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No. He's moving into one of Louis's first studios to use it as living accommodation, his work studio remains at The Stables.
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Many thanks to everyone for being busy reading (and enjoying) my stories. We made a great impression in the 2025 Reading Stats!
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The morning after Next morning, I woke up alone. The house was silent, but Charlie’s clothes were still in a neat pile on the chair. Which was a relief: I had worried that he might regret things and do a quick disappearing act, leaving us with awkwardness. Back to the perils of turning a friend into a lover. The previous night had certainly been a surprise. Getting as far as bed with Charlie, and then… The sex had not been quite rocket-fuelled, but still... And it had come a
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After coffee, they moved to the beach proper. Thinking of Matthew and Irma putting on sun-screen and having fun, made Rory remember Amy. He got Jason to do a couple of photos of him and Slav; Rory moved to sit closer to the big guy and put his arm round him, Slav smiled and snap. It looked rather good, and Rory sent it off to Amy. Matthew saw him. "Who you sending it to?" "Amy, let her know we're having fun." "You sending it to anyone else?" Rory looked at him. "Well, I can h
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I did alter Toby's age during writing, and thought that I had tracked it successfully! Looks as if not!
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Charlie & his Aunt Daphne
Robert Hugill commented on Robert Hugill's story chapter in Charlie & his Aunt Daphne
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Dinner with Daphne and Graham “I’m not sure this is a good idea, Louis.” “You were the one that came up with it, Charlie.” We were stuck in a taxi on the way to have dinner with Charlie’s Aunt Daphne and her husband. It was a taxi because the evening was the sort of occasion when Charlie needed to be able to drink. At least that’s what I’d thought. “Not my idea, it was Aunt Daphne’s.” “And you do everything she says.” “No. Well...” Charlie sighed. “Yes. Thing
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Slav woke early. He was used to getting up early and his body never let him sleep late. Rory was still sleeping peacefully; he'd thrown the covers off revealing his beautiful bottom and Slav spent some time in happiness just looking. They had talked a lot, last night, neither able to sleep. Rory had been upset. The holiday brought back the realisation that he wasn't doing this with his parents, that his father had cast him off. Slav comforted Rory, and they had cuddled, and finally his little bu
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Try 'icicles'!
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Thanks, all sounds interesting. I mainly add stories and find the current system OK, but happy to take onboard streamlining it.
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Learning something interesting ‘Pericles, there’s a message for you. Mate of yours from the Met phoned.” DS Joss Burgess grunted. This was an annoyed grunt; those who knew him recognised he had a whole repertoire of grunts. As nicknames went, ‘Pericles’ (pronounced of course to rhyme with ‘bicycles’) could be a hell of a lot worse. But the desk sergeant (Mitch) delighted in excuses to trumpet it across the rather down-at-heel, utilitarian office that was Kettering Police Station.
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Louis visits the solicitor I was early. Far too early. I had arranged a meeting with Valentine Emmanuel, the solicitor in Northampton who had handled Uncle Vernon’s estate. Partly it was to satisfy my curiosity and make sure there wasn’t anything outstanding. I really wanted to talk about Thomas Englert and all the nonsense about the artefact. And talking about Uncle Vernon’s estate with them was the best way of introducing the subject that I could come up with. An excuse. Tom an
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The Holiday: travelling & arriving
Robert Hugill posted new chapter in Family life, but not as we know it
It was like driving a tank. Jason was sharing the driving with Gav, and Jason suspected that both of them took some time to get used to the car. It was top end, very top end, seated six of them comfortably and even had space for all their luggage. They'd got up at the crack of dawn and simply belted down the motorway. It would be a long day but meant that they covered plenty of ground. The car had been a surprise. As soon as they'd asked Slav to come with them on holiday, Gav and Jason had- 7 comments
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Not an end but a beginning
Robert Hugill commented on Robert Hugill's story chapter in Not an end but a beginning
Thanks, and I hope you enjoy both the continuation of this story and my others! -
Pericles & PJ at The Stables Detective Sergeant Joss Burgess was off duty. A glorious two days without any interruptions. Grey-haired, mid-40s, burly, and wearing a T-shirt and jeans that were more comfortable than stylish, he looked like many other middle-aged men, with hardly an inkling of his police training. But his partner, PJ, knew otherwise, and that under Joss’s grizzled appearance he was ever watchful. Even if Joss didn’t get called in by some horrific emergency, there was
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Well spotted!
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Not an end but a beginning
Robert Hugill commented on Robert Hugill's story chapter in Not an end but a beginning
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The mysterious Mr Kahn
Robert Hugill commented on Robert Hugill's story chapter in The mysterious Mr Kahn
No Going Back is set in an area inspired by Crewe and Nantwich in Cheshire, but I have felt free to take liberties! The Brian and Gordon stories are set in an area loosely (very loosely) based on Peterborough and Huntingdon. But again there are lots of liberties! If I don't have intimate personal knowledge of a place, then I give it an invented name. So that Crossing the Line is largely based in the London where I actually live! -
Terrific quote!
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Piercing is something I have flirted with and it occasionally crops up. A bit of a Marmite subject, it seems!
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You are right about the use of the term outhouse, but at home it was as likely to be used for any odd building in the garden because we no longer had outdoor 'facilities'! And in Welsh it is usually 'tŷ bach' which strictly means 'little house'
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Mammas and their offspring I know it sounds naïve, but it never occurred to me until I approached the entrance to The Stables. There was a big banner strung across the top of the arch, ‘The Stables Open Studios’, and propped up on either side of the entrance were two large chalkboards. In lovely handwriting, one listed all the studio owners and what they made or did; the other (in appallingly large script) announced the presence of Louis Martinson, author of the Chrys & Ralphie books.
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Will have to be obvioujs with my colloquialisms. We never find out Aunt's name, I'm afraid.
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And Ian will come out of his shell... eventually!
