The Secret Hangman

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This is so difficult. Several tries have ended in the bin already.

Please be kind and read to the end before making up your mind.

I’m a woman of — let’s say a few years younger than you. Like you, I was married for a time but now I’m back to the single life and I can’t say I enjoy it even though I’m left with my own house and enough to live on. What else? I went through university in the days when it was difficult to get in. I like a lot of the things you enjoy, like old black-and-white films, rock music and the occasional glass of beer. I’m lucky enough to be in good health. People tell me I’m good company. Figure-wise, I could still get into some of the clothes I had as a student if I’d kept them, but I keep up with fashion, so I’m always buying new things. You don’t have to be a detective to see where this is leading, so I’m going to stop wittering on about myself.

I just wanted you to know I’m not the Wicked Witch of the West.

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