Emily Taylor

Margaret Stephens brushed dust off the photo frame showing her younger self in a white coat with colleagues.

The streetlamps glowed over Manchester as darkness settled, and still Mum hadn’t returned.

Helen slammed her palm onto the little kitchen table. “Enough silence! Ten years I’

Gregory faltered when he discovered the girl was a full twelve years younger than him. He was thirty;

Arthur stood before the familiar door, the brass plaque unchanging, his courage sinking. A cumbersome

Nina was rushing home. It was already past ten in the evening, and she couldn’t wait to get inside, have

“Speak up!” Emma’s palm slammed the table. “I’ve put up with it for ten

“You don’t belong in this family!” “You don’t belong here!” Helen’s voice

THE RESTAURANT ADVENTURE “Off we go for an adventure!” chirped the two best friends as they

Margaret’s voice trembled with fury. “You are not here! Understand? This family no longer has a