Harlan Covington

Tessa was pulling weeds from the vegetable plot when a voice called her name from the back garden.

When I was a kid, little Lucy went with her parents to her aunts wedding in a village near Oxford.

After twentythree years of marriage my wife Victorias life had settled into a dull routine.

The town library was always a quiet place, even on the busiest days. Eleanor never scolded the patrons;

This month the money just vanished, poof, nothing left I was pulling on my boots, perched on the stool

I wasnt asking you to wreck your life, love. Emily, are you really okay? Sophie asked, eyebrows knitted.

Hey love, you wont believe what happened with me and the grandkids yesterday. Margaret, could you look

Just a parasite! Michaels voice booms through the cramped flat, echoing down the narrow hallway.

Happy birthday, Father! Hed just reached his seventieth year, having raised three children on his own.

Hey, love, you wont believe whats been happening with Emily lately. Shes been dreaming about getting