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The Fringe, Finchley, and frightening fiction (Rousse)

Posted on November 5, 2018 by Dreamaticus

One of the women at the café table turned to me and asked how I was enjoying my annual trip up to Edinburgh and the fringe festival. I politely explained that I was a resident of this fine city, so … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged attic, Belle, boyfriend, Edinburgh, fiction, Finchley, fortune, Fringe, gruesome, guest, horror, house, London, Margaret Thatcher, mother, Mrs Thatcher, novel, rights, room, secret, station, tree | Leave a comment

Lindisfarne tribute band fail (Rousse)

Posted on July 8, 2018 by Dreamaticus

Although JS had put in all the work for the university reunion, I was the mistress of ceremonies for the day. This meant that the guests were under the impression that I was responsible for the shambolic arrangements. These included: … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged arrangements, badge, band, batik, ceremonies, ceremony, coffee, competition, disco, dress, embarrass, fit, gatecrasher, guest, hug, ladies, Lindisfarne, lunch, marathon, maroon, mistress, name, read, reunion, Shambles, shirt, stage, tea, toilet, tribute, university | Leave a comment

Selfish guests in the Outer Hebrides (Rousse)

Posted on July 3, 2018 by Dreamaticus

The first bus across the Isle of Lewis ran late so we missed our connection to Harris. Rather than wait for the next service, TPR, SM and I gave up on our trip south and returned to our bedrooms in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bedroom, bus, embarrassment, guest, Harris, holiday-maker, house, isle, Lewis, Outer Hebrides, proprietor, selfish, service, Uig | Leave a comment

Hostess wears white, belted, plastic raincoat in bed (Rousse)

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Dreamaticus

As an overnight guest at WB’s house, I was privileged to view to her nightwear: a white, belted, plastic raincoat. I was not convinced that this was the most comfortable garment to wear in bed – certainly not for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bed, belt, coat, comfortable, garment, guest, hostess, overnight, plastic, rain, raincoat, sleep, wear, white | Leave a comment

Veronica’s intimate bedroom raid (Rousse)

Posted on May 29, 2018 by Dreamaticus

As usual we were hosting a horde over the weekend. From the bedroom I could hear TPR joking with our guests in the kitchen, telling hilarious tales of our various recent exploits. At first I assumed that he was mentioning … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged affection, bedroom, boyfriend, colleague, confess, contents, drummer, exploits, flat, friend, fun, guest, host, intimate, Manchester, name, tales, TPR, Veronica, wardrobe, weekend, work | Leave a comment

Smoke, sausages, and exclusion (Rousse)

Posted on May 27, 2018 by Dreamaticus

It was impossible to disguise that I was an middle class English woman, and did not belong in a Northern Irish Protestant working men’s club. However, my hosts were keen for me to witness the atmosphere in the smoke-filled bar, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged atmosphere, ceiling, cigarette, club, dinner, disgust, English, exclusion, guest, identity, Irish, male, mashed potato, meal, men, middle class, Northern Ireland, people-watching, potato, privilege, Protestant, punish, sausage, smoke, Ulster, unwelcome, woman, working | Leave a comment

An encounter with a narcissist robot (Rousse)

Posted on May 8, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I was an unexpected, and unwelcome, guest at the house of a woman who was in my year at school. We barely knew one another. I had simply spoken to EC, a retired accountant, at a couple of reunions in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged accountant, baby, children, East Africa, empire, encounter, game, guest, husband, Indian, Jew, narcissist, Pakistani, pub, reunion, robot, school, shillings, stay, Tomorrow's world, university, woman, work | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: guest

The Fringe, Finchley, and frightening fiction (Rousse)

Lindisfarne tribute band fail (Rousse)

Selfish guests in the Outer Hebrides (Rousse)

Hostess wears white, belted, plastic raincoat in bed (Rousse)

Veronica’s intimate bedroom raid (Rousse)

Smoke, sausages, and exclusion (Rousse)

An encounter with a narcissist robot (Rousse)

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