Left Alone Evening is falling outside the window, but Mum still hasnt come home. Emily, turning the wheels of her wheelchair, rolls over to the table,...
Just a Stranger Lizzie can hardly wait for her fiancé to leave the flat. The moment the door closes behind him, she whirls round to her...
“Maggie, are you ready? Ill be late for school!” Pippa shook out Jacks last shirt and hung it across the balustrade stretched over the chilly, unglazed...
A white tablecloth, a grey life The soup was good. Elaine knew this for certain because shed tasted it three times as she cooked, and each...
How to Start Over “And where do you think youre off to, looking all dolled up?” asked Margaret Green, barely managing to mask her annoyance. She...
I dont know what to do, Paul! She wont listen to a word anyone says! Shes absolutely set on having the baby! What baby, Paul? Shes...
The farmer was riding alongside his fiancée… and froze when he saw his pregnant ex-wife carrying firewood… William rode peacefully with his new fiancée when he...
The Cursed Old House All right, here we are! Off you get! The driver brought the lorry to a stop by the dilapidated wooden fence and...
Tulips My word, how beautiful! Alice exclaimed. Mrs. Whitfield, youre a miracle worker. The colourful tulips were a feast for the eyes. Alice knew well how...
The snow no longer stung my bare feet I couldnt feel them anymore. Only the wind sharp as a riding crop lashed my face, arms, and...
For fifteen years, every evening at precisely six oclock, Margaret Shaw placed a steaming dish on the same greenpainted bench...
When MrThomas Avery turned thirty, he was still single, childfree and living in a modest rented cottage on the edge...
I dont love you any longer, Emma, I said firmly, feeling the weight of the words. Ive been turning it...
Two years ago Daniel had everything: a family, a wife, plans for the future, hope Now there is nothing left....
Ill be there for you, Ill help you out, he promised, his voice steady as a Sundaymorning newsreader. I should...
I still remember that Saturday, many years ago, when I, at fortyeight, thought I ought to be a little wiser....
Victor Clarke finds a tiny, shivering puppy lying on the side of the A1 in October. The little dog is...
Alright, show me your countryside charm! my motherinlaw teased, stepping over the threshold of our spacious hall, bathed in the...
Come on, Rusty, shall we grumbled Victor, tightening the makeshift leash hed cobbled together from an old rope. He buttoned...
28October2026 Dear Diary, Lets move in together. Why? How come? Were grownups. And thats exactly why I dont get it...