Mark Rutherford
About The Author
Mark Rutherford is an Australian who has lived extensively in the USA. He has traveled the world, including thousands of sea miles in large and small vessels. He became a business specialist in energy efficiency and has seen countless opportunities to curb greenhouse gases lost to inaction and ideological divide. He has witnessed firsthand the pollution in our oceans and the decline and loss of species.
Short Stories by the Author

Stripped Bare - A Pandemic Story
“Sarge” Nobby Clark and his wife Beryl slowly made their way to the seating outside the supermarket. Beryl rolled slightly on her dicky knee and Nobby’s leathery face held a permanent half grimace of pain as he dragged their faded old shopping cart, with one crooked wheel, behind him. It had become their daily ritual to check out the shelves of the store for life’s essentials.