A beautiful reflection I am lost for words Today was one of those days when life simply stops you in your tracks. I had always struggled...
It was many years ago now, but I still remember the day when Emily was up to her elbows in housework, when her old friend Amanda...
Dad is No Worse Than Mum I met my second husband, Daniel, at a volunteer camp on the Norfolk Broads, where we were protecting the nests...
I never was one to turn a blind eye to those around me. Looking back now, it seems like a different lifetime when I left the...
Return Mary began to feel unwell even as she stepped onto the platform. She barely made it to a bin, doubled over it, feeling her expensive...
State of Mind Helen Parker sat in her kitchen, gazing out the window. Spring was just beginning outside: the last of the frost was thawing, crocuses...
At the age of 52, I found real love and got married, even though it was rather late in life for both of us. My wife...
On a nippy autumn afternoon, I found myself loitering at the bus stop, waiting for my ride to show up. The heavens had opened, of course,...
So, imagine this: Emily told her husband, Thomas, that for New Years, she and their son Oliver would be heading off to her parents house instead...
A beautiful reflection I almost cant find the right words There was a woman whod been living miserably with her husband for years. Our relationship was...
I Wont Give You the Keys Do you realise weve finally done it? I say to Simon as I stand...
To avoid disgrace, she agreed to live with a hunchbacked man But when he whispered his request in her ear,...
A Good Woman Shes a treasure, she is. Where would we be without her? And you only give her sixteen...
The Return Martha felt queasy the moment she stepped onto the platform. She only just managed to rush over to...
I recall a time, years ago now, when Constable Edward Harper answered what seemed a routine call on the outskirts...
Excuse me, do you have any idea who I am? Dorothy Evans didnt look up immediately. She finished writing her...
Michael, I think its time. You really ought to see a doctor and get your heart checked. And whats wrong...
Betrayal Behind the Veil of Friendship This winter, England seems intent on showing off its full splendour: theres been so...
Fate Repeats Itself The winter evening settled early over the cityby half past five, the sky was pitch black already,...
I myself came from a childrens homemy parents had passed away, and with no relatives to care for me, I...