Harlan Covington

Emily watched as her friend Harriet fidgeted with the edge of a baby blanket. The infant slept in the

Mark, can you hear yourself? So I have to give birth at forty just to fix the mistakes of your youth?

Look after my mum, it wont be that hard, Margaret said, her voice edged with worry. You know my mother

Dear Diary, Today I watched a young woman, Lily, sit on the hospital cot with her legs tucked under her

Refuse! You swore you’d resign! Andrew, have you lost your mind? Emily asked, pulling herself together.

Dear Diary, I paced the flat, jerking open and shut the wardrobe doors in a nervous rhythm.

I settled with a gentleman I had met at a convalescent home in the Cotswolds. Before I could share the

14December Today I finally understood why my mother, eleven years ago, had filled out that refusal form

Lily was bringing up her little boy Jack all on her own. Shed split from Tom right after the baby came

I was trudging home late one evening, utterly exhaustedon nights like that it feels as if every patient