**”My Daughter-in-Law Is NOBODY to Me!”** I woke up at five in the morning, just as the first hints of dawn were creeping through the window....
He isnt theirs by blood, these five But who would even dare say it Yegor lost his wife. She never recovered from the last childbirth. No...
“Mum, why dont we just let Gran wander off and get lost? Itd be easier for everyone,” Emily said defiantly. “Mum, honestly! Do you have to...
You said you married me because I was convenient! she snapped. He shrugged. So? Whats wrong with that? Are you seriously wearing that old dressing gown...
The grey tabby had been coming to the window for two weeks. The hospital staff couldnt believe it when they finally understood why. Emily burst into...
On a Saturday morning, Emily dropped her son off at her parents house. Shed arranged for Daniel to stay with them for a while. Back at...
**Diary Entry** *10th June, 2023* And what are we doing here? Why are we breaking into someone elses house? Its over, Emily. Finished. I want a...
A dreadful discovery came about by sheer chance. My little four-year-old sister, Lucy, had developed an umbilical hernia. The doctors insisted it mustnt be delayedthe sooner...
Early Spring Little Emily, a four-year-old girl, studied the “newcomer” who had recently appeared in their neighbourhood. He was a silver-haired pensioner sitting on a bench,...
My son-in-law said Id never see my daughter again unless I sold my mothers house. Id spent half my life alone. Well, not entirelyId been married...
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...