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Author Archives: Dreamaticus
A tale of arson and murder (Rousse)
My misdeeds were many. First there was arson. I threw a match into a small garage on the junction of Northumberland Street and Ferry Road. While I watched the billows of grey smoke envelop the neighbourhood, I thought it would … Continue reading
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Tagged arson, bed, billows, bury, corpse, corpses, Edinburgh, envelop, father, Ferry Road, five brigade, flower, garage, garden, gardening, grey, house, match, misdeed, mother, murder, murders, neighbourhood, Northumberland Street, parents, smoke, tale
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A new recruit to the House of Orange-Nassau
All plans for the Easter vacation were switched when first year undergraduate A announced that she had accepted a marriage proposal from the King of the Netherlands. The wedding was scheduled for the following week. ‘Goodness’ I mentioned to A’s … Continue reading
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Tagged avaction, Easter, grandchildren, house, House of Orange, king, marriage, mother, Netherlands, Orange, Orange-Nassau, proposal, royalty, undergraduate, wedding
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Edinburgh marathon star grants interview, ruins parquet flooring, and pets a pig (Rousse)
While BC gave media interviews about her forthcoming Edinburgh marathon appearance, I waited back at the flat with N and TPR. TPR kept himself busy making batches of soup and serving them to passing friends. KT and her glamorous sister … Continue reading
A shy ballerina (Rousse)
I changed my mind about taking to the stage in white sparkly leggings to perform my latest ballet routine. How could I possibly follow the magnificent display of the retiring prima donna? Anything I attempted would be a huge disappointment.
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Tagged ballerina, disappointment, display, leggings, prima Donna, routine, show, shy, sparkle, sparkly, white
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Pregnant at 51 (Rousse)
XY had been all set to leave her husband back in November, but had suddenly changed her mind. We really couldn’t understand why. Then she revealed to me in a ruined medieval castle that after her husband had comforted her … Continue reading
Left belongings at the British Library (Rousse)
I left all my belongings in a locker at the British Library. What a performance it was to travel all the way across London to find them – but without my house keys Id’d never get back into my flat.
A slighty tricky hospital romance (Rousse)
We gazed across the table into one another’s eyes confessing our love while bemoaning our tricky marital predicament. There was also the further issue of our physical incompatability, but that only applied when we were upright. When the object of … Continue reading
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Tagged affair, building, clandestine, desire, drag, dress, eyes, hospital, incompatible, lovers, marital, pink, Queen, rendez-vous, romance, satn, secret, staircase, stairwell, surprise, table, tall, tricky
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A PhD on wind turbines (Rousse)
B’s PhD thesis was beautifully presented. Everything was well laid out on the highest quality paper, with a fluent and compelling narrative. I had always thought that he was conducting research into the efficiency of wind turbines, yet – so … Continue reading
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Tagged degree, efficiency, formula, job, mathematics, maths, paper, PhD, qualification, thesis, turbines, wind
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A canteen cheat confesses (Rousse)
The red-haired man in the queue behind us wore a pale turquoise cotton jumper and a sly look. I glanced down at his feet just as he shoved a 50p piece under the counter with his right toe. It was … Continue reading
A blind hunt for haddock (Rousse)
I wasn’t sure whether I was just tired or terribly ill, but I felt half blind while wandering around campus with BR. We decided to buy something for our supper on our way home. I quite fancied smoked haddock, so … Continue reading
