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New Directions (1)

By Ed Crane on Mon, 15 Jan 2024

Although almost midday the inside of the car was full of dark shadowy corners. I could hardly make out the shape of my shoes resting in the spaces...

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By Ed Crane on Wed, 07 Feb 2024

When Dev asked, ‘What are we going to do about this?’ I knew I’d get sucked in if I couldn’t find a way out. After his wife brought the tray with...

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By Ed Crane on Thu, 08 Feb 2024

After Dev got over his initial shock things calmed down and we were able to have a sensible discussion. I handed over Celia’s cheque. Irina took all...

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New Directions (12)

By Ed Crane on Tue, 20 Feb 2024

Barry Stokes isn’t easily fazed. I was banking on him figuring out how to make a few quid from my visit. Word would already be out. Pretty soon...

New Directions (13)

By Ed Crane on Tue, 27 Feb 2024

With Dev hanging on to the door handle with one hand and thumping the window with the other I couldn’t drive away without injuring him. Before the...

New Directions (14)

By Ed Crane on Fri, 01 Mar 2024

‘Christine, Julian and Margaret worked on this until eleven last night. They wouldn’t go home until they found something.’ Dev stayed calm, but I...

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New Directions (2)

By Ed Crane on Tue, 16 Jan 2024

I’d seen Dev Mullur around at the auctions. We were on nodding terms. I could see by the properties he bid on he had a pretty long list. Never going...

New Directions (3)

By Ed Crane on Wed, 17 Jan 2024

3 The middle of Cambridge is well off for pubs. Dev seemed to know the place better than me. I half followed him along a short pedestrianised street...

New Directions (4) re-write

By Ed Crane on Sun, 21 Jan 2024

No Paul now. I hope this is clearer.

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New Directions (5)

By Ed Crane on Wed, 24 Jan 2024

The tea arrived on a small silver tray which looked like the ones that get experts excited on endless antique TV shows. If the tray excited them, the...

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By Ed Crane on Mon, 29 Jan 2024

I faked a call on my mobile. Pretending to jump, I patted my jacket pocket and took it out. ‘Excuse me, Celia. My office.’ I held the thing up and...

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By Ed Crane on Wed, 31 Jan 2024

I said my goodbyes to Celia after thanking her for being so understanding about the cheque and promising to send her best wishes to David and Dev...

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By Ed Crane on Thu, 01 Feb 2024

Normally it was an hour’s drive to Dev’s from Celia’s village, but ten miles east on the M4 the snow had been more successful at screwing things up...

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By Ed Crane on Sat, 03 Feb 2024

Dev called and asked me to drive to his home. He dictated an address in West Wycombe which I was able to dial into my navigation app while he spoke...