Author: Mitsuko Nagasaki

So, whatve you got for lunch today, Jack Cheddar or Red Leicester? Did your mum pack you a tomato with

Oh, Mum, youre frying fish again, Rebecca called out as she peeked into the kitchen.Yes, but I opened

Granddad, look! Emily pressed her nose to the window. A dog! A scruffy, black mongrel hovered just outside

Get away from me! I never promised to marry you! And, honestly, Im not even sure that child is mine.

Monday, 16th October As I sat in the corridor of St Marys Hospital, the air thick with the scent of bleach

Madam, please dont touch the dress with your dirty hands! the shop assistant snapped at the elderly lady.

Thursday, 4th May This morning, as I queued for my usual groceries on High Street, my thoughts turned

One evening I came home and was caught off guard. My daughter was in the middle of packing her things

Everyone kept telling me I ought to get marriedwhat’s the point of all this studying, anyway?

Ive decided that my mistress will be living here with usand you can sleep in the kitchen, my husband