Stories of Tie Up Games

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I looked at Hazel as she sat on the chair, and she looked back at me, the two of us knowing there was not a lot we could do as the man searched the room. We were sat on old mahogany dining chairs from our dining table, which we had been forced to carry through from the dining room and place in ...

When Barbara and Tom selected to visit the Barnes family and offer them the chance to help support them, they had no idea as to what was going to happen – but they had learned to come prepared, and prepared they had come – although it did require some improvisation, and searching to replenish ...

How many times? Do you know, even with that couple that stayed the weekend and made sure I was never free, there have been too many to mention – but you want me to explain some of them, don’t you? All right then – have you ever heard of the Selfie Snatcher?

Oh, you do, do you? Well, the time he ...

Prologue

As she watched him tie the light pink scarf around Josie’s head, covering the edges of the white cloth that stuck out from between her lips as he tied the knot at the side of her head, Tina could not feel more proud -and more scared – for the way her daughter was coping. They had come ...

The Mother

Liz and I have been neighbours and best friends for years – we moved into our houses on the same day, and our husbands are great golf buddies, which meant we tended to spend a lot of Saturday and Sunday afternoons together, at first just the two of us, and then with the kids when they ...

On My Own

It genuinely took Fatima by surprise the day it happened. Although she followed the Islamic faith, the work that she did required her to dress in a certain way to make customers feel comfortable – so that day she was wearing a loose fitting beige jumper and a knee length dark blue skirt ...

This week in in Their Own Words, we tell tales where younger people have shown a marked degree of bravery. For example, the grandmother of Tina and Teri was amazed at how they coped when the masked intruder burst into her front room…

I was wearing a grey jumper and old jeans, tucked into knee ...

Tea with Mother

The clock on the bureau was chiming three as I walked into the front room, Mother watching me as I did so. She was wearing a light purple coat dress, with elbow length sleeves, buttoned up the front and with a lace collar, as well as black high heels.

“Very good, Sam,” she said ...

That Chris de Burgh song? He’s not a particular favourite artist of mine, but it does bring to mind some tales of my younger, slightly more adventurous days…

This would have been the early seventies in all cases – a very good time for finding nice valuables to trade in, but as always in those days ...

The building in question was 38 Castle Mews, a suburban street near the centre of a city centre – an old Georgian house which had been converted into six flats. And on this Saturday lunchtime, Janna and I were standing outside, looking at the main entrance door. We were casually dressed – I was ...

Day 1

“No, you’re not going to go to school today,” Martha said as she looked at her children, “the man wants us to stay here while I call your father, so we’re going to be kept together, all right? Now finish your breakfast.” She tried to smile as she looked at her three children. Chuck was ...

It may seem as if it was yesterday, but it’s four years now since the Covid restrictions were lifted – but this happened when the first loosening took place, in the autumn of 2020. There was a large country house up a country lane, and it was still the case that travel was very restricted. As it was ...

One of the more ubiquitous fashion items of the seventies was not just hot pants, or platform boots, or mini skirts - it was the wool cardigan, especially in a nice Arran style. And behind closed doors, it could lead to some – interesting situations.

Grandpa in charge

“Barbara, how wonderful ...

Sports Day

Charles and Eddie looked round the empty hall and then giggled as the sixteen-year-old boys made their way behind a screen. Charles had short wavy red hair, while Eddie had near black hair – and both were carrying holdalls which they placed on the floor.

“Do you think they’ll notice ...

They were watching from the van as the SUV pulled up outside the house, Tow holding the steering wheel as Barbara finished applying the red lipstick to her lips. The woman who got out was in her late forties, with long greying hair, and wearing a pair of large glasses. She had on a long grey ...

October 31st, 2024

“Why do we have to come to Grandma’s tonight, Mum,” Sabrina Court said as she looked out of the passenger window of the car. The eighteen-year-old was wearing a black leather jacket over a grey t-shirt, tight blue jeans and trainers her wavy brown hair falling over her ...

Monday
7 am

“Wake up!”

The eighteen-year-old slowly opened her eyes – the male voice was unfamiliar to her, but it was rough, and when she looked up, she saw the man standing there, dressed in black – and with a balaclava mask over his head.

“What the…”

“Not a fucking word, kid – get up and ...

“Lazy Sunday afternoon, I got no time for worries.
Close my eyes and slip away…”

Gold Radio was playing on the system as Holly Bright looked out of the kitchen window, smiling as she saw how the leaves on the tress that surrounded their garden were starting to turn brown. Her children, thirteen ...

Story 1

Was it really fifty years ago? I was in my late twenties then, Becky my daughter would have been about seven, and I remember that day my sister Patricia was visiting. When this began, she was wearing a knee length printed dress with a deep neckline, and I was wearing a long-sleeved white ...

“Allow me to explain the situation,” the young man said as he sat in the armchair and looked across at the two women. “My partner and I regret the fact that you will have to be inconvenienced in this way, but it is a necessary part of what we do and how we work. You have my word, however, that we ...

“Greta? Good lord is that really you?”

“I’m afraid so Beth – it has been a long time.” The woman who had just walked into the café was wearing a black leather jacket over a white top with a black Rorschach pattern on the material, blue jeans and black biker boots. Her hair was dyed chestnut brown ...

Thursday

When they left, I looked at my mother and my sister, and I was smiling – and I could see they were smiling as well, because we were all the same…

Rebecca is my twin sister – we’re both ten – and when Mum brought us home from the cinema, she said we could change so that we were just like ...

For this edition of In Their Own words, we talk to those who have been involved in home invasions and robberies again – but this time, we focus on the recollections of those who were younger boys when the events took place, both long ago and more recently.

Starting with Chip, who was ten years old ...

Week 2
Monday

Our plan had been to drive back after Sunday dinner with Steve’s sister and her family – and they enjoyed our visit – but before we left, we got a call from my parents to say Tammy could stay another week if we wanted some more time away – and the freedom to do whatever we want had ...

JulieG wrote: 4 months ago I know the gentleman robbers of old, a recurring pair like the games player/s


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