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banjo

The Lonely Banjo

Susannah leaned quietly in the corner

Posted in Lonely Banjo by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1280

thedinnertable

Focus Man - The New House

Every bedroom already held signs of another life.

Posted in Focus Man by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1507

forksintheroad

Forks

The Moments That Changed the Direction of a Life

Posted in Forks by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1189

therace

Focus Man: The Pool

It had been there before the houses.

Posted in Focus Man by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1349

focusmanthemeeting

Focus Man - Chapter Two

The Meeting

Posted in Focus Man by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1323

thecouch

Focus Man - The Move

A warm Saturday afternoon in the hills above San Mateo.

Posted in Focus Man by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1575

thegame

Focus Man: The Game

At the top of Eilinita, the street leveled out just enough to make it possible.

Posted in Focus Man by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1348

focusmantheemail

Focus Man: The Correction

The email thread had already gone on too long.

Posted in Focus Man by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1327

squaw-valley-timeshare

Forks #2

The Leap — Leaving the Life We Had

Posted in Forks by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1191

father_extended_top

Forks #1

The First Fork — When My Father Died

Posted in Forks by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1190

bikerack

Focus Man: The Plan

The ride wasn't scheduled to leave until nine, but Focus Man arrived twenty minutes early anyway.

Posted in Focus Man by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1434

forkscover

Forks (Start Here)

Every life has moments where the path divides.

Posted in Forks by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1320

thefocusonlife

Forks #6

The Return — Finding Purpose Again

Posted in Forks by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1198

thefort

Focus Man: The Return

He noticed it before he stepped inside.

Posted in Focus Man by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1344

manandbanjo

The Lonely Banjo: The Return of Joe (continued)

Joe worked slowly.

Posted in Lonely Banjo by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1330

thetiming

Focus Man: The Timing

She was already talking when he walked in.

Posted in Focus Man by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1347

twoboys

Focus Man: We Weren’t Lost

Three in the afternoon. That was enough time.

Posted in Focus Man by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1350

throughthenursery

Focus Man: The First Ride

It wasn’t just a bicycle.

Posted in Focus Man by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1345

artificial-intellegence

The Big Fork

A Moment for All of Us

Posted in Forks by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1199

focusmantheask

Focus Man : The Ask

It happened quietly.

Posted in Focus Man by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1328

streetcrossing

Focus Man - Chapter One

He walked to work most mornings

Posted in Focus Man by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1617

eileen_happy-new-year

Forks #3

The Long Goodbye — When Eileen Died

Posted in Forks by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1192

theinvitation

Focus Man: The Invitation

The email had been sitting in his inbox for three days.

Posted in Focus Man by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1478

holdinghands

Focus Man - The Beginning

Focus Man almost didn't go.

Posted in Focus Man by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1509

studying

Focus Man - Night School

He couldn't imagine where she found the energy.

Posted in Focus Man by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1577

oldtimefestival

The Lonely Banjo: Among Her Own Kind

The journey began in a case

Posted in Lonely Banjo by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1334

shortstories

Register on this Website

Link to Registration Form

Posted in Join by David Brooks Family 169 Story 827

thenightthatchangedhim

Focus Man: The Night Everything Changed

The house was quiet when his mother opened the bedroom door.

Posted in Focus Man by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1433

thewedding

Focus Man: The Wedding

What he remembered instead was a small glass of champagne.

Posted in Focus Man by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1492

italiandinner

Focus Man - The Promotion

My manager asked if I'd be interested in applying for an analyst position.

Posted in Focus Man by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1578

joearriving

The Lonely Banjo: The Return of Joe

The day did not announce itself.

Posted in Lonely Banjo by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1329

passingwithlaundry

The Lonely Banjo #2

The Rumors of Music

Posted in Lonely Banjo by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1286

basictraining

Forks #5

The Draft — Choosing a Different War

Posted in Forks by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1197

lonelybanjocover

The Lonely Banjo (Start Here)

Some stories are not about people

Posted in Lonely Banjo by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1321

focusmanrestaurant

Focus Man: The Conversation

He watched them struggle to understand each other.

Posted in Focus Man by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1324

focusmankitchen

Focus Man: The Call

“Hey,” the voice said. “Do you have a minute?”

Posted in Focus Man by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1340

thedistance

Focus Man: The Distance

Nothing was wrong.

Posted in Focus Man by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1485

theview

Forks #4

The Second Move — Choosing the Mountain Again

Posted in Forks by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1196

thequiet

Focus Man - The Quiet Between Us

His wife sat curled at one end of the sofa with a novel open in her lap.

Posted in Focus Man by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1508

dishwasher

Focus Man: The Kitchen

The dishwasher was already running when he noticed it.

Posted in Focus Man by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1346

focusman

Focus Man (Start Here)

A series about attention, order, and the quiet cost of seeing too clearly.

Posted in Focus Man by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1319

focusmantheride

Focus Man: The Ride

They stopped at the overlook more out of habit than necessity.

Posted in Focus Man by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1325

thebackyard

Focus Man - The Backyard

"I'll never hear the end of that."

Posted in Focus Man by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1609

fatherandson

Focus Man: Saturday Morning

Saturday mornings were different from weekdays.

Posted in Focus Man by Geoff Stevens Family 337 Story 1432