Author: Emily Taylor
**THE HEART BEATS AGAIN** Emily had given birth to her little girl, Lily, without ever knowing the father.
The little flat felt right the moment I stepped in. Small, tidy, with old-fashioned furniture everywhere—even
**Diary Entry – 12th of May** *I still can’t believe it. How could he? “Leave me alone! I never promised
**A Sin Too Heavy to Bear** *”Good grief, what on earth is he thinking? He’s forty-six!
I ran into my ex after thirty years at a supermarket checkout. I placed my yoghurt, ham, and cigarettes
The little flat charmed me right away. Small, tidy, with furniture straight out of the seventies—even
**Diary Entry** After dropping his mistress off, Butcher gave her a tender goodbye and drove home.
**Diary Entry** *Thursday, 10th June* “First, you aged, and now you’re ill? That’s it—I’m filing for divorce!
THE SIN AND THE BUCKET “Has he lost his mind? He’s forty-six! Chasing after some girl half