La vida
“Emily, sign this now. We’ve got twenty minutes before registration.” I was standing in front of the
Volunteer Katie looked up from the register and stared at the visitor. In three years at the Friend Shelter
Andrew tied her to a post at a petrol station sixty miles from home. He picked a distant spot on purpose
The dog was called Smokey. Big, shaggy, grey like a December morning, he had lived in the Harrises’ yard
Michael stood in the exact spot where he had left Annie five minutes earlier, looking around in confusion
**Saturday, 14th August** I never thought I’d be writing this down, but here I am, at my desk, after
So, Anthony told me tonight: “Mum’s coming this evening. For good. I’ve already sorted it.
Mary stood at the window, staring at the rain-soaked pavement. For three nights in a row, she had pulled
After twelve years of marriage, my husband left me for a younger woman, then six months later begged
I couldn’t tell a soul for the longest time. Everyone kept asking, “Sarah, how are things









