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Dear Lucy
Dear Lucy
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claire pearce
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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...
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claire pearce
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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...
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claire pearce
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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,...
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claire pearce
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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...
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claire pearce
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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...
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claire pearce
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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...
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claire pearce
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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...
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claire pearce
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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...
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claire pearce
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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...
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claire pearce
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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...
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claire pearce
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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...
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claire pearce
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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...
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claire pearce
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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...
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claire pearce
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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...
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claire pearce
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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...
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claire pearce
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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...
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claire pearce
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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...
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claire pearce
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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...
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claire pearce
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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...
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claire pearce
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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...
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claire pearce
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Snow
Dear Lucy, This morning - watching the beautiful snow fall - I am overcome with a feeling of contentment I've never before experienced. I...
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claire pearce
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My Christmas Carol
Dear Lucy, My favourite story of all time is A Christmas Carol, and this year, I’ve had my very own ‘Ebenezer moment’, though without the...
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claire pearce
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I am not alone
Dear Lucy, You may be worrying about me being all alone during lockdown. Fearing that I may go slightly mad, climb the walls, start...
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claire pearce
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Spider Funeral
Dear Lucy, A dead spider lay on my window sill. Legs shrivelled into an octopus like bundle, dead body at the top still holding them all...
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claire pearce
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Lifeline Pen parts 2 & 3 - the long goodbye
Dear Lucy, Shit’s getting real. That pen I wrote to you about recently – the green lifeline one (where I had the feeling, when it ends,...
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claire pearce
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Lifeline Pen
Dear Lucy, I had the weirdest feeling about my green pen last Thursday. It’s hard to describe what happened. It was like a crack of...
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claire pearce
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Kelsey Grammer
Dear Lucy, Did I ever tell you about when I bumped into Kelsey Grammer? He was in London starring in the musical Big Fish. I wanted to...
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claire pearce
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I meant Neanderthal
I called a man a Philistine the other day. Well, I almost did. I actually wanted to call him a philistine which, turns out, wasn’t even...
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claire pearce
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Be careful what you wish for
Dear Lucy, I recently brought a brass lamp in a charity shop. I brought it because it was in the ‘this stuff is seriously crap' 50p box...
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claire pearce
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I just want some space!
Dear Lucy, I had coffee with a friend last week. He’s all for supporting local, independent ventures and so he chooses the location. I...
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