**Blood Ties** Emma, I went to the doctor and got the tests done. Its bad. If I dont start treatment soon, I wont last long. We...
“I’m leaving you, and you’ll never see the child again!” shouted Jane. “I want us to have a proper familyno outsiders!” “Jane, calm down! There are...
“You had a baby at nearly 50? What were you thinking? my family scolded over the phone. Im 46. A month ago, I gave birth to...
Long ago, in a dimly lit flat above a chippy in Manchester, a weary young mother sat hunched over her kitchen table. The clock had long...
I invited the entire family to dinner and served each of them a fine but empty plate with a delicate pattern. Only before my granddaughter did...
The Daughter-in-Law with the “Extra” “Emma, has your son gotten married? I saw him with a woman and a little boy. Did he take on a...
Morning crept lazily through the drawn curtains, casting a pale, chilly light into the room. Eleanor was already perched on the edge of the bed, fully...
In a quiet rural village in the rolling countryside of southern England, where families scraped by on meagre harvests and backbreaking labour, lived William Cartera widowed...
Liam stood in the doorway, pale as a sheet, his eyes dark and almost threatening. His hands were clenched on the doorframe, and his shoulders shooknot...
Caroline had just been hired as a cleaner in London and was heading to her first job. It was a grand townhouse in Kensington, but something...
**Blood Ties** Emma, I went to the doctor and got the tests done. Its bad. If I dont start treatment...
“I’m leaving you, and you’ll never see the child again!” shouted Jane. “I want us to be a proper family!...
**”Blood Ties”** Emily looked at her husband, James, with tear-filled eyes. “I saw the doctor today… It’s bad. If I...
“I’m leaving you, and you’ll never see the child again!” shouted Jane. “I want us to have a proper familyno...
“I’m leaving you, and you’ll never see the child again!” shouted Joanna. “I want us to have a normal family!...
“I’m leaving, and you’ll never see the child again!” screamed Joan. “I want a proper familyno outsiders!” “Joan, calm down!...
**Diary Entry** *5th June, 2023* “Had a baby at nearly 50what were you thinking?” Thats all I heard from my...
“You had a baby at nearly 50? What were you thinking? my family scolded over the phone. Im 46. A...
“You had a child at nearly 50! What were you thinking?” my relatives scolded over the phone. Im 46. A...
“Had a baby at nearly 50! What on earth were you thinking?” my relatives scolded over the phone. Im 46....