Tag Archives: name

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 →

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A low-level flight over Lindisfarne and the Hebrides (Rousse)

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Dreamaticus

In a tiny plane the seven of us flew over the island of Lindisfarne, then the white sand beaches of a deserted isle of the Inner Hebrides. Our pilot took great pleasure in skimming the waves with the aircraft’s wheels. … Continue reading →

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A new name (Belle)

Posted on April 13, 2018 by Dreamaticus

My drag king name was Hercules Proudfoot.

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Academic is owner of magnificent mansion on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne (Rousse)

Posted on December 9, 2017 by Dreamaticus

I knew that it was unconventional to take one’s sibling to a school management meeting, but now that mine worked at the University (albeit in a different department), I thought that I would get away with it. SS glanced over … Continue reading →

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Louis Theroux in love (Rousse)

Posted on September 16, 2017 by Dreamaticus

I hoped to slip out of the conference hall unnoticed when I heard JK mention my name. I had no option but to return to the round table and discover what she was saying about me. ‘I was just talking … Continue reading →

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Soup honour (Rousse)

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I was so famous that they named a bowl of soup after me.

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Child criminal caught red-handed at Paris airport (Rousse)

Posted on October 30, 2016 by Dreamaticus

We had just landed in Paris on a flight from Copenhagen when I noticed that my red rucksack had gone missing. Then I saw it, in the hands of a small French girl. I knew that it was mine because … Continue reading →

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A name change to Lindsay (Rousse)

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Dreamaticus

WB changed her name to Lindsay. I asked her if this was her choice. It was not. She simply took the first name available.

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A name change to Simon (Rousse)

Posted on June 4, 2016 by Dreamaticus

‘And this is Simon’, I announced, as the others took their seats at the table for a cheese feast. JG looked a little puzzled. Why had I rechristened him? I had no idea myself! Nevertheless he went along with his … Continue reading →

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Sourcing a stash of hard-to-buy vintage anti-feminist placards (Rousse)

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Dreamaticus

The research seminar was my responsibility and time was running out. My main concerns were that: (a) I had confused everyone by corresponding with the speaker as Tivol (or Tivo for short) – my Aboriginal name; (b) the event was … Continue reading →

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