November 2025 – Page 12

Olena didnt want to go home, didnt want to hear the words: I fell in love with someone else.

Nothing had shifted. I stepped into the flat, buoyant, a box of cake cradled in my arms a cake bought

It was a crisp September evening when George finally got the keys to his longawaited flat in the new

The evening in the laundrette hummed under frosted globes, their soft buzz a quiet reminder that time

5April Tonight the sky was a cold, heavy grey, even though spring has already marched well beyond the calendar.

All these years weve been seeing each other. Yes! Dont roll your eyes or stare I wont linger.

I awoke to a clatter and caught my motherinlaw poking around my dresser. Enough, Mother! Davids voice

We never meant it; it simply unfolded. Poppy laid a plate of scrambled eggs on the table and settled

Mark, Im sorry to call this late, I whispered, the night air thick with my own breath. My wife sheveshes

Dear Diary, Ive been up all night frantically turning the bedroom upside down, shouting for Andrew, Where