Author: Walton Merritt

**Diary Entry – A Life of Love and Patience** *10th June, 2023* “Mum, Dad—happy anniversary!

**Only the Third Time** How much sorrow must one endure, how many loved ones lost, before true happiness

**Diary Entry: The Shattered Illusion** I never imagined I’d be the one writing these words, feeling

Broken Illusions, Renewed Hope: How I Lost and Found Love Again I’ve always been led by my heart—passionate

A man of fifty: returning to the childhood home where no one waits for you… I never imagined that I—a

Swallowing Tears: How I Went from Mother-Queen to a Mad Old Woman In this world, I’ve always been alone.

After so many years alone, we found each other—and now, we’re truly happy! My name is Margaret, I’

For too long, I lived for others… Now, I choose myself. Sometimes a person wakes in the middle

**Diary Entry – 9th May** My son has changed—utterly broken since his wife betrayed him. I don’t know

I wanted to propose to her… but she left after eight years, as if I meant nothing. Hello. I know most