Author: Ilon Maks

Ignatius, wounded by his mothers behaviour, resolved to live apart from her. You have no respect for

The afternoon sun cast long shadows across the garden as Emily tightened her grip on the railing. “

**Diary Entry A New Life** I never imagined at twenty what lay ahead for me. I was at university, in

Alex, Im Still Alive: A Story of Love and Hope by the Seaside “Alex, just look at this beauty!”

A lonely cleaner finds a phone in the park. Turning it on, she takes a long time to recover from what she sees.

**Diary Entry** The movers arrived with the furniture for the new flat, and their jaws nearly hit the

**Diary Entry** “I’m moving out. Ill leave your flat keys under the mat,”

**A Family Recipe** “Youre seriously marrying someone you met online?” Margaret Stevens eyed

“Rory, Rory, loveweve got twins!” sobbed Tanya into the phone, her voice trembling. “

**Unwelcome Guests** The phone jolted Valerie awake at five in the morning. An unknown number flashed