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Rousse’s killer presentation

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Dreamaticus

CO gave me a last friendly pat on the back for good luck as we negotiated the final set of stairs to the lecture hall. This was it then. It was finally time for me to deliver the closing keynote … Continue reading →

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A murderer treads the boards (Rousse)

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I’d been so busy that I had missed every rehearsal. Nor had I learnt any of the lines. However, now that I had disposed of the corpse, I had plenty of time to join my theatre group again. It was … Continue reading →

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Poor high street sales strategy spotted on a quest for lip salve (Rousse)

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Dreamaticus

My shopping list was short. All I needed was a small tin of lip salve. I crossed the urban motorway that lay between the conference hotel and the mall and headed first for LIDL. Although there were many customers inside … Continue reading →

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JK Rowling’s cot death charity competition and the Scottish slave trade (Rousse)

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I chased my north Northumbrian cousins through the corridors Scooby Doo style as a strategy to keep them entertained while were waiting for the main event. Then the word came that the real fun was about to start. We gathered … Continue reading →

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Time-travelling Rousse wins lottery jackpot

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I watched the sequence of events very carefully. To the right of the stone wall a brand new white Sunseeker was being launched into the sea. My attention, however, focused to the left. Here a busy crowd gathered around a … Continue reading →

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Belle the revolutionary

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Dreamaticus

As I was standing at the junction of a wide, London street, I wondered why this excited crowd was gathering. Eventually an open-top carriage came by with an aristocratic wedding party seated within. The crowd cheered. After the carriage had … Continue reading →

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