**Whispers Beyond the Glass** The nurse, a woman with a weary, windworn face and eyes dulled by years of witnessing others suffering, awkwardly shifted Alices clear...
When she got home, neither her husband nor his things were there. “What’s that look for?” Zoe smirked. “Stan just wanted to prove he’s a real...
In the quiet countryside of Yorkshire, many years ago, there lived a man named Harold Whitcombea stern, unyielding figure, known for his sharp tongue and iron...
I dont remember because it never happened! said Redford, looking at her with the earnest eyes of an old man. The conversation fizzled out awkwardly, and...
“Shut it,” the husband snapped, tossing his suitcase to the floor. “I’m leaving you and this swamp you call a life.” “A swamp?” Margaret slowly turned...
“Alright, lads, the fishing can wait,” decided Victor, grabbing the fishing net. “Weve got to rescue the poor thing.” Victor steered the boat across the calm...
“Alright, lads, the fishing can wait,” Victor decided, grabbing the landing net. “Weve got to rescue the poor thing.” Victor steered the boat across the calm...
Margaret couldnt recall the last time shed felt so rested. Her business trip had been delayed by a few hours, and without offering any explanation, she...
“Hey, who are you looking for?” I asked. A little girl, about six years old, stared up at me with big, serious eyes. “Im trying to...
The little girl looked up at me with wide, anxious eyes. “Excuse me, miss,” she whispered, “have you seen my mum?” I hesitated. Id only just...
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...