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Mistress – filmed in front of a live studio audience (Belle)

My (imaginary) husband had moved his mistress into the house and I had moved into a small box bedroom in the attic. Then the two of them decided my new bedroom would make a great place to read bedtime stories … Continue reading →

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A junk shop, guest lecture, and ruined trip to the cinema in Aberystwyth (Rousse)

The real reason why NP couldn’t join social events at weekends was that she ran a junk shop in Aberystwyth. I only discovered this when a man called Chris invited me to the town to deliver a guest lecture at … Continue reading →

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Older woman refuses to give up her younger man (Rousse)

My former student KW (aged 57) was initially very keen to develop our relationship. However, he changed his mind when it dawned on him that a 63-year-old could not bear him children. Now he was desperate to dump me. KW … Continue reading →

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Silent Sting spot in Scottish capital city (Rousse)

Elsewhere fans would have chased him for an autograph or selfie. Only here in Edinburgh could international celebrity Sting emerge from a modest basement restaurant dressed in jeans and a plain brown long-sleeved shirt, a child in each hand, in … Continue reading →

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The best father in Newton Abbot (Rousse)

GG had been very busy since his divorce from J. Not long after he and his wife had split up, he’d become a father for the fourth time. I guessed that the mother of this child had something to do … Continue reading →

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Interesting work in Stockton-on-Tees with broadcaster-farmer Stuart Maconie (Rousse)

Alongside his broadcasting career, Stuart Maconie worked as a part-time farmer in partnership with my cousin BB. They ran their agricultural operation from my childhood home in Stockton-on-Tees, on the corner of Darlington Road and Kenton Close. I managed to … Continue reading →

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Dealing with unwanted garden intruders and a boat ride to a Scottish island (Rousse)

I climbed out of bed and stepped across the room to open the shutters. Outside our bedroom window I saw a small dog in a bright red Santa jacket nosing through the vegetable patch, and a man – presumably the … Continue reading →

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Mistaken for a grandfather (Rousse)

The children ran into the room and spotted TPR in the corner. ‘That old man must be your grandpa’ said one to the other. TPR was not impressed.

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Teletubbies on the toilet (Rousse)

How long had our next door neighbours’ two grandchildren been observing us in the bathroom? I had never before spotted the tiny window high up in our shared wall. It was only because the children were blasting out the Teletubbies theme … Continue reading →

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Jilted mistress seeks kitchenware (Rousse)

Our former neighbour J came to the right place when she needed some pans. I unlocked our shed and offered her our selection of redundant Le Creuset items. I warned her that I wasn’t giving them away; she would have … Continue reading →

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