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Revolting book group grub (Rousse)

Posted on September 10, 2019 by Dreamaticus

The meal was a complete disaster. I should never have volunteered to bring food that I had cooked at my own house to JS’s flat to serve to my book group companions. Somehow in transit the pork chop suey had … Continue reading →

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All migrate to Aberdeen (Rousse)

Posted on September 10, 2019 by Dreamaticus

I visited Aberdeen as part of preparations for my job move at the start of the new academic year. Including other staff, AM introduced me to the departmental chickens. I looked forward to tending a coop of my own as … Continue reading →

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Reader held hospital hostage (Rousse)

Posted on September 8, 2019 by Dreamaticus

For a change, the book group members met for Sunday lunch. MH offered her sparse flat as the venue, even though she could not attend herself. JS’s sister took MH’s place, holding her head in her hands whenever death was … Continue reading →

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Fighting Fatty in a field (Rousse)

Posted on September 7, 2019 by Dreamaticus

One minute I was sleeping on a bean bag in a departure lounge of Schiphol airport next to LE and GE. It was so comfortable, but how had we managed to make travel arrangements that required an overnight stay in … Continue reading →

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Conference paper submissions and a chicken breast (Rousse)

Posted on September 6, 2019 by Dreamaticus

Head of department JH hauled six of us into his office. He was furious that the PhD students had ‘stupidly’ submitted their draft conference paper submissions for peer review to unworthy colleagues in a ‘nutty evangelical gay Methodist’ further education … Continue reading →

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Silly sticker selection process (Rousse)

Posted on September 5, 2019 by Dreamaticus

The selection process for the prized appointment was so ridiculous that I decided to withdraw my application. Surely they could have come up with something more challenging than asking the candidates to make up stories based on the assembly of … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Corbyn goes green (Rousse)

Posted on September 4, 2019 by Dreamaticus

I was Jeremy Corbyn’s wardrobe mistress. This season he would be wearing dark green cotton shirts.

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Jimmy Savile student beater (Rousse)

Posted on September 2, 2019 by Dreamaticus

It was with horror that I discovered that my new PhD student’s second supervisor was Jimmy Savile. The student had already suffered his first beating at the hands of this fiend. How on earth could I protect him? My only … Continue reading →

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Rick Parfitt top tipper (Rousse)

Posted on August 30, 2019 by Dreamaticus

Status Quo’s Rick Parfitt lay on the top of the bed in my ornate Victorian bedroom. He was doing his best to tempt me back to his own house, but I was not interested in following him. Instead I was … Continue reading →

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Strawberry-growing, shoe-designing Rousse

Posted on August 29, 2019 by Dreamaticus

We had great success growing strawberries under our flourishing redcurrant bush. Our only mistake was to harvest the early fruit to ripen elsewhere while making room for the next crop. KT told us that doing so would ruin the soil, … Continue reading →

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