“Ever thought, Emily, that when things get complicated, the simplest solutions are often the best? The kind we women struggle to embrace because we see it...
Already Another One? “What will people think?” the neighbors whispered when they saw a man in the widows yard. In a village where everyone knows each...
Once, long ago, in a quiet village nestled in the rolling hills of Yorkshire, a woman named Eleanor Whitcombe sat with her friend Margaret over a...
Alice visited her every other day, leaving food and water by the bedside before slipping away. I have a neighbour named Alice. Her mother had lived...
“Oh, you think *you’ve* got problems, little sis? Well, that flat isnt yours to begin with.” My mums sister never had kids, but she did have...
Emily visited her mother every other day. Shed leave food and water by the bed before slipping out. Ive got a neighbour named Emily. Her mum...
“Oh, Emily, hello! Come to see your mum?” Mrs. Thompson called from her balcony. “Good afternoon, Mrs. Thompson. Yes, to see Mum.” “You might want to...
“Oh, Madeline, hello! Come to see your mum?” Mrs. Wilkins called from her balcony, leaning over her geraniums with the enthusiasm of a woman whod clearly...
On my husbands birthday, our son pointed at the guests and shouted, “Thats her! Shes wearing that skirt!” I couldnt refuse him. “Please, Mum,” he pressed....
On my husbands birthday, our son pointed at the guests and cried out, Thats her! Shes wearing that skirt! I couldnt refuse him. Please, Mum, he...
Hey love, pull up a chair and let me tell you about the night we spent in that old cottage...
Dear Diary, Simon decided, without consulting me, to send our nineyearold son Harry to his mothers cottage in Ashwick, a...
I took my friend in after her divorce. Over time I realized I was slowly turning into a servant in...
The first time Elizabeth Hart saw Andrew Bennett at work, he had just turned up for an interview in the...
Someone stole my clothes, cowboy! Help me! a woman wailed by the pond. A battered threewheeler clattered to a stop...
Morning started just the way it always did. Andrew Sinclair woke up a minute before his alarm, like hed been...
Old letters When the postman finally stopped hoisting parcels up the stairs and began leaving newspapers and envelopes in the...
I still recall how James turned his back on a seaside holiday, all for the sake of saving a few...
Step back! he roared. I never vowed to marry you! And I dont even know whose baby this is. Maybe...
Emily was being way too clingy about helping around the house, so I gave her a gentle shove toward the...