Its Important to Be Happy My father left our family for another woman when little Daisy was just four years old. He walked out straight after...
Night Visitor and the Price of Peace Oh, not again, Lucy muttered quietly as she stared into the sink filled with soapy water. The kitchen clocks...
A Wall in Her Favour Claire, why are you getting involved in this conversation? Victor didnt even turn in my direction. He stood by the window,...
“Come with me! My yards got no dog right now. Youll make a good guardI wont let you down!” Old George climbed onto his bicycle and...
“Heat It Yourself” So, Barbara put a big pot of stew on the kitchen table and glanced over at her husband. Peter was already sat down,...
Caught between Truth and Dream Victoria nestled into a thick tartan blanket, relishing the gentle hush of her own home. Outside, snowflakes drifted lazily past the...
An Angel With a Secret I was sitting at the kitchen table in my mums cosy semi-detached in Cambridge, nursing a large mug of steaming tea....
After that whole business with the technical drawing homework, I realised: its better to do something yourself, even if imperfect, than to hand in someone elses...
Mum Oy, furry fella! Who do you belong to, then? Ellie paused outside her door, eyeing the big ginger tomcat perched on her doormat. The cat,...
I placed the last plate on the table and stepped back, surveying my handiwork. Twelve place settings. Twelve wine glasses. Twelve napkins folded perfectly into trianglesthe...