friends. They can find the full collection on Amazon US. For those in Australia, click for Amazon here. Other markets? Go to Amazon and type The Sheila Stories by Patrick Kelly into the search bar. Read the story in its entirety without commentary at patrickkellystories.com About the Sheila Stories If you like historical fiction, World War II novels, adventures that take place in Australia, or a good old-fashioned love story, then The Sheila Stories Podcast is for you. Here is a quick overview: The framework is a classic story within a story: The outer layer is formed by a widower—Thomas—and his two young daughters, Natalie and April. Thomas is concerned because the girls don’t have a strong female figure in their lives, so he starts telling them the Sheila Stories, a series of adventures involving an Australian woman in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s. But Sheila is no ordinary woman. At the age of eighteen, she comes into some money and leaves a comfortable home in Sydney to buy a sheep farm in Queensland. At that’s just the beginning, for during the course of the stories, Sheila Befriends aboriginal farm workers. Learns to shoot a rifle. Almost drowns. Fights dingos and a poisonous snake. Buys a ten thousand acre cattle station. Dances to big band music in Toowoomba. Joins the Australian Women’s Army Service in WW II. Drives an ambulance. Risks her life to save another. Helps disabled servicemen. Marries a soldier. Moves to America. Runs a bed and breakfast in Cape May, New Jersey. Teaches patience to a child. And opens a surf shop. I invite you to put your cares aside for thirty minutes a week and join me on a great journey. Strike out to find your fortune at the age of eighteen. Fight for a worthy cause. Fall in love. Experience the heartbreak of loss. Laugh. Cry. Feel the salt air on your face as you ride your surfboard on the beaches of Sydney. You'll have the time of your life. About the Storyteller Pat lives in Austin. He likes to cook dinner with his wife, listen to any kind of good music, and take long walks in beautiful places. Pat is the author of four Joe Robbins novels and a time travel novel titled Carter's Last Race. You can find Pat’s work on Amazon under his author name Patrick Kelly. Learn more about Pat’s writing at his website: https://www.patrickkellystories.com/

The Sheila Stories #027 -- The Whole World In the story The Whole World, the narrator Thomas reveals a significant mystery of the series at the insistence of his daughter April. (Note: This is the penultimate Sheila Story.) Do you love The Sheila Stories? Tell your friends. They can find the full collection on Amazon US. For those in Australia, click for Amazon here. Other markets? Go to Amazon and type The Sheila Stories by Patrick Kelly into the search bar. Read the story in its entirety without commentary at patrickkellystories.com About the Sheila Stories If you like historical fiction, World War II novels, adventures that take place in Australia, or a good old-fashioned love story, then The Sheila Stories Podcast is for you. Here is a quick overview: The framework is a classic story within a story: The outer layer is formed by a widower—Thomas—and his two young daughters, Natalie and April. Thomas is concerned because the girls don’t have a strong female figure in their lives, so he starts telling them the Sheila Stories, a series of adventures involving an Australian woman in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s. But Sheila is no ordinary woman. At the age of eighteen, she comes into some money and leaves a comfortable home in Sydney to buy a sheep farm in Queensland. At that’s just the beginning, for during the course of the stories, Sheila Befriends aboriginal farm workers. Learns to shoot a rifle. Almost drowns. Fights dingos and a poisonous snake. Buys a ten thousand acre cattle station. Dances to big band music in Toowoomba. Joins the Australian Women’s Army Service in WW II. Drives an ambulance. Risks her life to save another. Helps disabled servicemen. Marries a soldier. Moves to America. Runs a bed and breakfast in Cape May, New Jersey. Teaches patience to a child. And opens a surf shop. I invite you to put your cares aside for thirty minutes a week and join me on a great journey. Strike out to find your fortune at the age of eighteen. Fight for a worthy cause. Fall in love. Experience the heartbreak of loss. Laugh. Cry. Feel the salt air on your face as you ride your surfboard on the beaches of Sydney. You'll have the time of your life. About the Storyteller Pat lives in Austin. He likes to cook dinner with his wife, listen to any kind of good music, and take long walks in beautiful places. Pat is the author of four Joe Robbins novels and a time travel novel titled Carter's Last Race. You can find Pat’s work on Amazon under his author name Patrick Kelly. Learn more about Pat’s writing at his website: https://www.patrickkellystories.com/

The Sheila Stories #026 -- Unfamiliar Field The story Unfamiliar Field takes place in 1968. During the story, Sheila and Neal have a debate with their daughter Sandra about the war in Viet Nam. Do you love The Sheila Stories? Tell your friends. They can find the full collection on Amazon US. For those in Australia, click for Amazon here. Other markets? Go to Amazon and type The Sheila Stories by Patrick Kelly into the search bar. Read the story in its entirety without commentary at patrickkellystories.com About the Sheila Stories If you like historical fiction, World War II novels, adventures that take place in Australia, or a good old-fashioned love story, then The Sheila Stories Podcast is for you. Here is a quick overview: The framework is a classic story within a story: The outer layer is formed by a widower—Thomas—and his two young daughters, Natalie and April. Thomas is concerned because the girls don’t have a strong female figure in their lives, so he starts telling them the Sheila Stories, a series of adventures involving an Australian woman in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s. But Sheila is no ordinary woman. At the age of eighteen, she comes into some money and leaves a comfortable home in Sydney to buy a sheep farm in Queensland. At that’s just the beginning, for during the course of the stories, Sheila Befriends aboriginal farm workers. Learns to shoot a rifle. Almost drowns. Fights dingos and a poisonous snake. Buys a ten thousand acre cattle station. Dances to big band music in Toowoomba. Joins the Australian Women’s Army Service in WW II. Drives an ambulance. Risks her life to save another. Helps disabled servicemen. Marries a soldier. Moves to America. Runs a bed and breakfast in Cape May, New Jersey. Teaches patience to a child. And opens a surf shop. I invite you to put your cares aside for thirty minutes a week and join me on a great journey. Strike out to find your fortune at the age of eighteen. Fight for a worthy cause. Fall in love. Experience the heartbreak of loss. Laugh. Cry. Feel the salt air on your face as you ride your surfboard on the beaches of Sydney. You'll have the time of your life. About the Storyteller Pat lives in Austin. He likes to cook dinner with his wife, listen to any kind of good music, and take long walks in beautiful places. Pat is the author of four Joe Robbins novels and a time travel novel titled Carter's Last Race. You can find Pat’s work on Amazon under his author name Patrick Kelly. Learn more about Pat’s writing at his website: https://www.patrickkellystories.com/

The Sheila Stories #025 -- Ten Percent The story Ten Percent is about reunions. Sheila travels to Darling Downs in Queensland to visit Tom, Hannah, and their children. Once there, she returns to a site where she almost drowned and remembers a dream that never came true. Do you love The Sheila Stories? Tell your friends. They can find the full collection on Amazon US. For those in Australia, click for Amazon here. Other markets? Go to Amazon and type The Sheila Stories by Patrick Kelly into the search bar. Read the story in its entirety without commentary at patrickkellystories.com About the Sheila Stories If you like historical fiction, World War II novels, adventures that take place in Australia, or a good old-fashioned love story, then The Sheila Stories Podcast is for you. Here is a quick overview: The framework is a classic story within a story: The outer layer is formed by a widower—Thomas—and his two young daughters, Natalie and April. Thomas is concerned because the girls don’t have a strong female figure in their lives, so he starts telling them the Sheila Stories, a series of adventures involving an Australian woman in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s. But Sheila is no ordinary woman. At the age of eighteen, she comes into some money and leaves a comfortable home in Sydney to buy a sheep farm in Queensland. At that’s just the beginning, for during the course of the stories, Sheila Befriends aboriginal farm workers. Learns to shoot a rifle. Almost drowns. Fights dingos and a poisonous snake. Buys a ten thousand acre cattle station. Dances to big band music in Toowoomba. Joins the Australian Women’s Army Service in WW II. Drives an ambulance. Risks her life to save another. Helps disabled servicemen. Marries a soldier. Moves to America. Runs a bed and breakfast in Cape May, New Jersey. Teaches patience to a child. And opens a surf shop. I invite you to put your cares aside for thirty minutes a week and join me on a great journey. Strike out to find your fortune at the age of eighteen. Fight for a worthy cause. Fall in love. Experience the heartbreak of loss. Laugh. Cry. Feel the salt air on your face as you ride your surfboard on the beaches of Sydney. You'll have the time of your life. About the Storyteller Pat lives in Austin. He likes to cook dinner with his wife, listen to any kind of good music, and take long walks in beautiful places. Pat is the author of four Joe Robbins novels and a time travel novel titled Carter's Last Race. You can find Pat’s work on Amazon under his author name Patrick Kelly. Learn more about Pat’s writing at his website: https://www.patrickkellystories.com/

The Sheila Stories #024 -- The Bandstand In the story The Bandstand, Sheila’s got game—a new bathing suit and a sudden interest in a lawyer from Delaware named Neal Russo. Do you love The Sheila Stories? Tell your friends. They can find the full collection on Amazon US. For those in Australia, click for Amazon here. Other markets? Go to Amazon and type The Sheila Stories by Patrick Kelly into the search bar. Read the story in its entirety without commentary at patrickkellystories.com About the Sheila Stories If you like historical fiction, World War II novels, adventures that take place in Australia, or a good old-fashioned love story, then The Sheila Stories Podcast is for you. Here is a quick overview: The framework is a classic story within a story: The outer layer is formed by a widower—Thomas—and his two young daughters, Natalie and April. Thomas is concerned because the girls don’t have a strong female figure in their lives, so he starts telling them the Sheila Stories, a series of adventures involving an Australian woman in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s. But Sheila is no ordinary woman. At the age of eighteen, she comes into some money and leaves a comfortable home in Sydney to buy a sheep farm in Queensland. At that’s just the beginning, for during the course of the stories, Sheila Befriends aboriginal farm workers. Learns to shoot a rifle. Almost drowns. Fights dingos and a poisonous snake. Buys a ten thousand acre cattle station. Dances to big band music in Toowoomba. Joins the Australian Women’s Army Service in WW II. Drives an ambulance. Risks her life to save another. Helps disabled servicemen. Marries a soldier. Moves to America. Runs a bed and breakfast in Cape May, New Jersey. Teaches patience to a child. And opens a surf shop. I invite you to put your cares aside for thirty minutes a week and join me on a great journey. Strike out to find your fortune at the age of eighteen. Fight for a worthy cause. Fall in love. Experience the heartbreak of loss. Laugh. Cry. Feel the salt air on your face as you ride your surfboard on the beaches of Sydney. You'll have the time of your life. About the Storyteller Pat lives in Austin. He likes to cook dinner with his wife, listen to any kind of good music, and take long walks in beautiful places. Pat is the author of four Joe Robbins novels and a time travel novel titled Carter's Last Race. You can find Pat’s work on Amazon under his author name Patrick Kelly. Learn more about Pat’s writing at his website: https://www.patrickkellystories.com/

The Sheila Stories #023 -- Patience In the story Patience, Sheila teaches Flossie Parker’s children: Freddie, Abby, and Peggy, how to fish. Do you love The Sheila Stories? Tell your friends. They can find the full collection on Amazon US. For those in Australia, click for Amazon here. Other markets? Go to Amazon and type The Sheila Stories by Patrick Kelly into the search bar. Read the story in its entirety without commentary at patrickkellystories.com About the Sheila Stories If you like historical fiction, World War II novels, adventures that take place in Australia, or a good old-fashioned love story, then The Sheila Stories Podcast is for you. Here is a quick overview: The framework is a classic story within a story: The outer layer is formed by a widower—Thomas—and his two young daughters, Natalie and April. Thomas is concerned because the girls don’t have a strong female figure in their lives, so he starts telling them the Sheila Stories, a series of adventures involving an Australian woman in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s. But Sheila is no ordinary woman. At the age of eighteen, she comes into some money and leaves a comfortable home in Sydney to buy a sheep farm in Queensland. At that’s just the beginning, for during the course of the stories, Sheila Befriends aboriginal farm workers. Learns to shoot a rifle. Almost drowns. Fights dingos and a poisonous snake. Buys a ten thousand acre cattle station. Dances to big band music in Toowoomba. Joins the Australian Women’s Army Service in WW II. Drives an ambulance. Risks her life to save another. Helps disabled servicemen. Marries a soldier. Moves to America. Runs a bed and breakfast in Cape May, New Jersey. Teaches patience to a child. And opens a surf shop. I invite you to put your cares aside for thirty minutes a week and join me on a great journey. Strike out to find your fortune at the age of eighteen. Fight for a worthy cause. Fall in love. Experience the heartbreak of loss. Laugh. Cry. Feel the salt air on your face as you ride your surfboard on the beaches of Sydney. You'll have the time of your life. About the Storyteller Pat lives in Austin. He likes to cook dinner with his wife, listen to any kind of good music, and take long walks in beautiful places. Pat is the author of four Joe Robbins novels and a time travel novel titled Carter's Last Race. You can find Pat’s work on Amazon under his author name Patrick Kelly. Learn more about Pat’s writing at his website: https://www.patrickkellystories.com/

The Sheila Stories #022 -- Cold In the story Cold, Sheila struggles to endure a harsh winter in Cape May and meets a fellow year-rounder named Dot Flagg. Do you love The Sheila Stories? Tell your friends. They can find the full collection on Amazon US. For those in Australia, click for Amazon here. Other markets? Go to Amazon and type The Sheila Stories by Patrick Kelly into the search bar. Read the story in its entirety without commentary at patrickkellystories.com About the Sheila Stories If you like historical fiction, World War II novels, adventures that take place in Australia, or a good old-fashioned love story, then The Sheila Stories Podcast is for you. Here is a quick overview: The framework is a classic story within a story: The outer layer is formed by a widower—Thomas—and his two young daughters, Natalie and April. Thomas is concerned because the girls don’t have a strong female figure in their lives, so he starts telling them the Sheila Stories, a series of adventures involving an Australian woman in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s. But Sheila is no ordinary woman. At the age of eighteen, she comes into some money and leaves a comfortable home in Sydney to buy a sheep farm in Queensland. At that’s just the beginning, for during the course of the stories, Sheila Befriends aboriginal farm workers. Learns to shoot a rifle. Almost drowns. Fights dingos and a poisonous snake. Buys a ten thousand acre cattle station. Dances to big band music in Toowoomba. Joins the Australian Women’s Army Service in WW II. Drives an ambulance. Risks her life to save another. Helps disabled servicemen. Marries a soldier. Moves to America. Runs a bed and breakfast in Cape May, New Jersey. Teaches patience to a child. And opens a surf shop. I invite you to put your cares aside for thirty minutes a week and join me on a great journey. Strike out to find your fortune at the age of eighteen. Fight for a worthy cause. Fall in love. Experience the heartbreak of loss. Laugh. Cry. Feel the salt air on your face as you ride your surfboard on the beaches of Sydney. You'll have the time of your life. About the Storyteller Pat lives in Austin. He likes to cook dinner with his wife, listen to any kind of good music, and take long walks in beautiful places. Pat is the author of four Joe Robbins novels and a college crime story titled Only Yes Means Yes. You can find Pat’s work on Amazon under his author name Patrick Kelly. Learn more about Pat’s writing at his website: https://www.patrickkellystories.com/

The Sheila Stories #021 -- Off Script In the story Off Script, Sheila opens an inn in Cape May, and Jesse tries his hand at writing a screenplay for Hollywood. Do you love The Sheila Stories? Tell your friends. They can find the full collection on Amazon US. For those in Australia, click for Amazon here. Other markets? Go to Amazon and type The Sheila Stories by Patrick Kelly into the search bar. Read the story in its entirety without commentary at patrickkellystories.com About the Sheila Stories If you like historical fiction, World War II novels, adventures that take place in Australia, or a good old-fashioned love story, then The Sheila Stories Podcast is for you. Here is a quick overview: The framework is a classic story within a story: The outer layer is formed by a widower—Thomas—and his two young daughters, Natalie and April. Thomas is concerned because the girls don’t have a strong female figure in their lives, so he starts telling them the Sheila Stories, a series of adventures involving an Australian woman in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s. But Sheila is no ordinary woman. At the age of eighteen, she comes into some money and leaves a comfortable home in Sydney to buy a sheep farm in Queensland. At that’s just the beginning, for during the course of the stories, Sheila Befriends aboriginal farm workers. Learns to shoot a rifle. Almost drowns. Fights dingos and a poisonous snake. Buys a ten thousand acre cattle station. Dances to big band music in Toowoomba. Joins the Australian Women’s Army Service in WW II. Drives an ambulance. Risks her life to save another. Helps disabled servicemen. Marries a soldier. Moves to America. Runs a bed and breakfast in Cape May, New Jersey. Teaches patience to a child. And opens a surf shop. I invite you to put your cares aside for thirty minutes a week and join me on a great journey. Strike out to find your fortune at the age of eighteen. Fight for a worthy cause. Fall in love. Experience the heartbreak of loss. Laugh. Cry. Feel the salt air on your face as you ride your surfboard on the beaches of Sydney. You'll have the time of your life. About the Storyteller Pat lives in Austin. He likes to cook dinner with his wife, listen to any kind of good music, and take long walks in beautiful places. Pat is the author of four Joe Robbins novels and a college crime story titled Only Yes Means Yes. You can find Pat’s work on Amazon under his author name Patrick Kelly. Learn more about Pat’s writing at his website: https://www.patrickkellystories.com/

The Sheila Stories #020 -- Cape May In the story Cape May, Sheila explores the oceanfront and neighborhoods of the beachfront town, and Jesse meets a literary agent. Do you love The Sheila Stories? Tell your friends. They can subscribe to the podcast or find the full collection on Amazon US. For those in Australia, click for Amazon here. Other markets? Go to Amazon and type The Sheila Stories by Patrick Kelly into the search bar. Read the story in its entirety without commentary at patrickkellystories.com About the Sheila Stories If you like historical fiction, World War II novels, adventures that take place in Australia, or a good old-fashioned love story, then The Sheila Stories Podcast is for you. Here is a quick overview: The framework is a classic story within a story: The outer layer is formed by a widower—Thomas—and his two young daughters, Natalie and April. Thomas is concerned because the girls don’t have a strong female figure in their lives, so he starts telling them the Sheila Stories, a series of adventures involving an Australian woman in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s. But Sheila is no ordinary woman. At the age of eighteen, she comes into some money and leaves a comfortable home in Sydney to buy a sheep farm in Queensland. At that’s just the beginning, for during the course of the stories, Sheila Befriends aboriginal farm workers. Learns to shoot a rifle. Almost drowns. Fights dingos and a poisonous snake. Buys a ten thousand acre cattle station. Dances to big band music in Toowoomba. Joins the Australian Women’s Army Service in WW II. Drives an ambulance. Risks her life to save another. Helps disabled servicemen. Marries a soldier. Moves to America. Runs a bed and breakfast in Cape May, New Jersey. Teaches patience to a child. And opens a surf shop. I invite you to put your cares aside for thirty minutes a week and join me on a great journey. Strike out to find your fortune at the age of eighteen. Fight for a worthy cause. Fall in love. Experience the heartbreak of loss. Laugh. Cry. Feel the salt air on your face as you ride your surfboard on the beaches of Sydney. You'll have the time of your life. About the Storyteller Pat lives in Austin. He likes to cook dinner with his wife, listen to any kind of good music, and take long walks in beautiful places. Pat is the author of four Joe Robbins novels and a college crime story titled Only Yes Means Yes. You can find Pat’s work on Amazon under his author name Patrick Kelly. Learn more about Pat’s writing at his website: https://www.patrickkellystories.com/

The Sheila Stories #019 -- Ritner Street In the story Ritner Street, Sheila tries to adjust to life in South Philly and makes friends with Flossie Parker, a young American mother. Do you love The Sheila Stories? Tell your friends. They can subscribe to the podcast or find the full collection on Amazon US. For those in Australia, click for Amazon here. Other markets? Go to Amazon and type The Sheila Stories by Patrick Kelly into the search bar. Read the story in its entirety without commentary at patrickkellystories.com About the Sheila Stories If you like historical fiction, World War II novels, adventures that take place in Australia, or a good old-fashioned love story, then The Sheila Stories Podcast is for you. Here is a quick overview: The framework is a classic story within a story: The outer layer is formed by a widower—Thomas—and his two young daughters, Natalie and April. Thomas is concerned because the girls don’t have a strong female figure in their lives, so he starts telling them the Sheila Stories, a series of adventures involving an Australian woman in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s. But Sheila is no ordinary woman. At the age of eighteen, she comes into some money and leaves a comfortable home in Sydney to buy a sheep farm in Queensland. At that’s just the beginning, for during the course of the stories, Sheila Befriends aboriginal farm workers. Learns to shoot a rifle. Almost drowns. Fights dingos and a poisonous snake. Buys a ten thousand acre cattle station. Dances to big band music in Toowoomba. Joins the Australian Women’s Army Service in WW II. Drives an ambulance. Risks her life to save another. Helps disabled servicemen. Marries a soldier. Moves to America. Runs a bed and breakfast in Cape May, New Jersey. Teaches patience to a child. And opens a surf shop. I invite you to put your cares aside for thirty minutes a week and join me on a great journey. Strike out to find your fortune at the age of eighteen. Fight for a worthy cause. Fall in love. Experience the heartbreak of loss. Laugh. Cry. Feel the salt air on your face as you ride your surfboard on the beaches of Sydney. You'll have the time of your life. About the Storyteller Pat lives in Austin. He likes to cook dinner with his wife, listen to any kind of good music, and take long walks in beautiful places. Pat is the author of four Joe Robbins novels and a college crime story titled Only Yes Means Yes. You can find Pat’s work on Amazon under his author name Patrick Kelly. Learn more about Pat’s writing at his website: https://www.patrickkellystories.com/

Sheila Stories #018 -- Honor Ride In the story Honor Ride, Sheila continues to manage the entertainment program for injured soldiers and anxiously waits for news from Jesse Flynn. Do you love The Sheila Stories? Tell your friends. They can subscribe to the podcast or find the full collection on Amazon US. For those in Australia, click for Amazon here. Other markets? Go to Amazon and type The Sheila Stories by Patrick Kelly into the search bar. Read the story in its entirety without commentary at patrickkellystories.com About the Sheila Stories If you like historical fiction, World War II novels, adventures that take place in Australia, or a good old-fashioned love story, then The Sheila Stories Podcast is for you. Here is a quick overview: The framework is a classic story within story: The outer layer is formed by a widower—Thomas—and his two young daughters, Natalie and April. Thomas is concerned because the girls don’t have a strong female figure in their lives, so he starts telling them the Sheila Stories, a series of adventures involving an Australian woman in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s. But Sheila is no ordinary woman. At the age of eighteen, she comes into some money and leaves a comfortable home in Sydney to buy a sheep farm in Queensland. At that’s just the beginning, for during the course of the stories, Sheila Befriends aboriginal farm workers. Learns to shoot a rifle. Almost drowns. Fights dingos and a poisonous snake. Buys a ten thousand acre cattle station. Dances to big band music in Toowoomba. Joins the Australian Women’s Army Service in WW II. Drives an ambulance. Risks her life to save another. Helps disabled servicemen. Marries a soldier. Moves to America. Runs a bed and breakfast in Cape May, New Jersey. Teaches patience to a child. And opens a surf shop. I invite you to put your cares aside for thirty minutes a week and join me on a great journey. Strike out to find your fortune at the age of eighteen. Fight for a worthy cause. Fall in love. Experience the heartbreak of loss. Laugh. Cry. Feel the salt air on your face as you ride your surfboard on the beaches of Sydney. You'll have the time of your life. About the Storyteller Pat lives in Austin. He likes to cook dinner with his wife, listen to any kind of good music, and take long walks in beautiful places. Pat is the author of four Joe Robbins novels and a college crime story titled Only Yes Means Yes. You can find Pat’s work on Amazon under his author name Patrick Kelly. Learn more about Pat’s writing at his website: https://www.patrickkellystories.com/

Sheila Stories #017 -- A Writer by Training In the story A Writer by Training, Sheila takes a group of injured soldiers to the races at Randwick and meets Jesse Flynn, an American war reporter for the Stars and Stripes. Do you love The Sheila Stories? Tell your friends. They can subscribe to the podcast or find the full collection on Amazon US. For those in Australia, click for Amazon here. Other markets? Go to Amazon and type The Sheila Stories by Patrick Kelly into the search bar. Read the story in its entirety without commentary at patrickkellystories.com About the Sheila Stories If you like historical fiction, World War II novels, adventures that take place in Australia, or a good old-fashioned love story, then The Sheila Stories Podcast is for you. Here is a quick overview: The framework is a classic story within story: The outer layer is formed by a widower—Thomas—and his two young daughters, Natalie and April. Thomas is concerned because the girls don’t have a strong female figure in their lives, so he starts telling them the Sheila Stories, a series of adventures involving an Australian woman in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s. But Sheila is no ordinary woman. At the age of eighteen, she comes into some money and leaves a comfortable home in Sydney to buy a sheep farm in Queensland. At that’s just the beginning, for during the course of the stories, Sheila Befriends aboriginal farm workers. Learns to shoot a rifle. Almost drowns. Fights dingos and a poisonous snake. Buys a ten thousand acre cattle station. Dances to big band music in Toowoomba. Joins the Australian Women’s Army Service in WW II. Drives an ambulance. Risks her life to save another. Helps disabled servicemen. Marries a soldier. Moves to America. Runs a bed and breakfast in Cape May, New Jersey. Teaches patience to a child. And opens a surf shop. I invite you to put your cares aside for thirty minutes a week and join me on a great journey. Strike out to find your fortune at the age of eighteen. Fight for a worthy cause. Fall in love. Experience the heartbreak of loss. Laugh. Cry. Feel the salt air on your face as you ride your surfboard on the beaches of Sydney. You'll have the time of your life. About the Storyteller Pat lives in Austin. He likes to cook dinner with his wife, listen to any kind of good music, and take long walks in beautiful places. Pat is the author of four Joe Robbins novels and a college crime story titled Only Yes Means Yes. You can find Pat’s work on Amazon under his author name Patrick Kelly. Learn more about Pat’s writing at his website: https://www.patrickkellystories.com/

Sheila Stories #016 -- Sean Riker In the story Sean Riker, Sheila becomes reacquainted with a childhood friend and surfs at Bondi Beach. Do you love The Sheila Stories? Tell your friends. They can subscribe to the podcast or find the full collection on Amazon US. For those in Australia, click for Amazon here. Other markets? Go to Amazon and type The Sheila Stories by Patrick Kelly into the search bar. Read the story in its entirety without commentary at patrickkellystories.com About the Sheila Stories If you like historical fiction, World War II novels, adventures that take place in Australia, or a good old-fashioned love story, then The Sheila Stories Podcast is for you. Here is a quick overview: The framework is a classic story within story: The outer layer is formed by a widower—Thomas—and his two young daughters, Natalie and April. Thomas is concerned because the girls don’t have a strong female figure in their lives, so he starts telling them the Sheila Stories, a series of adventures involving an Australian woman in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s. But Sheila is no ordinary woman. At the age of eighteen, she comes into some money and leaves a comfortable home in Sydney to buy a sheep farm in Queensland. At that’s just the beginning, for during the course of the stories, Sheila Befriends aboriginal farm workers. Learns to shoot a rifle. Almost drowns. Fights dingos and a poisonous snake. Buys a ten thousand acre cattle station. Dances to big band music in Toowoomba. Joins the Australian Women’s Army Service in WW II. Drives an ambulance. Risks her life to save another. Helps disabled servicemen. Marries a soldier. Moves to America. Runs a bed and breakfast in Cape May, New Jersey. Teaches patience to a child. And opens a surf shop. I invite you to put your cares aside for thirty minutes a week and join me on a great journey. Strike out to find your fortune at the age of eighteen. Fight for a worthy cause. Fall in love. Experience the heartbreak of loss. Laugh. Cry. Feel the salt air on your face as you ride your surfboard on the beaches of Sydney. You'll have the time of your life. About the Storyteller Pat lives in Austin. He likes to cook dinner with his wife, listen to any kind of good music, and take long walks in beautiful places. Pat is the author of four Joe Robbins novels and a college crime story titled Only Yes Means Yes. You can find Pat’s work on Amazon under his author name Patrick Kelly. Learn more about Pat’s writing at his website: https://www.patrickkellystories.com/

Sheila Stories #015 -- Home In the story Home, Sheila returns to Sydney to spend time with her parents. Do you love The Sheila Stories? Tell your friends. They can subscribe to the podcast or find the full collection on Amazon US. For those in Australia, click for Amazon here. Other markets? Go to Amazon and type The Sheila Stories by Patrick Kelly into the search bar. Read the story in its entirety without commentary at patrickkellystories.com About the Sheila Stories If you like historical fiction, World War II novels, adventures that take place in Australia, or a good old-fashioned love story, then The Sheila Stories Podcast is for you. Here is a quick overview: The framework is a classic story within story: The outer layer is formed by a widower—Thomas—and his two young daughters, Natalie and April. Thomas is concerned because the girls don’t have a strong female figure in their lives, so he starts telling them the Sheila Stories, a series of adventures involving an Australian woman in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s. But Sheila is no ordinary woman. At the age of eighteen, she comes into some money and leaves a comfortable home in Sydney to buy a sheep farm in Queensland. At that’s just the beginning, for during the course of the stories, Sheila Befriends aboriginal farm workers. Learns to shoot a rifle. Almost drowns. Fights dingos and a poisonous snake. Buys a ten thousand acre cattle station. Dances to big band music in Toowoomba. Joins the Australian Women’s Army Service in WW II. Drives an ambulance. Risks her life to save another. Helps disabled servicemen. Marries a soldier. Moves to America. Runs a bed and breakfast in Cape May, New Jersey. Teaches patience to a child. And opens a surf shop. I invite you to put your cares aside for thirty minutes a week and join me on a great journey. Strike out to find your fortune at the age of eighteen. Fight for a worthy cause. Fall in love. Experience the heartbreak of loss. Laugh. Cry. Feel the salt air on your face as you ride your surfboard on the beaches of Sydney. You'll have the time of your life. About the Storyteller Pat lives in Austin. He likes to cook dinner with his wife, listen to any kind of good music, and take long walks in beautiful places. Pat is the author of four Joe Robbins novels and a college crime story titled Only Yes Means Yes. You can find Pat’s work on Amazon under his author name Patrick Kelly. Learn more about Pat’s writing at his website: https://www.patrickkellystories.com/

Sheila Stories #014 -- Battle of the Beaches In the story Battle of the Beaches, the ambulance drivers in Tamworth follow the news closely as Australian and American forces fight the Japanese on the beaches of New Guinea. Do you love The Sheila Stories? Tell your friends. They can subscribe to the podcast or find the full collection on Amazon US. For those in Australia, click for Amazon here. Other markets? Go to Amazon and type The Sheila Stories by Patrick Kelly into the search bar. Read the story in its entirety without commentary at patrickkellystories.com About the Storyteller Pat lives in Austin. He likes to cook dinner with his wife, listen to any kind of good music, and take long walks in beautiful places. Pat is the author of four Joe Robbins novels and a college crime story titled Only Yes Means Yes. You can find Pat’s work on Amazon under his author name Patrick Kelly. Learn more about Pat’s writing at his website: https://www.patrickkellystories.com/ About the Sheila Stories If you like historical fiction, World War II novels, adventures that take place in Australia, or a good old-fashioned love story, then The Sheila Stories Podcast is for you. Here is a quick overview: The framework is a classic story within story: The outer layer is formed by a widower—Thomas—and his two young daughters, Natalie and April. Thomas is concerned because the girls don’t have a strong female figure in their lives, so he starts telling them the Sheila Stories, a series of adventures involving an Australian woman in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s. But Sheila is no ordinary woman. At the age of eighteen, she comes into some money and leaves a comfortable home in Sydney to buy a sheep farm in Queensland. At that’s just the beginning, for during the course of the stories, Sheila Befriends aboriginal farm workers. Learns to shoot a rifle. Almost drowns. Fights dingos and a poisonous snake. Buys a ten thousand acre cattle station. Dances to big band music in Toowoomba. Joins the Australian Women’s Army Service in WW II. Drives an ambulance. Risks her life to save another. Helps disabled servicemen. Marries a soldier. Moves to America. Runs a bed and breakfast in Cape May, New Jersey. Teaches patience to a child. And opens a surf shop. I invite you to put your cares aside for thirty minutes a week and join me on a great journey. Strike out to find your fortune at the age of eighteen. Fight for a worthy cause. Fall in love. Experience the heartbreak of loss. Laugh. Cry. Feel the salt air on your face as you ride your surfboard on the beaches of Sydney. You'll have the time of your life.

Sheila Stories #013 -- Milne Bay In the story Milne Bay, Sheila anxiously awaits news from Colin who is now fighting in New Guinea. At the military hospital in Tamworth, Sheila meets a soldier with malaria who fought on the Kokoda Trail Campaign. Read the story in its entirety without commentary at patrickkellystories.com About the Storyteller Pat lives in Austin. He likes to cook dinner with his wife, listen to any kind of good music, and take long walks in beautiful places. Pat is the author of four Joe Robbins novels and a college crime story titled Only Yes Means Yes. You can find Pat’s work on Amazon under his author name Patrick Kelly. Learn more about Pat’s writing at his website: https://www.patrickkellystories.com/ About the Sheila Stories If you like historical fiction, World War II novels, adventures that take place in Australia, or a good old-fashioned love story, then The Sheila Stories Podcast is for you. Here is a quick overview: The framework is a classic story within story: The outer layer is formed by a widower—Thomas—and his two young daughters, Natalie and April. Thomas is concerned because the girls don’t have a strong female figure in their lives, so he starts telling them the Sheila Stories, a series of adventures involving an Australian woman in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s. But Sheila is no ordinary woman. At the age of eighteen, she comes into some money and leaves a comfortable home in Sydney to buy a sheep farm in Queensland. At that’s just the beginning, for during the course of the stories, Sheila Befriends aboriginal farm workers. Learns to shoot a rifle. Almost drowns. Fights dingos and a poisonous snake. Buys a ten thousand acre cattle station. Dances to big band music in Toowoomba. Joins the Australian Women’s Army Service in WW II. Drives an ambulance. Risks her life to save another. Helps disabled servicemen. Marries a soldier. Moves to America. Runs a bed and breakfast in Cape May, New Jersey. Teaches patience to a child. And opens a surf shop. I invite you to put your cares aside for thirty minutes a week and join me on a great journey. Strike out to find your fortune at the age of eighteen. Fight for a worthy cause. Fall in love. Experience the heartbreak of loss. Laugh. Cry. Feel the salt air on your face as you ride your surfboard on the beaches of Sydney. You'll have the time of your life.

Sheila Stories #012 -- Lazy In the story Lazy, Sheila and Colin are reunited for their honeymoon in Surfer’s Paradise, and Colin tells Sheila what is was like to fight during the Siege of Tobruk. About the Storyteller Pat lives in Austin. He likes to cook dinner with his wife, listen to any kind of good music, and take long walks in beautiful places. Pat is the author of four Joe Robbins novels and a college crime story titled Only Yes Means Yes. You can find Pat’s work on Amazon under his author name Patrick Kelly. Learn more about Pat’s writing at his website: https://www.patrickkellystories.com/ About the Sheila Stories Do you love Australians? Do you love the greatest generation? The men and women who did their part to fight and win World War II? Or maybe you just love adventure stories with a strong female lead. If any of these triggers excite you, listen in, because you’ll love the Sheila Stories. Here is a quick overview: The framework is a classic story within story: The outer layer is formed by a widower—Thomas—and his two young daughters, Natalie and April. Thomas is concerned because the girls don’t have a strong female figure in their lives, so he starts telling them the Sheila Stories, a series of adventures involving an Australian woman in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s. But Sheila is no ordinary woman At the age of eighteen, she comes into some money and leaves a comfortable home in Sydney to buy a sheep farm in Queensland. At that’s just the beginning for during the course of the stories, Sheila Befriends aboriginal farm workers. Learns to shoot a rifle. Almost drowns. Fights dingos and a poisonous snake. Buys a ten thousand acre cattle station. Dances to big band music in Toowoomba. Joins the Australian Women’s Army Service in WW II. Drives an ambulance. Risks her life to save another. Helps disabled servicemen. Marries a soldier. Moves to America. Runs a bed and breakfast in Cape May, New Jersey. Teaches patience to a child. And opens a surf shop. I invite you to put your cares aside for thirty minutes a week and join me on a great journey. Strike out to find your fortune at the age of eighteen. Fight for a worthy cause. Fall in love. Experience the heartbreak of loss. Laugh. Cry. Feel the salt air on your face as you ride your surfboard on the beaches of Sydney. You'll have the time of your life.

Sheila Stories #011 -- Storms In Thomas's world: Thomas steps up to the plate with Chris. And in Sheila’s world: While driving her ambulance to answer an emergency call, Sheila encounters an accident in a flash flood. About the Storyteller Pat lives in Austin. He likes to cook dinner with his wife, listen to any kind of good music, and take long walks in beautiful places. Pat is the author of four Joe Robbins novels and a college crime story titled Only Yes Means Yes. You can find Pat’s work on Amazon under his author name Patrick Kelly. Learn more about Pat’s writing at his website: https://www.patrickkellystories.com/ About the Sheila Stories Do you love Australians? Do you love the greatest generation? The men and women who did their part to fight and win World War II? Or maybe you just love adventure stories with a strong female lead. If any of these triggers excite you, listen in, because you’ll love the Sheila Stories. Here is a quick overview: The framework is a classic story within story: The outer layer is formed by a widower—Thomas—and his two young daughters, Natalie and April. Thomas is concerned because the girls don’t have a strong female figure in their lives, so he starts telling them the Sheila Stories, a series of adventures involving an Australian woman in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s. But Sheila is no ordinary woman At the age of eighteen, she comes into some money and leaves a comfortable home in Sydney to buy a sheep farm in Queensland. At that’s just the beginning for during the course of the stories, Sheila Befriends aboriginal farm workers. Learns to shoot a rifle. Almost drowns. Fights dingos and a poisonous snake. Buys a ten thousand acre cattle station. Dances to big band music in Toowoomba. Joins the Australian Women’s Army Service in WW II. Drives an ambulance. Risks her life to save another. Helps disabled servicemen. Marries a soldier. Moves to America. Runs a bed and breakfast in Cape May, New Jersey. Teaches patience to a child. And opens a surf shop. I invite you to put your cares aside for thirty minutes a week and join me on a great journey. Strike out to find your fortune at the age of eighteen. Fight for a worthy cause. Fall in love. Experience the heartbreak of loss. Laugh. Cry. Feel the salt air on your face as you ride your surfboard on the beaches of Sydney. You'll have the time of your life.

Sheila Stories #010 -- Frontline News In Thomas's world: Thomas and Chris engage in a good-natured push-pull contest on the porch. And in Sheila’s world: Sheila drives an ambulance at a military hospital in Tamworth. When injured soldiers from the Middle East arrive, she gets firsthand news of Colin McKechnie and the Eighteenth Brigade. About the Storyteller Pat lives in Austin. He likes to cook dinner with his wife, listen to any kind of good music, and take long walks in beautiful places. Pat is the author of four Joe Robbins novels and a college crime story titled Only Yes Means Yes. You can find Pat’s work on Amazon under his author name Patrick Kelly. Learn more about Pat’s writing at his website: https://www.patrickkellystories.com/ About the Sheila Stories Do you love Australians? Do you love the greatest generation? The men and women who did their part to fight and win World War II? Or maybe you just love adventure stories with a strong female lead. If any of these triggers excite you, listen in, because you’ll love the Sheila Stories. Here is a quick overview: The framework is a classic story within story: The outer layer is formed by a widower—Thomas—and his two young daughters, Natalie and April. Thomas is concerned because the girls don’t have a strong female figure in their lives, so he starts telling them the Sheila Stories, a series of adventures involving an Australian woman in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s. But Sheila is no ordinary woman At the age of eighteen, she comes into some money and leaves a comfortable home in Sydney to buy a sheep farm in Queensland. At that’s just the beginning for during the course of the stories, Sheila Befriends aboriginal farm workers. Learns to shoot a rifle. Almost drowns. Fights dingos and a poisonous snake. Buys a ten thousand acre cattle station. Dances to big band music in Toowoomba. Joins the Australian Women’s Army Service in WW II. Drives an ambulance. Risks her life to save another. Helps disabled servicemen. Marries a soldier. Moves to America. Runs a bed and breakfast in Cape May, New Jersey. Teaches patience to a child. And opens a surf shop. I invite you to put your cares aside for thirty minutes a week and join me on a great journey. Strike out to find your fortune at the age of eighteen. Fight for a worthy cause. Fall in love. Experience the heartbreak of loss. Laugh. Cry. Feel the salt air on your face as you ride your surfboard on the beaches of Sydney. You'll have the time of your life.

Sheila Stories #009 -- You're in the AWAS Now Episode #009 begins Part Two of The Sheila Stories, which take place almost entirely in New South Wales. The first story of Part Two is You're in the AWAS Now: In Thomas's world: He frets about telling his daughters the stories from the war years. And in Sheila’s world: Colin fights in the Middle East, and Sheila joins the Australian Women's Army Service. About the Storyteller Pat lives in Austin. He likes to cook dinner with his wife, listen to any kind of good music, and take long walks in beautiful places. Pat is the author of four Joe Robbins novels and a college crime story titled Only Yes Means Yes. You can find Pat’s work on Amazon under his author name Patrick Kelly. Learn more about Pat’s writing at his website: https://www.patrickkellystories.com/ About the Sheila Stories Do you love Australians? Do you love the greatest generation? The men and women who did their part to fight and win World War II? Or maybe you just love adventure stories with a strong female lead. If any of these triggers excite you, listen in, because you’ll love the Sheila Stories. Here is a quick overview: The framework is a classic story within story: The outer layer is formed by a widower—Thomas—and his two young daughters, Natalie and April. Thomas is concerned because the girls don’t have a strong female figure in their lives, so he starts telling them the Sheila Stories, a series of adventures involving an Australian woman in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s. But Sheila is no ordinary woman At the age of eighteen, she comes into some money and leaves a comfortable home in Sydney to buy a sheep farm in Queensland. At that’s just the beginning for during the course of the stories, Sheila Befriends aboriginal farm workers. Learns to shoot a rifle. Almost drowns. Fights dingos and a poisonous snake. Buys a ten thousand acre cattle station. Dances to big band music in Toowoomba. Joins the Australian Women’s Army Service in WW II. Drives an ambulance. Risks her life to save another. Helps disabled servicemen. Marries a soldier. Moves to America. Runs a bed and breakfast in Cape May, New Jersey. Teaches patience to a child. And opens a surf shop. I invite you to put your cares aside for thirty minutes a week and join me on a great journey. Strike out to find your fortune at the age of eighteen. Fight for a worthy cause. Fall in love. Experience the heartbreak of loss. Laugh. Cry. Feel the salt air on your face as you ride your surfboard on the beaches of Sydney. You just might have the time of your life.