Author: Ilon Maks

My daughter and her husband left me with the grandkids for the entire school holiday. And here I am

**Diary Entry: A Grandmothers Heartbreak** Granny Margaret walked briskly through the streets of a quiet

Ive barely slept for three nights. Guilts gnawing at me like a starving animal, leaving me no peace.

**Diary Entry** During the divorce, my wealthy husband, Edward Whitmore, decided to leave me with nothing

Fancy my husband? Hes all yours! said the wife with a grin, addressing the strange woman whod appeared

In the stairwell of number six, where the air always carried the scent of damp umbrellas and old concrete

A Neighbourhood on the Same Page On the outskirts of a bustling English city, a residential estate woke

**A Family for Now** The suitcase stood by the door, zipped up tightlike the final touch before leaving.

The air outside was thick with the scent of early summerlong days, green leaves pressing against the

Springtime Repairs Each morning, frost clung to the riverbank, and the old wooden bridge creaked underfoot.