Monthly Archives: August 2024

Donald Trump supervises knicker removal registration (Rousse)

Posted on August 30, 2024 by Dreamaticus

Donald Trump observed me from his seat behind the table at the bottom of the stairs. It was hard work for me to totter down the steps towards him in my blue high heeled sandals. However, if I wanted to … Continue reading →

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Check your junk mail folder (Rousse)

Posted on August 29, 2024 by Dreamaticus

I felt obliged to pass on the news to LM that her conference paper was not, in fact, rejected. Rather, it had been warmly welcomed by the programme committee and already published in the conference proceedings. Unfortunately, however, there was … Continue reading →

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A Sheffield cult and Sunderland snobbery (Rousse)

Posted on August 25, 2024 by Dreamaticus

All that was left of TPR was his black hand-knitted jumper. It was almost as if he had shed this – his ‘shell’ – as his final act before his disappearance. The only clue to TPR’s whereabouts was a last … Continue reading →

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Root vegetables, pizza, and sisters (Rousse)

Posted on August 23, 2024 by Dreamaticus

My sister S was a nightmare guest. Since – in her opinion – we had so little food in the house, she persuaded my sister-in-law SLHG to deliver several kilos of carrots and sweet potatoes to the front door. She … Continue reading →

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Boxes and foxes (Rousse)

Posted on August 23, 2024 by Dreamaticus

KH handed me a small white box with a promise that he would explain the contents just as soon as he had checked the pan on the stove in the kitchen. When he failed to return, I popped the box … Continue reading →

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Rules for retired ladies (Rousse)

Posted on August 22, 2024 by Dreamaticus

I gathered my newly retired friends into a circle to check that they were following the rules: To have a Roka bag on their person at all times To hold membership of at least one book group To have joined … Continue reading →

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Outward bound course death wish (Rousse)

Posted on August 22, 2024 by Dreamaticus

According to the ‘experts’, my sister wanted me dead because of an outward bound course in 1977. They concluded that she was jealous that my parents were willing to pay for just one of us to take part in this … Continue reading →

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Belle, bangs and brioches

Posted on August 19, 2024 by Dreamaticus

I was trying hard to fit in to my new life as an American high school student. As I was walking away from school with a group of girls, a police officer stopped to talk to one of them. “Hey … Continue reading →

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Rob Brydon, the Fringe Urban Orienteering Challenge, and a huge three dimensional yellow plastic jigsaw (Rousse)

Posted on August 19, 2024 by Dreamaticus

My two metre tall friend – an amalgamation of the two JMs – said he’d come with me to find TPR once he’d popped the next piece into his huge three dimensional yellow plastic jigsaw. I could see that all … Continue reading →

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Falling in love with injured footballers (Rousse)

Posted on August 16, 2024 by Dreamaticus

My new job was to take care of injured professional footballers. I lay beside them in the stands during matches, falling in love with each in turn. Of course, none of them felt the same about me. However, a tall … Continue reading →

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