Author: Mria McNillan

**Diary Entry 12th March** The doorbell rang with that shrill, grating sound that always meant unexpected company.

**Diary Entry** “No, Mum. You wont be visiting us anymore. Not today, not tomorrow, not next year.”

**The Gaze of Green Eyes from the Past** Edward woke before dawn and thought to himself: *Well, its been

Katherine trudged back to her flat after work, stepping into those empty rooms once again. She immediately

By the time he turned thirty, Stan had spent a decade serving in conflict zones, endured two serious

**Diary Entry 6th October** Mum needed me to take my little brother, Tommy, to his first day at primary school.

“Fake for the Most Precious Person” But Ill be the one making your rings, remember that!

A Home Without Welcome: When Mother Turned the House Into a Battlefield The flat where we were no longer

My daughter-in-law asked me to keep my distancebut then she called me out of the blue for help.

The Wedding Gift from the Mother-in-Law: Better Nothing Than This! Emily and Thomas were to be wed.