Harlan Covington

By the Well… Agnes Whitmore, heaving the wooden yoke onto her shoulders, walked steadily along

The New Life of Julia: From Judgment to Acceptance Edith barely managed to haul herself off the bus.

The Last Refuge: A Tale of a Bench and a Broken Life The midday sun slanted lazily toward the horizon

THE MOTHER WHO WASN’T CHOSEN Veronica could find no excuse for how her husband, James, allowed his own

**PHOENIX: RISING FROM THE ASHES** He trudges through the streets of a dying town, each step heavy as

PALM: THE STORY OF AN UNINTENTIONAL FAMILY That summer, I ran away. Just packed a suitcase, shut the

Long ago, in a quiet town in England, my husband—Anton, for he was still my lawfully wedded husband then—was

**OLIVIA: THE STORY OF THE UNWELCOME DAUGHTER-IN-LAW** When Michael brought his girlfriend Olivia home

*Fur on the Plate: How a Quarrel Over a Cat Ruined Love* “Oliver, I’m begging you—just drop it!

LUCKY OR JUST FOOLISH? Irene, a quiet and unassuming girl, was often called a “lucky fool”