Emily Taylor

**A Family Recipe** “Youre seriously going to marry someone you met online?” Margaret Evans

**The Shadow of the Gypsy on White Snow** The crisp, icy air of January seemed to have soaked in forever

**Whispers Beyond the Glass** The care assistant, a woman with a weary, wind-bitten face and eyes dulled

**Diary Entry**I spotted the dog lying by the bench and rushed over. My gaze fell on the leash, carelessly

Laura couldnt remember the last time shed felt so rested. Her business trip had been delayed by a few

**Diary Entry A Morning That Changed Everything** I rose before dawn today, earlier than usual.

**Diary Entry 23rd May, 2024** “Rom, darling, weve got twins!” Tanya sobbed into the phone. “

**Unwelcome Guests** The phone jolted Valerie awake at five in the morning. An unknown number flashed

The wind in November cut through the skin like knives, while a damp, bone-chilling cold blew in from

**The Vengeance of a Scorned Woman** Physics teacher Anthony Williams, forty-one, married for the second time.