A Wedding Gift from the Mother-in-Law: Better Nothing Than This! It was the wedding day of Emily and Thomas, a celebration filled with joy and laughter....
“This isnt some random fling, Victoria. Ive been living a double life for seventeen years,” Dominic said, nervously spinning a pen on his desk. “If this...
“This isnt some random fling, Victoria. Ive been living a double life for seventeen years,” Dominic said, nervously spinning a pen on his desk. “If this...
“Father, please… dont come to the school today, all right?” “Why, Emmeline? Dont you want me to see you receive your prize?” “No, Father. My classmates...
On her way to the shop, Emily suddenly recognised the mother of her first true love in the elderly woman walking toward her. To her surprise,...
After descending the slope leading to the water, Michael assessed the cats chances of survival. The steady flow of the river, wedged between steep cliffs, exuded...
“Excuse me… where am I?” the woman asked softly, peering out the car window as if the world outside made no sense. “Mrs. Winthrop, weve arrived....
**Diary Entry 23rd December, 1985** *”Has he still not called, Mum?” asked Andrew, staring at the woman sitting at the table with helpless eyes.* *”No, my...
One afternoon, my fathers second wife appeared at our doorstep. In her hands was a box full of sweets, and beside her trotted two little poodles,...
**Diary Entry** My fathers new wife appeared one day with a large box of sweets and two little poodles wagging their tails excitedly. My sister and...
The YardKeeper Not long ago a new yardkeeper took over the building. He sweeps with a steady rhythm, clears the...
Mabel spent her days scrubbing the stairwells of an ageing council block, hoping the effort would build a brighter future...
My mother was strikingly beautiful, though my father would say that was her sole advantage. I, who adored him with...
Open the bag, now! The CCTV can see everything, theres no way youll get away! Take it all out! The...
Cold Divorce: The Dream of Emma and James It is a strange, cold feeling to wake and discover love turning...
Did you see her, ladies? The old woman in our ward? I asked the other nurses, halfsmiling as I leaned...
Margaret lived alone on her modest pension, tucked away in a tiny Cotswold village where the world seemed to consist...
Family? Tell Christopher to come at once! the daughter shrieked. All three of the little ones have a fever, theyre...
I used to watch Eleanor sweeping the stairwells of the old council tower, hoping the work would build a future...
Oliver lived in a ninestorey council block where the walls were thinner than a teabag and every neighbours sneeze bounced...