Harlan Covington

**A Fair Bargain** Margaret was slipping away slowly and painfully. Her body, exhausted from endless

**The Promotion** It’s no secret that promotions come in different ways. Some earn them through honest

Emma didn’t hear the squeak of hospital trolley wheels on the linoleum or the hurried footsteps.

Millie smoothed her dress over her hips before the mirror, dabbed rosy lipstick onto her lips, then fluffed

The Most Important Man In early November, the cold set in abruptly. A stinging sleet fell from the sky

**A Bouquet of Daisies in November** Emily tightened her dressing gown and stepped to the window.

She Helped a Homeless Man in the Rain — 14 Years Later, He Walked Onto Her Stage On a chilly winter afternoon

“Thanks, Mum, for the Gift” Emily steps out of her terraced house and pauses to admire the

**One Step from Happiness** Olivia had always been pretty—petite, fair-haired, with a lovely figure and

In September, a new girl named Elsie joined the class. She was so delicate and fragile, like a wisp of