Harlan Covington

I never thought Id see the day when my world fell apart in such a way. My wife, Frances, whom Id always

My mother-in-law rang, her voice syrupy as treacle: Just pop over, darling, lend us a hand, itll only

You’re on your own, you should let your sister have the house. It’s so much harder for her

Im forty years old now, and Ive twice come within a breath of marriage. It wasnt for lack of love;

I married a woman who already had a baby. Eighteen years went by, and she left me. But her daughter chose

My ex turned up one dreary Saturday afternoon, drifting through the drizzle clutching a ridiculous bouquet

You know, I never imagined five minutes of waiting could change my life. But thats exactly what happened.

While I was on holiday, I received a call from my mum. She was absolutely beside herselfsobbing uncontrollably

The day Grandma married the son of the man who left her at the altar. My grandmother, at eighty-nine

Once upon a time, an elderly woman decided she wanted to do a good deed. She gathered all the things