Walton Merritt

People on the street noticed a little girl and called the police. She told the officer that voices had

Alena stirred the milk into her son’s porridge with frantic energy while little Oliver stacked wooden

Waiting for Peace, Getting Pandemonium “Grace, I asked for a quiet family gathering!”

**The Cake and Other Disappointments** I watched as Eleanor whisked cream for the sponge cake, her movements

**The Peace Pie** “Emma, I swear, if that Mr. Pettigrew bangs on the ceiling one more time, I’

“Mum, did you ever want to be an artist too?” Emily sat at the kitchen table, gripping a

The mother, the mother-in-law, and I on the brink. “Are you sure beetroot won’t harm the baby?”

The Cottage at the Edge of the Marshes Emma stood waist-deep in brambles and nettles, staring at the

**A Light Against the Tide** I first saw a lighthouse in a book when I was five. In the picture, it stood

Emma sat at the old oak table in the living room, cradling her husband’s pocket watch in her hands.