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Every year, a Christmas card comes through our letter box addressed to the same former occupant. It includes no return address so that we might pass it back. The name on the envelope is not the name of the person we bought the house from. The handwriting gives the sender away as probably quite elderly. The names of the […]
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‘… Good afternoon, Sir, I’m phoning in relation to your recent accident.’ Me: ‘What? Oh my God! I’ve had an accident …?’ ‘… I’d just like to clarify a few details with you, if I may?’ Me: ‘Am I OK? I mean … I had no idea …’ ‘… I’m pleased to inform you that your claim […]
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‘You haven’t listened to a word I’ve said.’ ‘That’s a strange way to start a conversation,’ I say. My wife tuts loudly and leaves the room. I’ve just done a twelve-hour shift. At the moment, I’m mostly thinking about murdering all of my colleagues, setting fire to the building, and disappearing to Bolivia to become a […]
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We’re sitting on the doorstep with a glass of wine each. It’s dark and Nat is in her pyjamas. But being we’re drinking a not too shabby pinot grigio from proper glasses (and not the bottle), we’ve decided that this raises us above ‘trailer trash’ to at least ‘council-estate-chic’. We’ve come out here to look at the moon. To […]
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‘Hello, you’re very lovely,’ my wife says to me, as I open my eyes and blink my way into the new day. She’s leaning on her pillow, looking down at me. I’m conscious only enough to be aware that I probably don’t look my best right now, feeling all bleary eyed and bed-headed. ‘Thank […]
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