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Barbara Windsor motorcyclist mobster (Rousse)

Five us squeezed onto the seat of the huge yellow motorbike. If one of us could just reach and turn the key, we might escape the clutches of evil Barbara Windsor and her mobster gang – now approaching us at … Continue reading

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From a picnic in Glencoe to cheating the GMC (Rousse)

I picnicked with my sister-in-law JLR, her partner J, and daughter F on a heather heath in Glencoe. The moorland beyond us stretched for miles with not a soul in sight, save a small herd of deer. The only evidence … Continue reading

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A Portobello prison – with magnificent sea views (Rousse)

PB was renting a second floor flat in Portobello with the most magnificent sea views. I took him across the road one day to point out Berwick Law and the Bass Rock in the distance, and to introduce him to … Continue reading

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Queue karaoke at the Edinburgh Breastival (Rousse)

PMF was desperate to perform at the Edinburgh Fringe, but it was now far too late to secure a show entry in this summer’s programme. ‘Here’s an idea’, I suggested. ‘”Queue karaoke” could be the top performance of the Fringe! … Continue reading

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Return to handsome Redcar (Rousse)

I shoved the shopping list into TPR’s hand and said that I would meet him at Tesco. Then I jumped on the train. Settled in the carriage, I was enjoying the company of my former colleagues AT, JB, and MG … Continue reading

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Alan Turing back from the dead? (Rousse)

EH was convinced that her husband had met Alan Turing at the 2023 AI safety summit at Bletchley Park. I wasn’t so sure, not least because Turing had been dead for almost 70 years.

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An insane love (Rousse)

Now there were three men in my life: My husband, who barely tolerated me. My stunningly handsome, wealthy, on-off lover, who resembled Jonah Hauer-King crossed with a young Hugh Grant. A friendly, tubby Irish lad in his twenties, who was … Continue reading

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Edinburgh to Australia via Perth in a House of Bruar cashmere coat (Rousse)

The long haul flight took an interesting route. Its first stop after leaving Edinburgh was the city of Perth, 32 miles north of the Scottish capital. The plane travelled here by road, and collected extra passengers from the High Street. … Continue reading

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David Beckham’s affair and an athletic hairy beast (Rousse)

David Beckham and I snuggled up together in bed. We hadn’t known each other very long, and were still married to our spouses, so our relationship was a very special secret. Our game was up on the afternoon that three … Continue reading

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The princess and the pee (Rousse)

I should have followed my instincts and refused to allow my colleague to bring his puppy to our meeting, but I didn’t. So now everyone – myself included – was focused on the cute little dog instead of our business. … Continue reading

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