“Adventures in the High Meadow” tells stories of three friends (a girl, a horse, and a wooly mammoth) as they meet animals and situations present 10,000 years ago. The traits of the animals they meet are demonstrated. In many cases, the three help the animals they meet. There are scary situations, which always turn out OK. There are many tricks played. Throughout, the three have a lot of fun and no one gets hurt. There are surprises in every story and each story ends with a laugh. In the final story, each animal tells what they think the future of their kind will be. The idea for this book first started many years ago as a “Story-go-Round”. That is my grandkids description of the times we would sit around and create a story. One person starts the story and stops in mid-sentence. The next person finishes that sentence and takes it to where they stop in min-sentence. The fun part is you never know where the other people will take the story. When it gets back around to you, you have to both continue the story as it is, and tell it until stopping in mid-sentence. The results can be really funny, or exciting, or scary. You never know how the story is going to end until it is ended. There is a lot of laughter along the way. Many, really creative stories result. And, along the way, quick thinking and verbal expression are enhanced. The author hopes that you have as much fun reading this book as he had writing it.

The Survivor’s Alliance is expanding, and Willow has been chosen to take a wagon into uncharted territory. The Circuit Company promised her the best crew, supplies and special new wagons, but it all had a very bumpy start. The wagons were late, the crew was unconfirmed, and she started to have serious doubts. Things never go as planned. Their journey took some unexpected twists culminating in the biggest surprise of all. Willow’s crew will need to make some life changing decisions.

Winter arrives early and with it dangerous complications for Willow and Micah. A lethal storm sweeps in without warning. When Micah goes missing, Willow has to reach out for help from unexpected sources. As the snow piles up, Bear fears the worst, but there are some bright surprises on the horizon that no one saw coming.

Willow has a whole town to manage now, but nothing is going to plan. Washburn ran the town with an iron fist and an appetite for cruelty. People are fearful and evasive. She has to prove that with her people in charge the residents won’t be seeing more of the same. Micah warns her to be patient while Jake tries to establish the animal hospital, and Jane sets up care for the people. But damaging storms, vindictive raiders and mutant animals are going to test her more deeply than ever before.

The big Circuit wagon winds through the isolated villages and towns of the Survivor’s Alliance bringing news and mail, but storms, raiders and wild animals are only a few of her trials as Willow guides her crew through a harrowing journey. The sequel series to A Changed World.

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