Tag Archives: eyes

Clues to a kidnap in 101 Dalmatians screening (Rousse)

Posted on May 10, 2024 by Dreamaticus

We’d had so much fun at the fine art themed escape room experience that we returned to the venue the following week. This time, however, instead of a small game for six, this experience was for an entire cinema audience, … Continue reading →

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Belle meets ‘the one’ – twice

Posted on January 25, 2024 by Dreamaticus

I was waiting in reception at my publisher’s when, to my horror, a former employer walked out of the elevator towards me. I sighed because this was going to be awkward – she had treated me dreadfully. However, I was … Continue reading →

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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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Poor plane facilities and a pair of pale green eyes (Rousse)

Posted on September 15, 2021 by Dreamaticus

JC booked a holiday for us all in Spain. She and her husband kindly collected us by car and drove us to the airport 300 miles south. There were all sorts of problems with the plane’s facilities. My Canadian cousin … Continue reading →

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Escape from the giant drag queen monster (Rousse)

Posted on May 2, 2021 by Dreamaticus

TPR scooped me up into his arms to carry me and run for our lives. Eventually there was sufficient distance between us and the monster: an eight foot, heavily made up, bald, drag queen with red flashing eyes primed to … Continue reading →

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Illegal immigration from Canada to the US with a stolen identity (Rousse)

Posted on September 14, 2018 by Dreamaticus

The border between Canada and the US was due to reopen temporarily, but nobody knew for how long. I was determined to cross it. However, as a UK citizen, this would be illegal. As part of my disguise as an … Continue reading →

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How not to chair a meeting (Rousse)

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Dreamaticus

All eyes were on me as the chair of the meeting. This made me very uncomfortable. It didn’t help that everyone had (unusually) turned up on this occasion so the room was packed with (mainly) men in suits (as well … Continue reading →

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Woman gives birth to seal (Rousse)

Posted on September 6, 2016 by Dreamaticus

My friend showed off her beautiful new baby daughter. She was a tiny glossy silver-coated seal. I had never seen a sweeter face with such appealing dark, near-black eyes.

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Methadone-infused sugar cones to cure addiction (Rousse)

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Dreamaticus

The mother was at her wit’s end caring for a floppy middle-aged child whose only interest in life was her next fix. There was nothing that could be done except to sit and watch as the addict threw methadone-infused sugar … Continue reading →

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Tom Cruise is half-Korean (Rousse)

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Dreamaticus

We expected that TMcE would be telling us all about George Clooney, but instead he wanted to talk about Tom Cruise. I tried hard to listen as he revealed that Tom Cruise is half-Korean. This was all rather difficult because … Continue reading →

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