**How Grandma Dorothy Found Her Daughter** The quiet village evening wrapped the countryside in a soft twilight as Dorothy Wilson, known to everyone simply as Grandma...
On my husbands birthday, my son pointed at one of the guests and yelled, “Thats her! Shes wearing that skirt!” I couldnt say no to him....
Emily and James were sitting down to dinner when the door burst open, and his motherMargaretstormed into the flat. “Son! You need to hear the truth...
**He Is Not My Child** *”He is not my son,”* the millionaire declared coldly, his voice echoing through the marble foyer. *”Pack your things and leave....
Mum lives off my money those words chilled me to the bone. Mum lives off my back that message from my son left me frozen in...
Thanks, Johnny! Dunno what Id do without you, flashed across the phone screen. Her husbands phone buzzed right in her hand. Emma automatically glanced down. The...
The Journey to Happiness: A Fresh Start for Two Lovers Emily was travelling to meet the man she lovedmore like flying on the wings of joy....
**The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions** “Yes, I know youre not obliged! But hes your own flesh and blood! Would you really leave...
“If you dont like my motherleave!” snapped her husband, never expecting his wife to actually do it. Evening was winding down, and the flat where Nina,...
“If you dont like my mother, then leave!” snapped the husband, not expecting his wife to take him at his word. The evening was drawing to...
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...
While ambling along the banks of Windermere, Imogen spied a lone goose looking rather like it was pleading for a...
Mother, you really shouldnt bother making the trip now, my son Alex said, his voice flat over the phone. Its...
When Poppy turned thirty, the world around her seemed to stretch into a single, endless pause. By day she sat...
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...