Jack Dempsey drives between Brisbane and Harvey Bay, Australia, transporting passengers where they need to go. Although Jack doesn’t make any appreciable amount of money with his commuter transport occupation, to the displeasure of his industrious family, it suits him better than a “real” job. 

One of the most colorful fares Jack transports is the dysfunctional Fitzgerald family. Fortunately for the others, daughter Carol is a nurse and a very responsible family member. She tries valiantly to stem their mother’s descent into alcoholism as the older woman run the family bar and restaurant. The other children have moved to far-flung locations and Mrs. Fitzgerald is in denial about her problem, but Carol manages to get her to join Alcoholics Anonymous by videotaping her mother’s inappropriate behavior when drunk.  

The other passengers include James, who is having an affair with a sophisticated married woman twenty years his senior, and Johnnie, a travel agent who seems to have an unsavory double life. 

Jack Dempsey never has a dull moment driving around his dramatic and diverse passengers!

About the Author



Maureen Greaves was born in Bundoran Co. Donegal Ireland. There she attended St. Louis Convent where she gained honours in her Intermediate and leaving Certificates.

Maureen also gained honours in English Literature and Free Lance Journalism. She has traveled to many countries in the world settling in Brisbane, Australia during the Eighties. Muareen attended TAFE COLLEGE there gaining diplomas in Short Story writing and Free Lance Journalism. She has had short stories published in leading Australian magazines and is published online with Triond.  

In her teens, Maureen and her friend Margaret went to Belfast Northern Ireland in search of employment. Being Catholic was a drawback so they went instead to London England, where there was greater freedom. Maureen got married in the sixties and had two children, Diane and Derek. She now lives with Diane in Brisbane Australia.