**Diary Entry** “I know theyre my children,” he murmured without looking up. “But… I can’t explain it. Theres just no connection between us.” “Look at her!...
Olivia hid a recorder at her mother-in-laws house to eavesdrop on her conversations. James and Emily had been married for two years. They loved each other...
“I know they’re my children,” he said without looking up. “But… I cant explain it. Theres just no connection between us.” “Look at her! Shes so...
**If Only Youd Found a Proper Bloke** *”When are you finally going to buy a flat?”* Margaret’s voice was sharp, insistent. She sat on the sofa...
Mother kept bringing home new “husbands”Emily remembered three of them. But none ever stuck around; they left. Mother would weep, hug her, and murmur, *”Dont fret,...
You must give us the child. Were his real parents, the strangers said on the doorstep. Mum, can I stay home from school tomorrow? My head...
**Diary Entry** “I know theyre my children,” he murmured without looking up. “But… I can’t explain it. Theres just no connection between us.” “Look at her!...
“I know they’re my children,” he said without looking up. “But… I cant explain it. Theres just no connection between us.” “Look at her! Shes so...
An Unexpected Arrival and the Truth I Never Wanted to Know I turned up at my daughters house unannounced and uncovered what I never wished to...
**The Family Recipe** “Youre seriously going to marry someone you met online?” Margaret Hastings eyed her future daughter-in-law with the same suspicion one might reserve for...
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...