Author Archives: Dreamaticus

Vending machine bonus (Rousse)

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Dreamaticus

I found a vending machine that spat out £1 coins in exchange for loose coppers.

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Toilet drugs haul (Rousse)

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Dreamaticus

I heard that there was “free stuff” in the men’s toilets. I hovered by the door and managed to catch a glimpse of the goods on a desk: a mix of pink 40th and 50th birthday cards, plus some pens … Continue reading →

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Belle’s dream deluge (Rousse)

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Dreamaticus

Belle had been without a computer for a week. This explained why she posted nine new dreams to Dreamaticus in a single day.

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Detention for a naughty school girl (Rousse)

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Dreamaticus

GW and I sat up at the front of the minibus next to the driver – a 15 year-old blonde girl dressed in her pale blue school uniform. While I fiddled with my camera settings in an attempt to keep … Continue reading →

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A new reality TV star (Belle)

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Dreamaticus

My friend JB had become the unlikely star of a new reality TV show. Cameras at a supermarket car-park filmed members of the public attempting to park their vehicles in bays that were slightly too small. JB had won over … Continue reading →

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Rousse reveals a mean streak

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Dreamaticus

J was surrounded by a mess of papers and five pound notes. On closer inspection I discovered that the papers were newspaper cuttings about all her former triumphs, and it dawned on me that what she was doing was waiting … Continue reading →

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Burnt breakfast and a wet trip to Edinburgh Zoo (Rousse)

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Dreamaticus

All the ingredients were laid out in the kitchen so I made a start on breakfast: one slice of bacon and a fried egg for me in one pan; three fried eggs for TPR in another. While all this was … Continue reading →

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A wasted trip to the University of Birmingham’s Muirhead Tower (Rousse)

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Dreamaticus

I found my timetable on a scrunched up piece of brown paper in the bottom of my handbag. I’d looked at it so infrequently that I was unsure as to which way it read: were those the hours across the … Continue reading →

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A relationship break-up and a reunion (Rousse)

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Dreamaticus

My husband and I separated. He got to keep the flat and I moved in with a woman who had also just suffered a similar relationship break-up. I survived just one night without TPR. I missed him so much, just … Continue reading →

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The bicycle rack thief (Rousse)

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Dreamaticus

Petty theft in the Scottish highlands was at an all-time high. We came out of our bed and breakfast one sunny morning to discover that someone had stolen the bike rack from the roof of our car. Strangely the yellow … Continue reading →

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