Emily Taylor

**The Third Try** Joan slipped into her white coat, settled behind her desk, and leaned back in her chair.

**Diary Entry – My Brother’s Wedding** The sky over the horizon had already turned pink—dawn was breaking.

I knew you’d call, Mum… The phone buzzed right in the middle of the lecture. Sophie pulled it from her

**The Sofa “Dream”** Oliver and Emily had been dating for two years. Emily used to stay over

The phone buzzes in the middle of the lecture. Sophie pulls it from her pocket, glances at the screen

This was the last thing she needed… Marina lived alone. She and her husband had never had children—first

How could he? Mum had only passed away a few months ago, and already he was bringing *her* into the house…

**A Cure for Sorrow** Emma and William met at university, both living in student halls. They knew they’d

Just when she thought things couldn’t get worse… Emmeline had always lived alone. She and her husband

**Diary Entry** “Max, you took the wrong turn. We should’ve gone further,”