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Belle, the penguin murderer

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I was working for a publishing house, the headquarters of which were on an island not unlike the Famous Five’s Kirrin Island.  My bosses were a commune of penguins who wanted to build a ‘more penguiny future’ and I was delighted … Continue reading →

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Rousse’s fury at friendships unearned

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I saw Belle so infrequently that whenever we were together I simply wanted her to myself. She was, after all, my favourite friend in all the world, and I was pretty sure that she felt the same about me. So … Continue reading →

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A lost suitcase, an unknown phone number, and the scandal of banking hours in British provincial towns (Rousse)

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Dreamaticus

It was their mistake, but I should have thought of it earlier, especially since I was the one who would suffer as a result. By the time that I returned to the café H and K had already left. They … Continue reading →

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Cannibalism and communicating by corn (Rousse)

Posted on July 28, 2012 by Dreamaticus

All this food looked amazing. It was only when you inspected it at close range did you discover its drawbacks: the multitude of dishes stretching across the banquet tables were inedible plastic models; the (real) corn on the cob was … Continue reading →

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To America by jet-boat (Rousse)

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Dreamaticus

The new way to travel to the US was by jet-boat. Developments in shipping technology meant that it was just as fast to cross the Atlantic by sea as by air. What is more, in the latter part of the … Continue reading →

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Love triangle legacy is a wedding and a bed and breakfast (Rousse)

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I was bound to have told SL the story of the ill-fated love triangle, yet she had somehow independently befriended the main villain of the piece. There she was, all excited about the forthcoming wedding, begging us to come along … Continue reading →

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Stuck in stilettos in Stockton-on-Tees (Rousse)

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Dreamaticus

Belle and I took twenty pairs of stretchy nylon Marks and Spencer knickers in flesh tones to the event, just in case anyone needed a pair. Nobody did. Afterwards my father paid the bill then we all wandered off to … Continue reading →

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David Beckham silenced in black and white (Rousse)

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I’d made it as a member of the Blipfoto elite. Personally invited by JT, I was a guest at a movie première at the Church Hill Theatre Edinburgh to celebrate Blip’s latest venture. Unfortunately the sound dropped from the black … Continue reading →

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Dress designer and academic set off on secret mission by EasyJet (Rousse)

Posted on July 22, 2012 by Dreamaticus

MSB and I set off on our secret mission to Russia by EasyJet. Our challenge was to retrieve the sky blue C90 cassette tape and return it intact to the UK. We ignored our Macedonian intern’s fears that we’d never … Continue reading →

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Come dine with me – please! (Belle)

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Dreamaticus

When exactly had I booked my place on this ‘Surburbans Go to Europe by Coach’ holiday? And since when had zone 2 in south east London been considered ‘suburban’? I was a fish out of water stuck on a hot … Continue reading →

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