When Mr. Thomas Avery turned thirty, he was still single, childless and living in a modest rented terraced house on the outskirts of York. His days...
She knelt by the little table she’d set up on the pavement, cradling her baby. Please, Im not after your money, just a moment of your...
The mist cleared Lately, Clara Whitford found herself drifting through the same monotonous days, wondering if there was anything more to life. She had a husband,...
Victor Hill, just after slipping his meagre evening catch into a woven basket and heading down the narrow lane toward his shabby cart, freezes as if...
Maybe its time I finally meet your son? David set his coffee mug aside and looked at Eleanor. She froze, as if his words had taken...
Dear Diary, Without me youd never have gotten anywhere. Lucy, business has been slow lately, I complained, wiping my nose and leaning back in the worn...
Fate reaches out Emma’s family seems normal at first: a dad, a mum, everything appears to be in order. By the time she reaches Year6, Emma...
Son, tell me what you saw in her? Margaret Hargreaves voice cut through the quiet of the kitchen. A girl from some backwater hamlet, no schooling,...
Sarah had already had enough. No, dear, the motherinlaw snapped, you had the child for yourself, so look after little Andy on your own. Im not...
June 14, 2025 My own little notebook, tucked into the nightstand I can still hear the crackle of the phone as Emily’s voice bursts through the...