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Dear Lucy
Dear Lucy
Letters from one friend to
another
Dear Lucy was conceived during a conversation with, of course, my dear friend, Lucy. I wondered what to do with my little ditties... which I felt had no literary home. Lucy said, "Why not write them as letters, to a friend?" And so, Dear Lucy was born.
Volume 1 has been published, details below and Volume 2 is in the making.
I hope you enjoy Dear Lucy, and would love to hear what you think.
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The Tortoise and the Hare - what happened next ...
Tortoise, ignoring the sound of stamping and slamming as Hare returned home, was enjoying a slim cigar and swirling cognac in an...
claire pearce
Sep 30, 20243 min read
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Crisps
Dear Lucy, A few weeks ago, I found myself in a pub garden with a group of people I don’t know that well. A situation I generally avoid...
claire pearce
Aug 26, 20243 min read
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Swiping and swimming - a year after Chris
Dear Lucy, Sunday marks the one-year anniversary of my relationship coming to an end. The last time I wrote to you about romance was,...
claire pearce
Jun 6, 20243 min read
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Dog-hug
Dear Lucy, It's been a while since I had a cuddle with my mum's adorable Bichon Frise/Spaniel cross, aka Maisie. I need a dog-hug. I need...
claire pearce
Apr 13, 20241 min read
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The CP Show
Dear Lucy, Just before I left London, to finally return home, the funniest thing happened. It all began on an ordinary Tuesday afternoon...
claire pearce
Jan 17, 20243 min read
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Fantasy Family
Dear Lucy, Whilst most of us love our families - on some level - and will undoubtedly be spending time with them this Christmas, I wanted...
claire pearce
Dec 25, 20235 min read
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Spa vs Holiday
Dear Lucy, I'm off to the spa on Saturday for my Christmas treat. Last time I was there I began writing about how much better it was than...
claire pearce
Dec 21, 20235 min read
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Blue bowls
It’s said that ‘stuff’ has no meaning. It’s people that really matter. Well, I don’t think that it’s strictly true. I don’t know if...
claire pearce
Nov 19, 20233 min read
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I'm not as clever as I look
Dear Lucy, I’ve been cursed throughout my life with unwelcome assumptions of intelligence. I never discouraged it mind you. Clever people...
claire pearce
Sep 17, 20233 min read
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Thief!
Dear Lucy, Since we’ve been of a certain age, i.e., beyond the middle, we’ve talked about doing new and slightly more daring things such...
claire pearce
Jul 28, 20233 min read
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Early Flight
Dear Lucy, I’ve always wanted to need to catch an early flight, to have something important enough to need to leave first thing in the...
claire pearce
Jun 27, 20232 min read
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Death throes
Dear Lucy, This is the story of a Bumblebee whose life I was unable to save, or end. I’m not proud of my actions and have learned much...
claire pearce
Jun 19, 20234 min read
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Barbershop
Dear Lucy, I love going to the barbershop round the corner. It’s not strictly a barbershop, it’s a salon, but it’s staffed (and...
claire pearce
May 31, 20234 min read
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Crown Green Bowling Therapy
One of my favourite evenings of 2022 I have a new Jigsaw laid out and the conversation is flowing on the table to my right. “How big is...
claire pearce
May 31, 20233 min read
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Just before Chris
Dear Lucy, I found this post which I never quite finished at the time. It was from when I’d just met Chris online but not yet met him in...
claire pearce
May 31, 20234 min read
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Get rid of the Palace of Westminster
Dear Lucy, I’m not a political person. However, my interest has been piqued by the embarrassing shenanigans that have transpired over the...
claire pearce
May 31, 20234 min read
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Aha - Alan joins a Write for your Life workshop
Dear Lucy, You’ll never guess who came to one of my workshops the other week… Alan Partridge! Here’s how it transpired. The workshop I...
claire pearce
May 31, 20237 min read
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Bob the Robot (Family)
Dear Lucy, Do you remember the advert from last Christmas where they had that robot cheering up sad single people, well I don’t think I...
claire pearce
May 31, 20235 min read
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Flesh and Blood
Dear Lucy, It occurred to me recently that I’m never going to get a knock on the door from a child I never knew I had. I think I’ve been...
claire pearce
May 31, 20233 min read
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Mars Bars
I’ve got a serious Mars Bar problem. I’m trying to cut down on Mars bars, amongst other things, and I’m doing really, really well. The...
claire pearce
May 31, 20232 min read
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