I dont hate you Everything is just the same, isn’t it… Clara fidgeted with the edge of her sleeve, watching the streets of Oxford pass by...
Family Heirloom “No! Dont try to convince me, Mum! Im going to do it anyway!” “Catherine, darling, why?! Please tell me, why on earth do you...
A Slice of Happiness Lucy quietly pushed open her daughters bedroom door and peeked inside. Katie sat on her bed, buried in a sea of toys...
The news arrived on a day of wagesold George Appleton was standing beneath the sycamores at the entrance to the timber yard, rough pound notes crumpled...
Mum Kate Whats all this sniffling about? Youre making a right mess! As if its not damp enough outside, and now youre making it all worse...
I lost my purse. It was returned by a man whose face I recognised from old family photographs, though no one had ever told me who...
Apple of My Eye “Youre just like your mother!” “In what way, Grandma?” Katie found herself raising her shoulders defensively, then checked herself. Who was she...
Anna Wilkins had been working at The Riverside Café for six years. She knew all the regulars by name, could predict their orders, and understood their...
I was washing the dishes when my husband stormed in, shouting. Not again. Not his mother. Not her endless mistrust. Enough already. Why did you tell...
Abandoned for Love Mum came home from work one evening much livelier than usual, a healthy flush in her cheeks and a new, unfamiliar smileso bright...
Nincs rá szép szó, nincs rá helyes mondat. Egyszerűen hiányzol, anyu. Négy éve mondom ezt magamban minden reggel, mióta elmentél....
A Bracciano, sulle rive del lago, c'è una villetta con le persiane verdi che Ettore Bastiani conosce a memoria: ci...
Jmenuju se Vojtěch Hrabal a šestnáct let jsem dělal vrátného v domě na Korunní ulici, kde ve čtvrtém patře bydlel...
Първото, което Богдана Христова забеляза в мен, беше обувките ми. Второто — че не си направих труд да ги обясня....
שלום, אמא. זאת אני. יעל כתבה את זה בשתיים ושבע עשרה בלילה, על המחברת הישנה שאמא השאירה במגירת המטבח ברחוב...
Nehezen mondom ki, hogy ez most rólam szól. Harminckilenc éves vagyok, erdésztechnikusként dolgozom a Bükkben, és négy éve minden hajnalban...
Girininkas Kazimieras Vaitkus tą rudenį vos spėjo apeiti savo valdas – Dzūkijos nacionalinio parko pakraštį, kur pušynas susilieja su pelkynu....
La chiamata arrivò poco dopo le sette, mentre Hanna stava rammendando la cerniera della scatola dei colori di sua figlia....
Paní Hrubou jsem si vždycky uměla přesně odměřit, aniž bych se dívala na hodiny — přicházela pět minut po páté,...
Marina dice che sono stato freddo. Forse ha ragione, ma a tavola, quella sera, non stavo pensando a sua madre:...