Around four in the morning, a dog started barking behind the row of terraced houses. By five, the barking had grown more insistent. People began waking...
Around four in the morning, a dog began barking behind the rows of houses. By five, the barks grew louder. People stirred awake, grumbling as they...
**Diary Entry 14th March** I read about an extraordinary woman todayEdith Whitmore. She lived to the remarkable age of 117, passing away last year in London....
**Diary Entry 16th October** *”You’re a monster, Mum!”* The words still echo in my mind. *”People like you shouldn’t have children!”* I threw myself into my...
*”Youre a Monster, Mum! Some People Shouldnt Have Kids!”* Youre a monster, Mum! People like you shouldnt have children! she muttered, burying herself in her books....
The father spotted a bruise beneath his daughters eye and made a callhis son-in-laws life was about to unravel. Emily stood in the doorway, greeting her...
A Tale of a Friend: Marriage for Love One fine day, a mate of mine decided to tie the knot. He married for love, naturally. His...
**Diary Entry 12th March** The sky drizzled softlya delicate veil of rainas people hurried past with umbrellas and downcast eyes. Yet no one noticed the woman...
**A Story of a Friend: Marriage for Love** One fine day, my mate decided to get marriedfor love, of course. His bride was lovely, sharp as...
You Can’t Prepare for Emptiness I never thought Id get divorced twice. After the second time, I was drainednot just emotionally, but physically. I didnt want...
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...