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Bad manners at Loughborough University graduation ceremony, and countryside iPhone thieves (Rousse)

Posted on January 7, 2017 by Dreamaticus

Dressed in a pale green, silk-cotton mix, short-sleeved summer tunic, SC criticised me for drinking Diet Coke, the pattern that my food left on my plate half way through a meal, and eating in front of her. I considered her … Continue reading →

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A work affair avoided (Rousse)

Posted on December 31, 2016 by Dreamaticus

A dip into time travel should have reminded my boyfriend of how he had changed over the past couple of years. To see him laughing and joking with his old colleagues only emphasised the dramatic shift in his personality. When … Continue reading →

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Dead whale washed up by storm (Rousse)

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Dreamaticus

The waves surged higher and higher and I feared that they would come crashing through the house. I’d never seen so high a tide, nor one that brought in with it such an exotic harvest. The latest marine animal to … Continue reading →

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Three services for late academic (Rousse)

Posted on August 14, 2016 by Dreamaticus

My colleague BEX was dead. Instead of a single funeral, three services were due to take place in honour of his memory. One was in an Anglican church, another in a Catholic cathedral, and the third was the private family … Continue reading →

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Hidden academics (Rousse)

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I was asked to share an office with one of the most untidiest of my colleagues. This would be a big challenge for me. As for the students, they would never be able to find us because we failed to … Continue reading →

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Masters supervision without Margaret (Rousse)

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Dreamaticus

When I came out of MR’s office I found a Chinese student waiting for me in the corridor. Once we had cleared up whether or not she was Margaret (she was not), I led her to the room that I … Continue reading →

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Hanky panky with a young project manager (Rousse)

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I got off with Stuart, a young friend of TPR’s former colleague MS. Stuart worked as a project manager. This was useful for PS’s Masters project. He also drove a fast car. But this romance would never work. For a … Continue reading →

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Unemployed Sunderland couple give daughter away (Rousse)

Posted on March 27, 2016 by Dreamaticus

Who was this small dark-haired, short-legged child with a Scottish accent living with the mother of my childhood friend ECM? She couldn’t possibly be ECM’s little sister: her mother had been widowed for years. A neighbour (and known fantasist) suggested … Continue reading →

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News of sex scandal ‘of BBC proportions’ breaks at British university (Rousse)

Posted on February 28, 2016 by Dreamaticus

BD and I were dealing with a wee dilemma. Our colleague X was doing the rounds asking for sponsorship. Meanwhile we needed to approach the same people to gather contributions to X’s retirement present. We feared that few people would … Continue reading →

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Snuggling in the long grass and a popular book (Rousse)

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Dreamaticus

In my response to a question about interview arrangements, XY reached up for my hand and gently pulled me down to join him. Much as I loved him, I thought it an unwise move for us to lie snuggled up … Continue reading →

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