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Stories that may well have happened to you

I am writing short stories based on my life experiences from the 1970s onwards. The ups and downs of an average English woman's life.

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  1. Issue · Aug 27, 2026

    No longer caring (opens the original)

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    In a few months’ time, I will be entering the third year of my retirement. I left work when I was 61 – I couldn’t make myself stay on any longer. More changes were being made, the young guns were being promoted and they were putting the pressure on. I had the experience, but my ability to stand up for myself was wearing out. When I was younger, even if I was shit-scared, I could push ahead like a goat, but as I got into my late forties all that faded away like a summer suntan.I handed in my noti

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