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Daring Danish rescue attempt ends with death (Rousse)

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I’d only met C in real life once before. Since our brief encounter earlier in the year all our recent contact had been online, where C’s alias was A. He’d agreed to pass on some photography hints to TPR so … Continue reading →

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A surprise baby (Belle)

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I was very much surprised to see former colleague L with a baby. I was even more astounded by her explanation that she had got pregnant “on the Internet”.

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Poodle puppies and the promise of an operation (Rousse)

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Dreamaticus

TPR had been keeping a secret. I had no inkling of the pregnancy, but when I walked into the kitchen and found a new litter of tiny grey poodles I was overcome with joy. Then I panicked. How could we … Continue reading →

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Two unwanted pregnancies and an unwelcome underwater trip (Rousse)

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Dreamaticus

This was terrifying news. A friend who took fortress-style contraceptive measures, and another who was years past the menopause, had both fallen pregnant. Was it catching? Would I be next? I hoped not. I had enough troubles of my own … Continue reading →

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Interpretations of paternity rights at work (Rousse)

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Dreamaticus

My boss suddenly remembered that he was the last of a noble line. It was now urgent that he become a father. If I’d understood that bearing a child was part of my job description, I would never have taken … Continue reading →

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Babies, text mining and Any Questions (Rousse)

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Dreamaticus

All the middle-aged married women at the conference looked so much bigger than they did this time last year. Puzzled at first, I eventually worked out that all of them were either about to give birth, or had recently welcomed … Continue reading →

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A new job in football, the Tardis and a night with Harrison Ford (Belle)

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I was working for, and living in the same house as, the owner of Huddersfield Football Club. She asked me to help her work on her latest idea – the creation of an ‘eco-cartoon’ for the younger fan-base. Despite having … Continue reading →

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Victoria Beckham brightens Rousse’s conference woes

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I walked up to the Sheraton Hotel in Edinburgh with BF. I was rather embarrassed to be attending a conference in my purple fleece pyjamas, but BF was almost identically dressed and didn’t care at all. Once everyone was assembled … Continue reading →

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Rousse runs and battles nepotism at the BBC

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I ran past the Scottish Parliament with old-timers EJ and LG even though neither was a current member of the running club. One no longer lived in Edinburgh and the other was heavily pregnant. ‘Why are you here?” I asked. … Continue reading →

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The first Apple iPad3 hits Britain as an unexpected pregnancy is revealed (Rousse)

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I was so impressed with myself as the owner of an iPad3. Nobody else had one: only me. TPR, however, was throughly sick of my obsession with Apple products. As far as he was concerned, the iPad3 looked very much … Continue reading →

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