Author Archives: Dreamaticus

Woman gives birth to seal (Rousse)

Posted on September 6, 2016 by Dreamaticus

My friend showed off her beautiful new baby daughter. She was a tiny glossy silver-coated seal. I had never seen a sweeter face with such appealing dark, near-black eyes.

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A huge hairy monster, a pickpocket, and promises of staff socials (Rousse)

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Dreamaticus

‘There’s a huge hairy monster making a terrible racket in room C44!’ I screamed down the phone to security. What I didn’t tell them was that this was a monster of our own making. We’d created it using a graphics … Continue reading →

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Nifty Land Rover reverse manoeuvres (Rousse)

Posted on September 4, 2016 by Dreamaticus

KNX impressed me once again. He jumped up into the off-white Land Rover, popped it into reverse, and backed it neatly into a spot closer to the house, thus giving space for the other vehicles to move. He’d also been … Continue reading →

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Daniel Radcliffe goes blond (Rousse)

Posted on September 4, 2016 by Dreamaticus

Daniel Radcliffe looked up as I approached him. I couldn’t be sure that he recognised me. ‘My, how you’ve grown up,’ I said, a little uncertain as to whether or not I approved of his new hairstyle. Peroxide blond was … Continue reading →

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Marking dispute easily solved (Rousse)

Posted on September 3, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I eagerly awaited the return of my knowledge management essay. When I first saw it, I was pleased with my mark of 85% – but then I heard that another student was awarded 98%! I told the temporary tutor that … Continue reading →

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Sport, canoodling, and drowning (Rousse)

Posted on September 2, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I walked into the small green copse where I saw young men playing sport. There were also two people canoodling on the grass – until a senior member of the armed forces commanded them to desist from such scandalous behaviour. … Continue reading →

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Learning to walk with a false leg (Rousse)

Posted on September 2, 2016 by Dreamaticus

TPR was learning how to walk on his new false leg.

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Christmas travel arrangements (Rousse)

Posted on September 2, 2016 by Dreamaticus

Homeless, we were shackled up at my parents’ house for Christmas. One bonus, however, was that we did rather well for Christmas presents. Amongst my haul were two new sets of pyjamas, one of which was red and fleecy and … Continue reading →

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Books, visitors, and plans for Christmas 2016 at the newly acquired guest house (Rousse)

Posted on August 31, 2016 by Dreamaticus

The guest house was now in the hands of MB. This meant that there was a completely different library of old books from which to retrieve your reading material. I soon worked my way through modern literary fiction, but then … Continue reading →

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A miracle landing, and donkeys and surfers in Stockon-on-Tees (Rousse)

Posted on August 28, 2016 by Dreamaticus

Despite all the warnings BP, EH and I all elected to take a flight during the terror alert. I should not have been surprised when about an hour from our destination the cabin lights went out and the air supply … Continue reading →

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