I remember the day when Oliver stepped over the threshold of our home. He was fivesmall, fragile, with wary eyes that seemed too large for his...
“If the baby looks anything like him, Ill refuse I swear on my life, Ill refuse!” Lacey said in a flat, lifeless voice. “Well, love, bit...
I remember the day Oliver stepped over our threshold. He was fivesmall, with wary eyes that seemed too large for his face. His hands clutched a...
Every afternoon after leaving secondary school, Thomas walked along the cobbled streets with his backpack slung over one shoulder and a wildflower carefully cradled in his...
“Your granddaughter is here.” “Your mum’s come to pick you up. Get your things together.” Most kids in care dream of hearing those words. But Emily...
Can I have whats left?But the moment she looked into his eyes, everything changed It was a quiet Monday evening, just past seven, at *The Ivy*,...
“If you can spread your legs, you can take responsibilityor else youre better off giving the child up.” Emma and her husband had longed for their...
The air smelled of roast beef with Yorkshire pudding, fish and chips, and tall bottles of fine claret. In the corner of *The Ivy*, one of...
“Forty-one and wanting a babyare you mad?” John shouted at Emily. “At your age, most women are grandmothers! Emily, dont be ridiculous.” Fine, it was clear...
In a small town in England, long ago, there lived a woman named Margaret. One morning, she lay in bed with a fever, her throat burning...
After descending the slope toward the waters edge, Michael sized up the cats chances of survival. The steady flow of...
“Father, please… dont come to the school today, all right?” “Why, Emmeline? Dont you want me to see you receive...
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...