**Diary Entry** The day we buried my husband, a soft rain fell. That little black umbrella did nothing to shield the loneliness in my heart. Holding...
The Syrup That Broke a Family Curse “In this house, we dont speak of my grandmother,” said Oliver, lowering his voice as if the wind might...
**Diary Entry** After my husbands funeral, my son drove me to the outskirts of town and said, Get off the bus here. We cant take care...
The Quiet Observer: A Little Girls Watchful Eye on Her Fathers Mysterious Visitor. Little Beatrice stayed silent, unnoticed as her father led an elderly woman into...
**Diary Entry 12th October** “Dont get on that plane! Its going to blow up!” A homeless boys desperate shout cut through the bustle of Heathrow Airport,...
Five years after she left, a wedding unveiled a shocking truth. Five years after losing my wife, my daughter and I attended my best friends wedding....
In the snow-laden forests of northern Scotland, where the wind whispers through ancient oaks and night lingers like an uninvited guest, there lived a pack of...
The Second Time Has Its Worth “Mum, I dont want to go to Grandmas!” cried little Elizabeth, seven years old, wriggling free from her mothers grasp....
Hearing footsteps, Emma quickly deleted the message that said how much the sender missed her and couldnt wait to meet again, then placed the phone back...
Hearing footsteps, Olivia quickly deleted the message announcing that the sender missed her dearly and couldnt wait to meet again, then placed the phone back on...
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...