**Diary Entry 10th April** It was in Stairwell Six, where the air always carried the damp scent of raincoats and old concrete, that spring made itself...
At twenty, Emily Parker had no idea what life had in store for her. She was studying at university, deeply in love with her boyfriend Daniel,...
“Go on, Mum, youve had your fun at our cottage. Time to head back,” the daughter-in-law shooed her mother-in-law off the property. Emily still couldnt believe...
“Alex, I’m Still Alive: A Love Story by the Seaside” “Alex, just look at this viewits absolutely stunning!” Emily gasped, her sun-kissed skin glowing, eyes sparkling...
At twenty, Emily never imagined what lay ahead. She was studying at university, deeply in love with her boyfriend Thomas, and dreaming of their weddingconversations about...
“Alfie, I’m Still Here: A Love Story by the Sea” “Alfie, just look at thisits breathtaking!” cried Evelyn, her sun-kissed skin glowing, her eyes alight with...
**Diary Entry** This morning, I woke before dawn, as I always do. The streets of Birmingham were quiet, the air crisp with an early autumn chill....
A lonely cleaner found a phone in the park. Turning it on, she couldnt recover from the shock for a long time. Margaret Wilson left for...
The movers arrived at the new flat with the furniture and nearly dropped their boxes when they recognised their clienta pop star whod vanished years ago....
“I’m leaving. I’ll leave the keys to your flat under the mat,” her husband texted. “Not this again, Emily! How many times?” His voice was sharp,...
Emma stepped back into her own home from the maternity wardand there, in the kitchen, stood a second fridge. “That...
On her way to the shop, Emily suddenly recognised the mother of her first true love in the elderly woman...
After descending the slope leading to the water, Michael assessed the cats chances of survival. The steady flow of the...
“Excuse me… where am I?” the woman murmured, staring blankly out the car window as though lost in a daze....
“Excuse me… where am I?” the woman asked softly, peering out the car window as if the world outside made...
“Has he still not called, Mum?” asked Andrew, gazing at the woman hunched over the table with bare, pleading eyes....
**Diary Entry 23rd December, 1985** *”Has he still not called, Mum?” asked Andrew, staring at the woman sitting at the...
One day, my dads new wife showed up with a big box of sweets and two little poodles wagging their...
**Diary Entry 15th May, 2024** Every day, I walk to my grandsons school. Im not a teacher or staffjust a...
One afternoon, my fathers second wife appeared at our doorstep. In her hands was a box full of sweets, and...