Every afternoon after leaving secondary school, Thomas walked along the cobbled streets with his backpack slung over one shoulder and a wildflower carefully cradled in his...
“Your granddaughter is here.” “Your mum’s come to pick you up. Get your things together.” Most kids in care dream of hearing those words. But Emily...
Can I have whats left?But the moment she looked into his eyes, everything changed It was a quiet Monday evening, just past seven, at *The Ivy*,...
“If you can spread your legs, you can take responsibilityor else youre better off giving the child up.” Emma and her husband had longed for their...
The air smelled of roast beef with Yorkshire pudding, fish and chips, and tall bottles of fine claret. In the corner of *The Ivy*, one of...
“Forty-one and wanting a babyare you mad?” John shouted at Emily. “At your age, most women are grandmothers! Emily, dont be ridiculous.” Fine, it was clear...
In a small town in England, long ago, there lived a woman named Margaret. One morning, she lay in bed with a fever, her throat burning...
In the heart of London, where tangled power lines stretch overhead like the citys veins, lived Eleanor Whitmore. She was a woman who could juggle three...
“Ah, so a marriage certificate really is stronger than just living together, eh?” The men at the site had teased Nadia with smirks. “Im not going...
**Monday, 15th May** In a corner of London, where the tangled overhead wires hummed like the citys veins, there lived a woman named Eleanor Whitmore. She...
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...