I grow up always trying not to disappoint my mum and somewhere along the way, I start losing my marriage. My mother always seems to know...
Stay with the little one. Ill go to my brothers wedding on my own. So, my husband came home from work yesterday and he was acting...
Who would ever want you? Toothless, barren, mongrel Clara. Who would ever want you? shouted Paul before spitting on the ground and walking out. I rushed...
LAST LOVE “Ellie, I havent got a penny left, honestly! Gave my last tenner to Lucy just yesterdayher two little ones have eaten us all out...
I am a pensionerwhile selling my bagels, someone tried to trick me. There I stood at my little stall, on the same street corner I visit...
31st December I spent most of today getting ready for New Years Evetidying up the flat, doing a big shop, cooking, and laying out all the...
Oh, Mum, youre frying fish again, said Charlotte, peeking into the kitchen.Yes, but Ive opened the windows and turned on the extractor fan, replied Susan.Over the...
Half a year ago, Mary was left by her husband, and I tried my best to cheer her up through that stormy spell. Yet, during this...
I suppose Ill get married one day, but never to that handsome fellow. Yes, hes quite the charming bloke in every way. But hes not my...
JAMES, PLEASE DONT TAKE THIS THE WRONG WAY. BUT I REALLY WANT MY DAD TO WALK ME DOWN THE AISLE. HE IS MY REAL DAD, AFTER...
Betrayal Behind a Friendly Smile This winter, it felt as though January was determined to display all of its beauty:...
I never hated you. Everythings the same, isnt it… Mary nervously tugged at the end of her sleeve, gazing out...
From the Shadow to the Light “Watching those daft soaps again, are you?” Richards voice sounded behind her so suddenly...
For twelve years she called me an outsider. Then, at her funeral, my husband opened her jewellery boxand I wept...
Happiness in the Little Things It feels like a different era now, but I often recall that evening at the...
“I love him! And youre lecturing me about nonsense! Im not listening to any more of this! Youre just jealous,...
Though we had already whittled our expenses to the barest minimum, my husband announced his intention to start saving money...
Shattered Friendship So, imagine this: Emma gets back home after one of those draining days that just sap everything out...
Droplets Shes not scary at all! Shes lovely! Harry, tell them! Sophie clutched the battered, skinny little cat to her...
Where Happiness Lives So, picture this: Emma is sitting all alone in her kitchen, hands wrapped around a mug of...