Harlan Covington

Anothers Happiness Emma was kneeling in the damp earth of her allotment, the soft blush of early spring

WE ALL JUDGED HER Emily stood in the quiet corner of St. Marys and wept. At least fifteen minutes went by.

31st December All day, Id been busy getting ready for New Years Evedusting, cooking, setting the table.

My husband had a grandmother. Every summer, he would spend time at her house. She never minded;

Keep your distance from me! I never promised to marry you! And anyway, I dont even know whose child that is!

No, theres really no need for you to come right now, Mum. Just think it through. It’s a long journey

You never really loved me, did you? You only married me out of convenience. Now youll abandon me, now

When Emily was just six, my wife passed away. Nothing was ever the same after that. At her funeral, I

Gran Ellen! shouted Matthew. Who let you keep a wolf in the village? Ellen Stevens broke down in bitter

I am twenty-nine years old. Perhaps Im the most hopelessly naive woman alive, because until recently