Tag Archives: life

Life as a limbless torso (Rousse)

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Dreamaticus

I couldn’t believe that anyone could be so cheerful after having all her limbs chopped off. My friend peered up at me from the grubby stretcher and said that she was just grateful that they had removed the cancer. I … Continue reading →

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Ditching a Hugh Grant lookalike leads to divorce disaster number 2 (Rousse)

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Dreamaticus

How had I got myself into such a terrible mess? Six weeks earlier I’d ditched a gorgeous Hugh Grant lookalike for this hapless, over-tall, skinny-framed, dark greasy-haired, pale-faced idiot hovering at conference reception in an ill-fitting suit. What was he … Continue reading →

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Secret double life of world-famous magician (Rousse)

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Dreamaticus

We stood in the queue at the tiny booth. Would we buy the world-famous magician’s standard tour merchandise, or splash out on limited edition signed T shirts at £40 a piece? The staff were keen to sell us the latter, … Continue reading →

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Levitation and French poetry (Rousse)

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I tried so hard to resist, but I just couldn’t help myself levitate at the reunion. GG tried to talk me down as I floated up to the ceiling, but the pull upwards was too great, and I soon disappeared … Continue reading →

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Alan Hollinghurst leads double life as computing lecturer (Rousse)

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Dreamaticus

Some of my colleagues were lovely. Unfortunately the rest were vile. One of the latter set had just made a formal complaint about me: that I’d used more than my fair share of soap when taking a bath. I took … Continue reading →

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Resurrectionists active in the north east (Rousse)

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Dreamaticus

TPR had developed a process to bring the dead back to life. So now I found myself in a bar in Hexham chatting to both my grandmothers and my great-great auntie S, plus other assorted relations (officially still alive). Unfortunately … Continue reading →

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