When Harry arrived at the hospital that day, his heart pounded with excitement. He gripped a bouquet of balloons that read Welcome Home, and in the...
Olivia hid a recorder at her mother-in-laws house to eavesdrop on her conversations. James and Emily had been married for two years. They loved each other...
Mother kept bringing home new “husbands”Emily remembered three of them. But none ever stuck around; they left. Mother would weep, hug her, and murmur, *”Dont fret,...
An Unexpected Arrival and the Truth I Never Wanted to Know I turned up at my daughters house unannounced and uncovered what I never wished to...
Divorce in May: He left for someone younger and prettier and slammed the door I parted ways with my husband in May. He walked out, slamming...
**The Stepfather** *”Because youve got no right sniffing around a young girl!”* Val shot back, his voice sharp with defiance. *”Excuse me?”* *”Youve turned Emilys head,...
She came home to find no husband and none of his things. “Well, dont look at me like that,” Zoe chuckled. “Stanley just wanted to prove...
**Avenged His Mother** The voice on the phone was distorted, cold. *”Your daughter is with us. Bring £100,000, and she lives. Youll get the coordinates later.”*...
Of course, he remembered everything perfectly. *”I dont remember because it never happened!”* said Peter Redford seriously, looking at her with his honest, elderly eyes. The...
“Shut up,” the husband snapped, throwing his suitcase to the floor. “I’m leaving you and this backwater you call a life.” “Backwater?” Margaret turned slowly from...
Hey love, you wont believe the rollercoaster Poppys had lately, so grab a cuppa and listen. It all started when...
Dear Diary, I told Tom that we were living in a rented flat, even though the truth is that the...
I cant seem to find the words that will make my daughterinlaw understand that my son is suffering from chronic...
15March2025 Dear Diary, Im writing this for the only person who will ever hear the full truth of what happened...
31August2025 Diary I was born in a tiny village in the West Midlands. Im now twentytwo, and both my father,...
14April2025 Today I reflected on the way we tend to look after our ageing parents. My older brother, James, finally...
The effect of presence The sunrise was still painting the sky over the terraced houses of East Ham when Anthony...
Dear Diary, Grandsoninlaw, look!Elsie pressed her nose to the window. A pooch! she cried. Just beyond the gate a scruffy...
He had always felt that something was off, as if his life were travelling on a side track while the...
I remember old Ethel Whitby, who lived on the fringe of a tiny village called Littleford, way out in the...