My girlfriend and I had moved into our first flat about a year ago. A promotion for both of us at work led to an increase in money. To give us more free time, we decided to use some of our newfound wealth, hiring a cleaner once a week. I left the hiring t...
My weekly pub quiz ended at around ten-thirty, and I left in search of my bus home. Alas, there were roadworks, and my means of getting home was on diversion. After figuring out the diversionary route, I realised I had no other option but to walk to the n...
The announcement of a school skiing trip wasn't that appealing to me. I found the skiing on TV quite boring, but the opportunity to fly (my first time), and visit other countries (France, my only overseas experience) was too good a chance to miss. And so...
As my children used to ride horses, I was given the job of picking them up from their weekly lesson. I would leave work early, travel by train, pick up my car, and drive to the stables where they practiced. One day early in the year I reached the station...
I enjoyed working in Bristol. It has a buzzy atmosphere, with lots happening. I made good use of my time there, going to a wide variety of concerts, comedy gigs, and even a wine appreciation course at the local university. I also enjoyed visiting local pu...
Of all the places I stayed when I was working in Bristol, the strangest of all was a self-contained room above a garage. It had an area with a bed, a small shower room, a bathroom, and a kitchenette. I could come and go as I pleased. The family living in...
When I first started contract work away from home, I was staying in hotels. Apart from the odd night out with fellow workers, it was a fairly lonely existence. I used a few dating sites to see if I could get some dates, not so much for a relationship or e...
I'd been seeing Daisy for about five months. She was a strawberry-blonde—carefree, energetic, free-spirited Irish girl with a sex drive that almost matched my own. As we approached Christmas, we were juggling with the decision as to where to spend the fes...
One of the perks of university life was taking prospective students on a tour of the University (and being paid for it). At the start of the year, hopeful seventeen-year-olds would come to the University and be given an academic pep talk by one or two of...
After my experience with various hotels, I discovered a better alternative - staying in a local house in a 'spare room'. The benefits were manifold. It was cheaper, I could leave clothes and toiletries rather than carrying back and forth, and lastly, I me...
The delights of a motorway service station hotel were not immediately apparent to me. McDonald's and KFC are not exactly haute cuisine. The noisy and very functional hotel was not Shangri La. I was working in Bristol, living in London. To avoid a daily co...
My mobile phone buzzed into life. I lifted the phone and looked at the time. 6.40 am. "What the fuck," I thought. Then I saw who it was. My friend from Nigeria. After our night of passion in Lagos, I had only spoken to her on a handful of occasions. True,...
I returned to my caravan to find my parents about to take a trip to St Tropez. I had a quick shower, dressed, and joined them. It was nice to sit back in the car, windows open as we sped down the fast French roads. The town was busy and very chic. The bea...
"Can you help me with my Halloween costume?" she pleaded. My sexy Spanish neighbour needed help. She was lying on my sofa in just a lacy bra and knickers. I had pumpkin based Halloween henna tattoos. I started on her back, arms, and legs. Then breasts. Th...
Halloween was not my favourite day of the year. The creeping Americanisation of life in England was something I felt should be resisted at all costs. To that end, I had no decorations, and no house lights, making my house as unwelcoming as possible. I'd e...
