Jeanie Drynan – MRQE

Soft Fruit

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

For the first time in 15 years, all four siblings in a family show up to care for their dying mother, who is only given a couple of weeks to live. One comes from America with her two children. A divorced sister also comes with her child and sneaks off regularly to meet a mystery man who may be her ex-husband. The third & youngest daughter is an unmarried nurse aware of her ticking biological clock. The only son chases after his grumpy father who seems to not care a whit about his wife’s circumstances. The four are also faced my their mother’s dreams to accomplish a few things before she dies – to visit a beach she had visited in the past, to see her youngest married, and to visit Paris. She also wants to be embalmed and be honored with a 21 gun salute. Thus the whole group has to set off in the quest to fulfill their mother’s wishes.

Paperback Hero

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

An Australian truck driver writes romance novels. His engaged, tomboyish, crop duster best friend’s name, Ruby Vale, is unasked used as author. Complications arise when his novel takes off. Will they remain friends or…?

Muriel’s Wedding

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A young social outcast in Australia steals money from her parents to finance a vacation where she hopes to find happiness, and perhaps love.

Money Movers

Thu, 09 Oct 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A group of crooks plan a heist to steal twenty million dollars from a Security Firm counting house.

Don’s Party

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

On the night of the 1969 federal election, Don Henderson invites a group of friends to celebrate a predicted Labor Party victory, much to the dismay of his wife, Kath. The Hendersons and their nine guests drink, joke, make love, and fight, all while coming to terms with their individual struggles in life.