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Frenchie the bulldog is a rebel (Belle)

It was the middle of summer and I was walking a French bulldog whose history was unknown to me. We were walking with a pack of humans and dogs and Frenchie was angry about everything. I thought I heard him … Continue reading

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Business information sources book recommendation (Rousse)

The trade stand was piled high with all the goods that I remembered from conference exhibitions of the past. There were branded Moleskine notebooks, pencils, rubbers, pencil sharpeners, and desk toys, as well as the usual promotional literature to describe … Continue reading

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Jonathan Ross lover boy (Rousse)

Jonathan Ross was a surprise celebrity guest at RC-I’s London flat, where I was staying for a couple of nights. How bizarre to find myself standing next to the star at the bathroom sink, cleaning our teeth together, dressed in … Continue reading

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Trapped in the underground (Rousse)

I was up to my usual tricks of travelling across town along secret underground passages in a wheeled crate. However, one day I noticed that a lock had been added to the door at one of the main entry points … Continue reading

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‘David Bowie algebra’ and ‘Wild swimming Shakespeare’ (Rousse)

I accepted the job with the Trump lookalike at his stationery emporium, even though each of us had doubts about the other. My biggest gripe was that he kept dodging my questions about a contract. On the first day of … Continue reading

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The nameless poet returns (Belle)

I was back for my third date with the poet. We were soulmates and I was having a wonderful time. The only problem was I still didn’t know what his name was, and couldn’t remember it from the jacket of … Continue reading

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Toilet transport for women (Rousse)

While my male ex-colleague SL could happily stand up from the dinner table, cross the room, and find the gents with no trouble at all, any women who hoped to use the facilities at the University of Edinburgh were forced … Continue reading

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Teddy bears in Berlin (Rousse)

I was furious to find that someone had broken up my jigsaw of teddy bears in Berlin. I was using this as a map. How would find my way through the streets of the city now?

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Belle meets ‘the one’ – twice

I was waiting in reception at my publisher’s when, to my horror, a former employer walked out of the elevator towards me. I sighed because this was going to be awkward – she had treated me dreadfully. However, I was … Continue reading

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Secret Traitors plant is the Orinoco kid (Rousse)

The Traitors’ production team planted me amongst the players at the start of episode 1. My role was to drop conversational prompts into discussions to generate entertaining dialogue for the television footage. As I completed my mission, I wondered at … Continue reading

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