Walton Merritt

My Mum and Dad My mum was a lovely woman, truly beautiful. I say “was” because she passed

Im glad I decided not to have children. Now that Im 70, I have no regrets whatsoever.I had made an appointment

Ex-husband – Beth! came a painfully familiar mans voice from behind me. My back stiffened, my head

Michael was practically out the front door when the shrill ring of the phone echoed from the living room.

I fell in love at seventy. My kids told me it was embarrassing. You know, when you turn seventy, you

The hospital ward feels suffocating and oppressive. Anna covers her ears, desperate to block out the

It was 8:47 in the evening when my phone vibrated with a message that nearly stopped my heart.

My name is Margaret, Im sixty-eight years old, and for most of my life I believed Id given my children

This weekend I invited my old friends from secondary school over to my new house. I couldnt help feeling excited.

I used to buy a coffee every Sunday for the old lady folding my shirts at the launderetteuntil the owner