Tag Archives: dead

Alan Turing back from the dead? (Rousse)

Posted on November 4, 2023 by Dreamaticus

EH was convinced that her husband had met Alan Turing at the 2023 AI safety summit at Bletchley Park. I wasn’t so sure, not least because Turing had been dead for almost 70 years.

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Unlicensed taxi driver axe murderer (Rousse)

Posted on June 25, 2023 by Dreamaticus

I knew that it was risky for us to climb into an unlicensed cab, but banked on my belief in safety in numbers. After the driver dropped the other couple off at their destination, he turned to ask me and … Continue reading →

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Holidays for widows (Rousse)

Posted on April 18, 2023 by Dreamaticus

Out of earshot TPR’s earshot, DJ told me that he and his wife FB were making plans for future holidays with me. ‘What about TPR?’ I asked? ‘He’ll have died of stress by then’, he responded without emotion.

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Kitchen cupboard killer (Rousse)

Posted on February 19, 2023 by Dreamaticus

I could have done with TPR’s help as I hosted a small dinner party. Had he been around,  the guests would have probably eaten at the kitchen dining table (rather than in our bedroom), I would have remembered to serve … Continue reading →

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Two dead queens and a kitchen conga (Rousse)

Posted on January 24, 2023 by Dreamaticus

T arrived at our door in a terrible state. His marriage was on the rocks. and he had no idea how to win back L. I accompanied T back to his house by foot. We passed some of the royal … Continue reading →

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Dead mackerel and a dead marriage (Rousse)

Posted on September 10, 2022 by Dreamaticus

On the Sunday, we found dead mackerel strewn across the shoreline outside the hotel. I had hoped that we would spend the day together, but – as usual – TPR had other plans: to watch his friends play volleyball on … Continue reading →

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Dinner for the dead and alive (Rousse)

Posted on March 12, 2022 by Dreamaticus

They were all there – family members dead and alive at my maternal grandmother’s house: my uncle who had emigrated to Australia in the 1970s was on the lawn in the back garden with his younger daughter, who was photographing … Continue reading →

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Badger captures squirrel (Rousse)

Posted on February 20, 2022 by Dreamaticus

A badger sped past with a grey squirrel (most likely dead) in its mouth.

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Dead father dines (Rousse)

Posted on February 12, 2022 by Dreamaticus

My mother’s driving was truly terrible. Why was she in such a rush to reach the coast? The beautiful weather was forecast to hold, so there really was no hurry. When we stopped at the hotel for lunch, it all … Continue reading →

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Remembering the dead (Rousse)

Posted on September 29, 2021 by Dreamaticus

L and TF were avoiding me because we had not acknowledged that the young woman killed in the terrorist attack was their daughter K’s best friend.

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