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In the school register for March 93, beside my name, the note simply read: “paid”. The initials next to it werent my mothers. It sat there...
As I look back on those distant days, I recall the evening I rushed home, my mind whirling with thoughts of the morning when my dear...
A Deferred Life Mum, can I have a sweet from the tin? Just one! Please! Ellie circled like a fox around the cupboard, where her mother,...
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False Beauty No way! Have you really split up? I cant believe it! Emma stared at me with such astonishment that I actually felt a bit...
I didn’t leave my husband because he cheated on me. I left him because, on a quiet Sunday evening, he was listening to post-match interviews while...
Diary Entry: The Limits of Patience Whats with the long face? Had a row with Emily? Tom teased, eyeing my sulky expression over his tea mug....