When Emily tugged the string tied around the sack, the fabric loosened slowly, rustling softly. For a moment, it seemed as though a scent escaped from...
“I see you, don’t hide. What are you doing in our stairwell?” The cat looked up guiltily, silently shuffling its frost-numbed paws at the edge of...
I woke slumped at the edge of the same bed where Id collapsed the night before. My eyes burned, my mouth was parched, my skull throbbed....
**Diary Entry 12th October** I stepped slowly onto the perfectly trimmed lawn, as if walking onto a stage. Every movement I made was precise, calculated. I...
A small grey cat sat by the door of the veterinary clinic, mewing softly. At its feet lay a tiny kitten, frail and barely moving A...
Charlotte stepped slowly onto the perfectly manicured lawn, as if walking onto a stage. Every movement was precise, coldly measured. She knew this wasnt just a...
When I stepped onto the street that night, I had no idea where my path would lead. My suitcase felt impossibly heavy, as if filled with...
That night, when I stepped onto the street, I had no idea where the road would take me. My suitcase felt impossibly heavy, as if filled...
**A Note on Me-Time** Recently, a friend popped over for coffee, and as we sat chatting about life, I mentioned, Ill just go and do the...
**On the Margins of Me-Time** Not long ago, an old mate came round for a cuppa, and we sat nattering about life. At one point, I...
I’m leaving! Ed murmured, his voice echoing down the hallway of the tiny flat on Camden Road. Leaving where? his...
Got married yesterday, she moves in tomorrow, the boy shouted down the hallway. Ethel Whitaker, you should see these prices!...
FORGET OR RETURN? Emma, youll be the starfish in my aquarium, said my suitor with unwavering confidence. My eyes widened....
This is our shared flat, Im the one who lives here too, declared Emma, Andrews girlfriend, as she stepped into...
Ill never forget the day my granddaughter, Emily, first came into the world. Her mother, Jane, never wanted her. To...
A small, sootgray kitten named Poppy was given to me by my neighbour, a kindly young woman who loved all...
Neither one nor the other. Im done flying off with your daughter! I cant keep pretending Im happy about it....
He was deadset on a DNA test Mum was already whipping things up. Listen, Im not going to raise a...
Emily, youve ripped my nerves to shreds! she snapped, eyes flashing. Now you expect me to sign paperwork? Exactly why...
25May2025 Dear Diary, Tonight the kitchen felt like a battlefield. Pippa stormed in, ladle clutched in her hand, eyes swollen...