James married at twentyfour. His wife, Emily, was twentytwo. She was the only child of a university professor and a schoolteacher, and the family had welcomed...
A damp English twilight spreads over the streets, blurring the outlines of terraced houses and filling the air with a cool, wet breath. Streetlights flick on...
Emily had been a lover on the side. Marriage never seemed to work out for her. Shed spent her twenties drifting from one fling to another,...
It was twelve oclock when Blythe was due for her operation. Simple, scheduled, an hour under anaesthetic, then straight home that afternoon. She hadnt begged him...
Poppy Thompson loves cats. How could she not, when she sees herself as one of them even though shes truly a dog. Shes a mediumsized, sturdy...
Emily had been a lover for years. Marriage never seemed to fall into her lap. Shed spent her twenties drifting from one flirt to the next,...
I came home and slipped the key into the lock, but I didnt shout the usual Mum, Im back! as I stepped over the threshold. Veronica...
My name is Harriet. The first time I met Eleanor, I was twentytwo, shoulders bearing a weight that felt like stone. I had just lost both...
Another envelope for them, and we get only a jar of pickles? I mutter, eyeing the kitchen table at my motherinlaws house. Peter sits opposite me,...
28March2024 Ive finally put pen to paper about the nightmare that has been Emilys last year. I learned that her biological father was still alive only...
Mi chiamo Lorenzo Fabbri, ho cinquantasette anni e per diciotto di questi ho creduto di sapere esattamente chi fosse mia...
Mio suocero diceva sempre che un uomo si riconosce dalle mani sporche di grasso, non dalle scarpe lucide. Io le...
Tmavá, vlhká noc koncem srpna. Božena Kovářová se probudila ve dvacet minut po jedné, protože ji na pravém chodidle tak...
Казвам се Весела и от три години работя като нощна портиерка в блок на улица „Пирин“ в Пловдив — стар...
Mi chiamo Dario Ferraris, ho quarantatré anni, faccio l'elettricista a Bergamo da quando ne avevo diciannove. Questa storia la devo...
Mano vardas Audrius Vaitkus, man šešiasdešimt treji, ir jau vienuolika metų savanoriauju Kauno rajono gyvūnų prieglaudoje, netoli Garliavos. Mačiau visko....
A jászberényi diófa, amelyik örökre megmentett egy udvart Negyedik éve dolgozom a jászberényi piacon zöldséges standnál, pont szemben azzal a...
Mane vadina nedėkingu žentu. Taip sako uošvienės draugės prie bažnyčios Pasvalyje, kai aš parvežu ją iš poliklinikos ir padedu išlipti...
היה סוף אוקטובר, בבאר שבע עוד נשבה החמסין המאוחר שחודר דרך כל בד, לא משנה מה לובשים מתחתיו. אני לבשתי...
Стоях във всекидневната с разкъсан найлонов плик до краката и гледах празния рафт в гардероба. — Къде е ризата ми...