Harlan Covington

**Diary Entry** I witnessed something today that left a deep mark on me. An elderly man brought his dog

The Old Country Cottage A year ago, the Whitmans bought a country cottage. Having reached his fifties

The morning was bathed in a dull grey light, the coffee machine clicked, and steam drifted lazily up

Margaret Peterson lunged for the envelope so sharply that everyone flinched, and teaspoons clattered

“Katherine,” Edward spoke softly when they were alone in the kitchen, “Ive been thinking

When the rumble of the Mercedes engine faded into the trees, the silence settled over me like a heavy blanket.

When I stepped out of the shower, where Id stood motionless under the spray for at least ten minutes

**Diary Entry** “Come with me! My yards without a dog at the moment. Youll make a good guardwont complain!

So heres this bloke, Dave, right? Dead set on finding a woman without any hassle. “Look, mate,”

Little Emily couldnt understand why her parents didnt love her. She annoyed her father, while her mother