Secrets in Pelican Crossing: A heartwarming tale of family, friends, and second chances. by Maggie Christensenkindlepreneur

Author:Maggie Christensenkindlepreneur [Christensenkindlepreneur, Maggie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Cala Publishing
Published: 2024-07-18T00:00:00+00:00

Twenty-seven

Finn stared at the computer screen, unable to believe his eyes. He’d worked his butt off for the past year, bringing this paper up to speed, and to receive this news… by email! He read it again, but it still said the same.

Due to financial exigences, it has been decided to consolidate our regional newspapers into one digital edition. As a result, the final edition of The Crossing Courier will go to press at the end of this financial year. We are aware this will impact you and your staff and wish you all well in your future endeavours.

He took off his glasses and rubbed his eyes, then read it again, as if by reading and rereading he could change the words.

‘Boss.’

Finn looked up to see one of his junior reporters at his office door. What would happen to him and the others who depended on the paper? What would happen to Finn? He’d left his position in Bellbird Bay to come here, to be here for Adele and Sandy, to breathe life into the dying paper, and this was his thanks. The Bellbird Bugle was owned by the same consortium. He suspected it would suffer the same fate. These small coastal communities needed their local newspapers to provide local news. A digital edition from the city couldn’t provide the same service.

‘Boss?’ Brad was still standing there. ‘It’s time for the news conference. Everyone’s in the conference room. They’re waiting for you.’

‘I’ll be right there.’ Only a few minutes ago, all he’d been thinking about was the morning’s news conference, getting updates on what everyone was working on. Now he couldn’t remember what he’d intended to say. Picking up the sheaf of notes he’d prepared earlier, he made his way to meet his staff.

As soon as he saw the eager faces waiting for him, Finn decided to say nothing about the email just yet. Maybe there was some way he could persuade the powers-that-be to change their minds. A list of his successes streamed through his mind. Surely they would count for something? He took a deep breath and opened the meeting as if it was just another day.

But it wasn’t, and Finn was aware he wasn’t paying as much attention to the reports as usual. He was too distracted. But he did manage to find words to congratulate Ed on his interview of Stan, the Vietnam vet living in The Haven, wondering if it was indeed the same man who was Liz’s mum’s new special friend.

Liz! Their relationship was still in its infancy. What would happen to it… and to Adele and Sandy… if he had to leave Pelican Crossing and find work elsewhere? It was all too hard.

The first thing to do was to ring around the other local newspaper editors he knew, to discover how many were being affected. As soon as his meeting was finished, he returned to his office and picked up the phone. Half an hour later, he knew the worst. They were all in the same boat.

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