Jeremy Clarke Jeremy Clarke

In at the deep end

A social leper tells you of his miserable existence

issue 06 May 2006

On Saturday morning I woke early. I was in a strange bed, in an unfamiliar bedroom, fully clothed, with my shoes on. Curled up beside me was a woman I didn’t recognise. I lifted the covers and peeked underneath to see if she had anything on. She was wearing a blue dress.

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