Emily Taylor

**Diary Entry** *Oliver, don’t come over again. Alright?* I said it calmly, though my chest tightened

Eat My Pain Alice least enjoys working with children. It’s difficult, tedious, and risky. A child’s realm

On my 47th birthday, I laid the table for three—one seat painfully vacant. Two years without a word from

**Diary Entry – October 12th** I’ve never liked working with children. It’s tricky, exhausting, and fraught

All my friends had young, pretty mothers, but mine was different. Mine looked more like a grandmother

No one knew his name. He was a thin boy of nine, his shirt slightly frayed at the edges. Every afternoon

**Diary Entry** It always stung a little—my friends’ mums were youthful and pretty, while mine looked

**A Billionaire Met a Boy in the Snow—He Never Expected to Gain a Family** Snow fell thick and silent

No one knew his name. He was a thin boy of nine, his t-shirt slightly frayed at the edges. Every afternoon

If there’s one thing I’ve learned from wedding planning, it’s this: you don’t just marry the man—you