Why Emma started knitting baby booties, even she didnt know. Her daughter had just turned forty. Two years ago, shed been widowed, never having had children....
The woman turned seventy. A milestone birthday! For the occasion, she bought fabric and ordered a dresselegant, beautiful. She also found a pair of expensive silver...
**Diary Entry** *Spring has finally arrived.* The sun warmed the old wooden bench where Margaret Whitmore sat, her face turned toward the light. She let out...
“Ah, dont worry, Dave! Cheer upat least you had a cracking New Years! Back in his hometown now. Dave stepped off the train, crossed the station...
” Go to the kitchen! I heard from my husbandand I couldnt take it anymore. Vera stared at her phone screen. Andrew had messaged for the...
Emma discovered she was pregnant. Her husband, George, stayed by her side throughout the pregnancy, indulging her every whim and desire. Finally, the moment arrived, and...
Waking in the middle of the night, Emily felt an emptiness beside her. Confused, she reached out, hoping to feel the familiar warmth of her husband,...
You said today you married me because I was convenient! she exclaimed. He merely shrugged. Whats so bad about that? Are you wearing that old dressing...
**Diary Entry 5th July, 1993** “Mick, weve been waiting five years. Five. The doctors said wed never have children. And then Mick, look!” I froze by...
Mrs. Whitmore turned her gaze once more toward the side window. The car crept slowly through the honking city, but inside, a heavy silence had settled,...
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...
Open the rucksack at once! the words cut through the air. In the bustling shoemaking hall of the Manchester plant,...
Hey love, you wont believe what I overheard it finally made sense why he married me in the first place....