At lunch last week with a couple of former colleagues – all “it’s been way too long, how are you” masquerading for “I wonder if you’re doing anything interesting which might help me make money”.

One asked: “So what are you up to in your spare time these days?”

“Oh, I write spanking stories and keep a blog. I guess you’d call it fetish erotica. It’s doing really well: we’ve had millions of hits. I spank girls, and my much-younger wife Haron and I are poly. And we just love role-playing: have you ever been to a school day?”

Only the other member of our group answered first, and I made a sharp exit to the loo, and they were onto another topic by the time I returned. But his question did make me gulp, momentarily.