Author: Walton Merritt

William woke at three in the morning, his muscles stiff from the cold as he pulled on his work clothes.

William woke at three in the morning, his muscles stiff from the cold as he pulled on his work clothes.

My grandma never had a mobile, but she knew how to listen to me better than anyone… She didn’t have WhatsApp

The Flat When Julia and her husband moved into their building, there was already an elderly couple living

Several years ago, when I was at university, my neighbours were three lads my own age. Over time, we

Emma and Henry had been together for two years. Emma’s mother had begun to worry that her daughter was

**Uncle Paul, or Life Goes On…** I sat at the kitchen table, staring blankly at the wall.

“Matt, are you nearly ready? Karen and Theo will be here any minute,” said Steven impatiently

**The Pink Scarf** Valerie buried her husband two years ago. He had been seventeen years older than her

Elizabeth woke a few minutes before her alarm. She lay still, bracing for another day—same as yesterday