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Sisters, a crop top, a wooden dinosaur, a knitted kangeroo, and a Christmas lunch invitation (Rousse)

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Dreamaticus

I mentioned to my sister S that it was probably not a good idea to go out in a crop top. It was a cold day. In addition, ‘Madonna circa 1986’ was no longer a good look in 2015. My … Continue reading →

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Fight breaks out on A702 as couple takes the wrong road south (Rousse)

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Dreamaticus

At best our relations might be described as “professional”. At worst they were “frosty”. On an average day we tolerated one another – so why did he have his arm around me, and why did it feel so natural to … Continue reading →

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An untidy wife and a dirty neighbour (Rousse)

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Dreamaticus

I chased TPR into the spare bedroom to see what he was up to. Why was he wearing the pale grey suit that he bought back in 1983? Whatever was he doing trying to squeeze his big feet into the … Continue reading →

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How to stop your kids fighting at mealtimes (Rousse)

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I found it a lonely experience eating my dinner in my parents’ vast dining room at a table all to myself. I also observed that the servants had to cover so much extra ground when forced to serve the same … Continue reading →

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Former Sun Microsystems employee turns to a life of crime (Rousse)

Posted on June 17, 2012 by Dreamaticus

The Australian lady appeared to be doing the woman at my table a favour. She said that she was returning the lime green purse that had dropped out of the other woman’s handbag. I, however, was unconvinced that this was … Continue reading →

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Lost Shakespeare play: Rousse plays the leading lady

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Two gorgeous knights of the realm were fighting over me – with swords! One was my lover. The other was the Duke of Northumberland, determined to win me as his own. I buried my face in the right shoulder of … Continue reading →

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Oswald Danes plies an evil trade in Edinburgh (Rousse)

Posted on September 10, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Notorious paedophile, rapist and murderer Oswald Danes parked his specially adapted 4×4 on Infirmary Street in Edinburgh, then laid in wait for victims. The four of us were the first to encounter him. As we walked up to the junction … Continue reading →

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How to make a Buddhist cross (Belle)

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Dreamaticus

It was my first day in a new job and it was already going disastrously wrong. My boss, an old friend, had shouted drunkenly at me before I had even hung up my coat. I had no desk, telephone or … Continue reading →

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