Harlan Covington

**The Heart Beats Again** Emily gave birth to her daughter Lily without ever knowing who the father was.

“The Last Time” “Bloody wretch!” Thomas hammered his fists against the front

The little flat charmed me from the start. Small but tidy, filled with old English furniture, even a

A SIN WITH A NUT, A KERNEL WITH A BUCKET “One simply cannot indulge in youthful passions at his age!

**Deciding to Divorce…** With a tray in hand, Emily endured the endless queue in the cafeteria

**Diary Entry – 8th March** I was well into my thirties when I finally decided to marry. I’d never rushed—no

“First, she’s getting old, now she’s ill as well! That’s it, I’m filing for divorce!”

So I ran into my ex after thirty years—just at a corner shop, at the checkout. I was putting down my

After dropping his mistress from the car, Butcher bid her a tender farewell and drove home.

My now ex-husband hailed from another town long ago. Back in his youth, he’d been sent here for compulsory