**Cake and Other Disappointments** I watched as Helen whipped the cream for the sponge cake, her movements
**A Mother for Annie** “Paulie, come and eat,” said the kind-hearted carer, Miss Tilly. “
**Waiting for Peace, Getting Chaos** “Mum, I told you—just us, as a family!” Claire turned
A drop of water fell from the tap, landing precisely on the dried remains of scrambled eggs—drip, drip, drip.
The Cake and Other Disappointments Margaret whipped the cream for the sponge cake, her movements precise
**Diary Entry – 15th October** When I was a lad, my mum told me something I’d never forget. She said, *”
“Kate, I swear, if that bloke upstairs bangs on the ceiling one more time, I’m taking him to court
A slender little hand reaches through the wire fence, stretching toward the ripe strawberries.
**The Tale of a Farmer** There once was a farmer—your average, run-of-the-mill chap. Not exactly rolling in money.
**An Unexpected Joy** No one at the university department knew—or would have believed—that Valerie Whitmore’s