Author Archives: Dreamaticus

New York Times publishes coded message to run Trump out of town (Rousse)

Posted on July 18, 2021 by Dreamaticus

How could this be a holiday if I were sleeping at the lecturer’s desk in front of a class of thirty, all of whom were also extremely angry that the week of sunshine, sea and sand that they had been … Continue reading →

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Rat and racoon robbers (Rousse)

Posted on July 16, 2021 by Dreamaticus

A rat and a racoon were stealing all the food that I had laid out on the bird table in my back garden.

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Funeral phone confiscation (Rousse)

Posted on July 12, 2021 by Dreamaticus

After a young student died while resident at the Manor House at the University of Birmingham, TPR and I were despatched to London to attend his funeral. The memorial event itself was for a random selection of the recently deceased, … Continue reading →

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The loneliness of a PhD student in COVID times (Rousse)

Posted on July 12, 2021 by Dreamaticus

It was a lonely life as a PhD student, especially during COVID times when I both lived and worked all by myself in the marble columned museum.

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Kisser Nick Rhodes (Rousse)

Posted on July 9, 2021 by Dreamaticus

Nick Rhodes kissed me on the lips in a crowded corridor – and it felt like I had fulfilled one of my lifetime ambitions.

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Dolphins and groping (Rousse)

Posted on July 8, 2021 by Dreamaticus

A problem with swimming with dolphins in dark was that you often couldn’t be sure whether the creature next to you was a beautiful sea mammal, or a man intent on a grope.

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My lover David Mitchell (Rousse)

Posted on July 8, 2021 by Dreamaticus

David Mitchell had been in love with me since 1984. Unfortunately for him I was very married. He chose to ignore every sign of my ‘taken’ status – the several bands of gold and jewels prominently displayed on my ring … Continue reading →

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Equestrian wear for Boris Johnson (Rousse)

Posted on July 6, 2021 by Dreamaticus

Boris Johnson asked me to buy him a pink hunting jacket. I refused. I told him that his PA (or wife) was better suited to such a task.

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Penguins suits and a smell (Rousse)

Posted on June 27, 2021 by Dreamaticus

The twins made a huge effort with their outfits for the conference. They dressed in not-quite-identical penguin suits. The slightly larger one had also dyed her strawberry blond hair black, making it much easier for strangers to distinguish the two … Continue reading →

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Dunbar clears the sea for water tractor (Rousse)

Posted on June 23, 2021 by Dreamaticus

On a Friday at the height of summer, day trippers gathered at the coast in Dunbar to sunbathe and swim in the North Sea. I passed KT laying out a blanket in a suntrap on the grass as I made … Continue reading →

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