STARS SHOES Star was eleven years old and walked barefoot through the cobbled streets of Canterbury, a place where the timber-framed houses nestled against the rolling...
“Do you think your mum believes I’m her maid?” the wife refused to comply with her mother-in-law’s demands There comes a moment when patience simply snaps....
“If you think I dont do anything for you, try living without me!” Emma snapped. That evening, the silence in their house felt heavier than ever....
**The Song That Never Played on the Radio** The first time Adelaide stepped through the door of the community radio station, she carried a worn-out backpack,...
**The Song That Never Played on the Radio** The first time Matilda stepped through the door of the community radio station, she carried a tattered backpack,...
“Either you let my brother move into your flat, or pack your bags and get out!” snapped the husband. Victoria had stayed at work two hours...
Visiting her daughters grave, the mother spotted an unfamiliar little girl sitting on a bench, whispering something to the portrait on the headstone. Her heart stopped....
**How Grandma Antonia Found Her Daughter** The quiet evening draped the countryside in a soft twilight as Antonia Simmonsknown to everyone in the village simply as...
“If you don’t like my mother, then leave!” snapped the husband, never expecting his wife would actually do it. Evening was drawing to a close, and...
I traded love for wealth. Fate brought her back to mepregnant, serving food in a posh restaurant. What happened that night didnt just end my engagementit...
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...