Mystery erotica writer sends ‘grubby' romance stories to Yorkshire street - then asks for payment

Telegraph

10-10-2024

An anonymous erotica writer has sent 'grubby' romance stories to residents of a Yorkshire street and asked for money in return.
The mystery writer has sent three letters to most addresses on Abbott Street in Hexthorpe, Doncaster in recent days.
In the 1,700-word correspondence, the author tells the apparently fictitious story of the 'Reverend' and his lover, a parishioner called 'Contralto'.
The story features some racy details but the romance is marred by murder.
One recipient of the 'dark' tale said it left her slightly scared. Katarina, who did not give her second name, said she considered calling the police.
She told Yorkshire Live: 'The first one I found amusing, thinking someone had sent it as a joke. I brought it into work and myself and the staff had a good giggle about it.
'Then the second was delivered and I found it dark to say the least and if I'm honest it did get me thinking if it was someone trying to confess to something in a strange sort of way.'
She added: 'I wasn't aware that they had been delivered to almost everyone on the street as I work long hours as part of the management team in a care home.
'It did scare me a little, the second letter, and I was a little worried about it. I was debating speaking to police about it and then a friend shared a post on Facebook about them so that put me at ease.'
An individual claiming to be the author of the story later wrote anonymously to Yorkshire Live saying they had spent £50 on stamps and envelopes to deliver the letters. They made the local newspaper aware of a GoFundMe page that has been set up so they can recoup the money and fund subsequent postage costs.
At the time of writing a total of £5 had been raised out of the £300 overall target, with just one anonymous donor having contributed.
The email to the local newspaper from a named address, TheDoncasterLetters, read: 'The number of letters that I send will depend on my ability to afford the ever-increasing cost of printing, envelopes and postage.
'I wouldn't like to give too much away on how many are to come, but they won't carry on forever. I hope people enjoy receiving them while they last.
'Nobody has to donate anything, and I admit that the appeal has been launched more in hope than expectation. But I like the wild and unfounded optimism of it.'
They added: 'Admittedly, The Doncaster Letters do depict a couple of slightly grubby sex scenes early on, and I'm sorry if anyone is offended by that (this is the reason why they're addressed to 'The Resident Adult'), but I hope that people will ultimately see that the wider themes of the story are much more edifying and honourable.
'My further desire is that people find the tone of the early letters, and the amount of innuendo when describing those scenes, more amusing than threatening.
'If I do become aware that people are genuinely distressed/worried by the letters, then they will stop. But that would seem a shame, particularly at this early juncture.'