Author: Emily Taylor

Loneliness Out of the Blue On a dreary February morning, Margaret stood by the window, watching the wet

Emily set the table, stirred the simmering leek and potato soup on the hob, and slid golden pasties filled

**You Left So She Could Be Born** I set the table, let the pea-and-ham soup simmer, and browned the pasties—just

Too Clean for a Young Mother: A Lesson from the Mother-in-Law Elizabeth Walker stepped into her daughter-in-law’s

You know how when Emily was about to get married, all her mates kept warning her about mothers-in-law?

The Key to Doubt When Eleanor was preparing to marry, her friends took turns regaling her with frightful

So, listen to this—there’s this guy, Steven Andrews, or just Steve to his mates and coworkers.

**The Key to Doubt** When Emily first considered marriage, her friends bombarded her with horror stories

The Strangers in My House That Saturday morning, Emily decided to visit her parents’ old house.

Stanley Andrews, or simply Stan to his friends and colleagues, had recently been promoted to department