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Coronation Street actress disposes of murder evidence (Rousse)

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I knew all about the murder, so when the police came to investigate it someone “kindly” shut me up by knocking me out with a stun gun. This silenced me for a while. However, it still didn’t deal with the … Continue reading →

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A novel solution (Rousse)

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Dreamaticus

Somehow we had to squeeze yet another desk into our crowded office. The obvious solution was for me to unpack the bookcase and take all my novels home.

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Unicycle motorbiking in the Scottish Highlands (Rousse)

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I sped round Pitlochry on a unicycle motorbike. This was just as difficult as it sounds.

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The almost bigamist bride (Rousse)

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Dreamaticus

At a workshop organised by JS, and attended by many of my friends (including JM), AC proposed to MSB. To everyone’s complete surprise, she accepted. The next morning at breakfast AC refused his usual steaming cup of coffee for a … Continue reading →

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Mislabelled marmalade crisis (Rousse)

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I sat down to breakfast at my parents’ mansion. I was finally beginning to warm to the place now that I understood it layout, and was accustomed to the tourists who peered in to observe us every day. When I … Continue reading →

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Couple helpless as Royal Bank of Scotland head office goes up in flames (Rousse)

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I was sitting on the concrete floor at Waverley Station, leaning against a plate glass window, when X approached me. “What are you doing here?” I demanded to know. “Shouldn’t you be at a conference in Norfolk?” X lifted me … Continue reading →

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A call for a highlands home (Rousse)

Posted on January 19, 2014 by Dreamaticus

Normally JG would be the last one to pack up the island house at the end of the season, but this year it was me. “You’ll need to have your cases ready by 13:00”, he instructed. I reached over to … Continue reading →

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Fight breaks out on A702 as couple takes the wrong road south (Rousse)

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Dreamaticus

At best our relations might be described as “professional”. At worst they were “frosty”. On an average day we tolerated one another – so why did he have his arm around me, and why did it feel so natural to … Continue reading →

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What (not) to wear to your reunion (Rousse)

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Dreamaticus

My mother-in-law told us that she was “just popping out” so why had she left us for hours with nothing to do other than put away the dishes? Eventually we gave up on her and caught a lift to the … Continue reading →

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Katie Price returns to work as earnings drop (Rousse)

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Dreamaticus

Katie Price (AKA Jordan) was offering her services as a beautician at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. “Why would anyone with your wealth be waxing other people’s legs?” I asked her. “I only earn £300,000 a year”, she replied as she called … Continue reading →

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