Tag Archives: TPR

Sara the stranger (Rousse)

The extra member of our book group was DM’s new mentee: a large woman called Sara. From now onwards, she would meet DM three hours before the start of our meetings, then join the rest of us for the dinner … Continue reading

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Last minute kitchen disco (Rousse)

Our dinner guests had left, and I was about to turn in for the night when the doorbell rang. Into the flat piled a horde of old ECM friends, desperate to party. TPR had invited them over just a few … Continue reading

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My father’s ghost (Rousse)

My deceased father and I chatted at the garden table as the sun was setting. My anxiety about our meeting increased as darkness fell. Soon we’d need to retreat inside. How could I keep him away from my mother? He … Continue reading

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Queen Elizabeth II’s candlestick (Rousse)

RJH and TPR stole a white-painted wood candlestick stamped ERII from one of the royal family’s residences. I was very ashamed of the pair of them.

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Unwanted charity shop donations destroyed in secret in-store bonfire (Rousse)

TPR brought out yet another bags of clothes and random bits and pieces to sort for donation to charity. I guessed that the knitting needles would be welcomed, but most of this junk was almost certainly destined for the Bethany … 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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‘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 burden of a mentally ill husband (Rousse)

Towards the end of our stay in a shoddy three star hotel, TPR fell in with a group of other guests. He was so enraptured with them that he would have sat at their table at dinner had I not forbidden … Continue reading

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Canals crowded in city blaze (Rousse)

TPR shouted back to me that I should follow him up the hill to ‘See this!’ Ahead of me on the right hand side I could just make out an orange glow. As I approached it, I saw an occupied … Continue reading

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