Gillian, I cant do this anymore. The voice on the other end of the phone was flat, more like a judgment than a plea. Ive got...
The Invisible Wife Lizzie! The cheerful voice rang out, and her friend, brushing raindrops from her vivid red raincoat, flopped into the chair opposite. Sorry, the...
From Shadows to Light. Watching those daft soaps again, are you? Richard’s voice suddenly chimed in behind her, making Emily jump so badly she almost dropped...
Crushed By Others Expectations Kates fury burned in the air between them. She stood rigid in the sitting room, fists clenched, glaring at her weeping daughter....
Were not rubbish, son. (A Story) Dad, I said no. Are you listening to me? That old junk needs taking to the tip, not dragging into...
I felt suffocated too Simon announced it on Sunday evening, as Amanda was folding a neat stack of ironed shirts. He walked into the bedroom, sat...
She came in without ringing the bell, holding something that wriggled in her arms. Alice entered without buzzing. She had never just walked in before, and...
Auntie’s Exit Youre not going out in that, said Victor, not even turning around. He stood in the hallway, adjusting his dark blue silk tie the...
Twenty-Six Years Later The stew came out especially well that evening. Rosalind lifted the lid off the pot, dipped in a spoon, tasted, and added a...
An Awkward Wife Sophie drifted upward through layers of pain and noise, like rising from the black depths of a cold village well. Mrs. Hartley, can...
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...