Emily Taylor

When I turned thirty, I was confidently known as that woman who had the whole world at her feet.

It all unfurled on a Wednesday evening when my father messaged the family group chat, demanding we gather

Martin returned to his terraced house in Nottingham. At once, a strange emptiness hit himthe house was

For eight years, I watched over my grandchildren for not a single penny… and yesterday, they told

THE MAN WITH THE BURDEN I remember it as if it were yesterday, that chilly November evening so many years ago.

One woman, Anne, went to visit her old friend. This friend, Elizabeth, had married for the second time.

My wife has always been incredibly shy. Among our friends, she was quiet and modest, never one to speak

INEXHAUSTIBLE LOVE Once, Paul married out of great affection and a kind of unearthly adoration.

I am an only child, once apparently longed for, but never truly cherished. When I was twenty-three and

So, my name is Charlotte. Im a software engineer with two masters degrees, and I lead a team working