Nickys happy childhood ended when he was five. One day, his parents never came to collect him from nursery. All the other children had been picked...
“Good morning, love.” “Good morning, love.” He woke up, as always, a minute before the alarm. An old habit from his army days. Rolling out of...
**The Ungrateful** “Emily, we’re starving! Stop lying around!” Her husbands irritated voice cut through the fog of her aching head. Her throat burned, her nose was...
“Youve got no heart at all. Cant you see how much Daniels struggling? Hes your brotheryou couldve helped him out. Its always about you, isnt it?”...
At sixty-five, it dawned on me that our children no longer needed us. For the first time in my life, I found myself asking: after everything...
**Diary Entry 12th May** Its strange how life twists and turns. Met a girl todayEmily, her name wasworking as a waitress at The Royal Oak, one...
Every afternoon after leaving secondary school, Thomas walked along the cobbled streets with his backpack slung over one shoulder and a wildflower carefully cradled between his...
On a dreary Tuesday afternoon in the winter of 2011, the town of Chesterfield lay under a blanket of grey clouds, the chill biting at every...
The salty breeze tousled Marinas hair as she squinted against the sunlight, dabbing her brush against the canvas. The blue blended softly into indigo, capturing the...
In the heart of the English countryside, surrounded by golden wheat fields and rolling pastures, stood the old farmhouse of Willowbrook. On a mild afternoon, two...
A year had gone by since her only son, James, passed away. The funeral had been small, but Eleanors grief...
Spotting the dog lying by the bench, she rushed over. Her gaze fell on the leash carelessly left behind by...
Spotting the dog lying by the bench, she rushed over. Her gaze fell on the leash, carelessly left behind by...
My mother and sister saw me as nothing more than a walking walletthey never bothered to care about who I...
Long ago, in a small town near Manchester, I was raised in a house that never truly felt like a...
Nineteen years later, my mother reappearednow she wants money and a roof over her head. I was ten years old...
**Diary Entry 12th March** Its been nineteen years, and now shes backasking for money, a place to stay. I was...
I finally cut ties with my familyand for the first time, I can breathe. Growing up, I believed family was...
The relatives wasted no timethey simply dumped the box of kittens onto the street. Corgi trotted after them without a...
I cut ties with my familyand for the first time, I can breathe freely. Growing up, I believed family was...