Harlan Covington

**Diary Entry** The weight of my mother-in-laws bitterness still lingers in my mind. I can hear her sharp

“Right then, Mum, you’ve had your fun at our cottagetime to head back,” the daughter-in-law

Emily never imagined at twenty what lay ahead. She was at university, deeply in love with James, and

“Alfie, I’m Still Here: A Love Story by the Sea” “Alfie, just look at this beauty!”

**Diary Entry 12th June** This morning, I found a phone in the park while cleaning. Turned it on, and

**The Family Recipe** *”You seriously want to marry someone you met online?”* Margaret Evans

**The Shadow of Gypsy on the White Snow** The crisp, icy air of January seemed forever steeped in the

**Whispers Behind the Glass** The nurse, a woman with a weary, weathered face and eyes dulled by years

Emma couldnt remember the last time shed felt so rested. Her work trip had been delayed by a few hours

**Diary Entry 25 Years On** I caught myself thinking todayperhaps were the wrong sort of family. *”