Author: Mitsuko Nagasaki

I only knew my parents from photographs tucked away in an old family album. My mother passed away giving

Mary, love, did I hear youre having money troubles? I remember the way Mary would slice the smoked salmon

Dear diary, You simply wouldnt believe what happened today. Mum drove me, wheelchair and all, to the

Today was one of those days when the ordinary suddenly twists into something more. I was walking home

Dad, please dont take her away! sobbed the youngest daughter, Katie, seven years old, with a nose raw

You know, the hardest part about growing up is watching your mum grow old. We complain about her so much, dont we?

I’m forty years old, and twice I found myself on the brink of marriage. Not because I lacked love

To spare myself humiliation, I agreed to live with a hunchbacked man But when he whispered his request

I’m 63 years old, and I’ve carried a secret in my heart for forty years. I met my wife during

This is all your fault! pursed her lips, Judith eyed her daughter-in-law as Emily washed up after dinner.