Emily Taylor

A STRANGE NEW YEARS EVE Harriet didnt want to go home. The workday of the thirty-first of December was

My wife grew up surrounded by warmth and love, thanks to her parents. But when her father turned 57

Youve started, so finish what you were saying! Andrew raised his voice at Natalie, And if you dont really

We left the maternity ward, just the two of us. There was no one waiting to meet us, no photos being

“Clara, please, take her! I cant do this anymore! Even touching her makes my skin crawl!”

UNWANTED MUM Graham, sit down! We need to talk right now! Emma parked herself at the kitchen table, her

I brought Caesar home to see out his days. That very first night, however, he brought someone elses loss

Youll be lost without me! You cant do anything on your own! Richard shouts as he folds his shirts into

I am an unattached man, forty-five years old, drifting through this dreamlike existence. Once, I was

Today I am 33, but I still feel a pang of shame remembering what I did when I was 18, almost 19.