They rolled up to the crumbling cottage at dusk, when the sky was turning a pale blue but had not yet
Kindness always comes back Sarah, at least give the kids a cup of tea! Helen presses her younger daughter
13April2025 I never thought Id be scribbling this down, but todays events demand a record. Stephen Whittaker
I took my old mate Emily in after her divorce, and before I knew it I was ending up more like a servant
Are we really going to celebrate New Year at your cottage? Claire asked, clutching the set of keys.
Emily doesnt remember her parents. Her father walked out on her pregnant mother, and she never learns his name.
A boy was thrown out of his home by his parents on New Years Eve. Years later, he turned the knob and
Poppy Jones first spots Andrew Clark at work. He arrives for a role in the procurement department, and
I walked into the maternity ward to watch the fetal heartbeat strip during labour. The babys cardiogram
Steal my clothes, cowboy! Save me! the woman cried, standing by the lake, her voice echoing like a phantom.








