Tag Archives: domestic

My father’s ghost (Rousse)

Posted on March 4, 2024 by Dreamaticus

My deceased father and I chatted at the garden table as the sun was setting. My anxiety about our meeting increased as darkness fell. Soon we’d need to retreat inside. How could I keep him away from my mother? He … Continue reading →

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Tamsin Greig caught up in sewage crisis (Rousse)

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Dreamaticus

No wonder our tiny bathroom was awash with debris from the domestic sewage system. There were simply far too many people in the house, and the drains could no longer cope with the increased use of the facilities. Somehow TPR … Continue reading →

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Decomposing body parts left to rot in domestic plumbing system (Rousse)

Posted on November 5, 2017 by Dreamaticus

The trickiest job of a murderer is disposing of the body and covering the tracks. My innocent-looking accomplice told me that she had flushed the dismembered body parts through the domestic plumbing system from the bathroom basin. She’d done a … Continue reading →

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Direct flights from Edinburgh to Boston (Rousse)

Posted on October 18, 2014 by Dreamaticus

We’d never flown in such comfort before. The economy seats folded down into beds complete with soft fleece blankets. “This is a bit over the top for a flight to London” I mentioned to TPR, just as it dawned on … Continue reading →

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Tigers disrupt domestic routine (Rousse)

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Dreamaticus

Twice in two days I popped out of the house, across the road, through the field, and down to the wood to fetch a couple of empty suitcases. The first time I scattered a crowd of rabbits ahead of me, … Continue reading →

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Rousse’s rubbish reunion

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Dreamaticus

This was the most peculiar of university reunions. First the woman across the table congratulated me on another successful event. “I didn’t organise this!” I responded. (I secretly added “Had I been in charge this would have amounted to far … Continue reading →

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Gay marriage shocker eclipsed by enemy bomb attack on UK airports (Rousse)

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I met my gay friend at Edinburgh airport. After he showed me his scars he introduced me to a tall, slim and beautiful African woman, her mother and two children. These were his “wife”, “mother-in-law”, and his own son and … Continue reading →

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Undomesticated male ineptitude (Rousse)

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Dreamaticus

After years of unheeded complaints about his overworking, BB’s wife followed through her threat to throw him out. With nowhere else to go, he turned up on our doorstep. I always suspected that he would not be terribly domesticated, but … Continue reading →

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