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No Right to Weakness Please come. Im at the hospital. Mary didnt waste a moment. She slipped on her old blue jacket over her favourite woolly...
Three Years of Renovation, No Guests Allowed Jane placed her teacup on the windowsill and, as if on cue, Richard froze in the corridor. She felt...
Fairy When I grow up, Ill be a fairy! Daisy, why a fairy? Because I just want to! Daisy slipped down from her mothers lap (where...
A Joke Emma! Em! Let me copy your work! The urgent whisper echoed through the classroom, cutting through the morning lull. Lauras voice, desperate as ever,...
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On the number 12 bus heading through Manchester, a woman with two young children causes a scene, demanding a young man give up his seatuntil he...
A Husband Is Urgently Needed Mum, you really need to find yourself a new husband. Really, really soon! Claire nearly dropped her mug of tea, spilling...
Guardians Excuse me, madam! Please let me through! Someone jostled Helen from behind, and she stumbled forward, clinging to the handles of Olivers wheelchair so she...
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Jmenuju se Vojtěch Hrabal a šestnáct let jsem dělal vrátného v domě na Korunní ulici, kde ve čtvrtém patře bydlel...
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Marina dice che sono stato freddo. Forse ha ragione, ma a tavola, quella sera, non stavo pensando a sua madre:...
Mi chiamo Lorenzo Fabbri, ho cinquantasette anni e per diciotto di questi ho creduto di sapere esattamente chi fosse mia...