And I learned it from a 23-year-old hunk — Is that allowed? To describe a good-looking young man as a hunk or a dish? I claim that special granny status of being able to say what I like. Shake your head, raise your eyebrows, whatever… I am a granny and I’ll say what I like. Anyway, what about this…

It’s fiction… — Hello darling, haven’t seen you in a while. I suppose you might felt ashamed after our little contretemps. Please don’t worry because I forgive you. I expect your reaction to my suggestion that you look for a better job was driven by hormones. Yes, I know you said you love…

Let’s see what’s going on with you… — I used to do regular tarotscopes when I wrote for an online psychic site. They were lots of fun to do. I thought I’d polish up my rusty skills and give it a go. Don’t forget to check out your nearest and dearest scopes too. I say that just to…

Or grandparent — I was a stay-at-home parent. We home-schooled our two youngest children from birth to college. The eldest, at 24, is a college lecturer; the youngest, 21, is doing her third year of a BA in music and voice production, having had a year out to work for a record company. …

I’m the consummate controller you’ve been waiting for — Hey there! I saw you again last night. It’s funny how we keep bumping into each other. Of course, it’s mainly because I know where you are likely to be. It’s an easy thing to drop into someone’s life and figure out their routine. Anyway, I really like you. Your…

A harsh punishment for declining to lend money — It was a thoroughly planned murder Mee Kuen Chong, a vulnerable, lonely lady, made friends with Jemma Mitchell at church and deepened their connection via a Christian dating site. 67-year-old Mee Kuen, also known as Deborah, was a kindly soul, known for her generosity to others who were struggling. She herself suffered from mental health problems…

Sometimes it’s good; sometimes not — Collective projection occurs in many predictable and unpredictable ways. It happens when a mood, a perception, a mode of behavior appears to spread through the population like a virus; spontaneously passing from one person to another. We might attribute some of this to fashion, or trends perhaps. Often the media…

For the sake of the bees — I don’t know who thought it would be a good idea to produce plastic grass for domestic use. I curse them to an afterlife of perpetual lawn mowing. In 2019 there was a £2 billion global market. We can safely assume in 2022 it has surpassed £4 billion. Astroturf is…

Plagiarism is a scourge on honest writers — Discovered that some scumbag has copied your work and republished it as their own? It feels like a kick in the guts. Your emotional response is visceral. Shock, anger, and dismay in swift succession. Take a breath. You can get this sorted. I have included all the links and resources…