On the day of our golden wedding anniversary, my husband confessed he’d loved another woman his whole life. “Not that one, Colin, not that one! I...
Ignatius, wounded by his mothers behaviour, resolved to live apart from her. “You dont respect me at all!” The lingering echo of his mothers fury travelled...
“Oi, Mum, had your fun at our cottage? Time to head back,” the daughter-in-law shooed her mother-in-law off the property. Emily still couldnt believe it. Had...
Emily never imagined, at twenty years old, what life had in store for her. She was studying at university, deeply in love with Daniel, and dreaming...
**Liam, I’m Still Here: A Tale of Love and Hope by the Sea** “Liam, just look at this beauty!” exclaimed Evelyn, her sun-kissed skin glowing, her...
Lonely caretaker found a phone in the park. When she turned it on, she couldn’t recover for a long time. Margaret Whitmore left for work earlier...
**Diary Entry 12th May** The movers arrived at the new flat today, and you wouldnt believe who we found living thereEmily Hartwell, the pop star who...
“I’m moving out. I’ll leave your flat keys under the mat,” wrote the husband. “Not this again, Emily! How many times? Every penny counts, and you’re...
**The Family Recipe** “Are you truly set on marrying someone you met on the internet?” Edith Preston eyed her future daughter-in-law with the same suspicion one...
**The Shadow of Gypsy on Fresh Snow** The crisp, crystal air of January seemed forever stained with the scent of burnt-out Christmas candles and the bitter...
After descending the slope toward the waters edge, Michael sized up the cats chances of survival. The steady flow of...
“Father, please… dont come to the school today, all right?” “Why, Emmeline? Dont you want me to see you receive...
Emma stepped back into her own home from the maternity wardand there, in the kitchen, stood a second fridge. “That...
On her way to the shop, Emily suddenly recognised the mother of her first true love in the elderly woman...
After descending the slope leading to the water, Michael assessed the cats chances of survival. The steady flow of the...
“Excuse me… where am I?” the woman murmured, staring blankly out the car window as though lost in a daze....
“Excuse me… where am I?” the woman asked softly, peering out the car window as if the world outside made...
“Has he still not called, Mum?” asked Andrew, gazing at the woman hunched over the table with bare, pleading eyes....
**Diary Entry 23rd December, 1985** *”Has he still not called, Mum?” asked Andrew, staring at the woman sitting at the...
One day, my dads new wife showed up with a big box of sweets and two little poodles wagging their...