Six short stories: Defender is about Jack Fowler, an aging Vietnam veteran who is our planet's last defense against an alien assault force; Dumping Ground is a quickie about kids growing up; Green Eyes is about true love and jealousy; Claudia's Legs is about growing up but told from an older perspective; Poseidon Rocks is a tale of childish innocence faced with pedophilic depravity; and Lena Turns the Corner is about a coming of age in the latter years.

Callum Cordeaux is a part time writer, part time surveyor living in Toowoomba in southern Queensland. His writing passions involve a deep love affair with science fiction and good crime thrillers.

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