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Heavenly Chichester with Simon Mayo and Mark Kermode (Belle)

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Dreamaticus

I wasn’t sure how I had been invited to the ‘writing retreat’ home shared by Simon Mayo and Mark Kermode but I knew enough to remove my shoes before I stepped inside. In one office, Simon was typing his latest … Continue reading →

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Bespoke wedding toilet roll (Rousse)

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Dreamaticus

The bride-to-be introduced me to the latest hot trend in wedding stationery: personalised toilet tissue. On each perforated section was the name of a wedding guest. She asked me to go through the whole roll to identify whether any of … Continue reading →

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A novel solution to shortage of office space on campus (Rousse)

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Dreamaticus

Space was at such a premium on campus that they converted the ladies’ toilets into a staff office. Then they split the tiny school office in two: one half housed desks, and the other a fully functional bathroom. All that … Continue reading →

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Homeless bed down in library lift (Rousse)

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Dreamaticus

I thought that I would help BP out by collecting his finished job from the Print Room and taking it up to the meeting. The problem was that I was unfamiliar with the lift system on campus. I couldn’t work … Continue reading →

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Translating Evelyn Waugh (Rousse)

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Dreamaticus

How should the titles of the novels of Evelyn Waugh be translated into French? This was the challenge for me and JC as we wandered around an art gallery discussing the merits of A passage to India and Howard’s End.

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A novel solution (Rousse)

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Dreamaticus

Somehow we had to squeeze yet another desk into our crowded office. The obvious solution was for me to unpack the bookcase and take all my novels home.

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How to write a novel: Rousse explains her strategy to imposter “Dave”

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Dreamaticus

“Dave” claimed that he was a veteran of the Edinburgh Coffee Morning, and old friends with “Andy”. I couldn’t ever remember seeing this Dave at the Friday gatherings before, and on close questioning he couldn’t come up with a surname … Continue reading →

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JK Rowling offers advice to novice novelist (Rousse)

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Dreamaticus

JK Rowling and I had been friends for a long time, so I knew that she wouldn’t mind at all giving me some advice on the first paragraph of my new novel. JK Rowling features on Dreamaticus quite frequently. You’ll … Continue reading →

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Novel bruise treatment offered by physiotherapist (Rousse)

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Dreamaticus

GMcM, who I hadn’t seen for over a decade, kindly asked me to his birthday party. Even better, he also invited a bunch of my girlfriends, all from different stages of my life. They included ECM from primary school, my … Continue reading →

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Silver landmarks a huge hit with the tourists (Rousse)

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Dreamaticus

For the third time JB asked if I would help teach the first years how to dance, and once more I happily accepted her invitation. Didn’t she ever read her e-mail? Standing in her office, I also wondered why JB … Continue reading →

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