Tag Archives: shopping

Party animal (Belle)

Posted on December 11, 2025 by Dreamaticus

I woke up on a park bench and saw I was wearing a very ugly pair of bulky black shoes. I asked my companion what had happened. He explained that I had been ‘blackout drunk’ and had gone on a … Continue reading →

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The ‘credible consort’ (Rousse)

Posted on October 12, 2024 by Dreamaticus

Graduates from all eras had achieved quite a feat in the organisation of a reunion ball at Edinburgh’s Meadowbank stadium. After all these years, I was very excited to see many of my former students. I returned to the tower … Continue reading →

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Show-off shopping (Rousse)

Posted on May 15, 2022 by Dreamaticus

My new companion was a bit of a show-off. A little older than me, this slightly overweight man was keen to present himself as a wealthy individual with ready cash to spend. To demonstrate this, he identified a shop that … Continue reading →

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Orange shopping with Jason Isaacs (Belle)

Posted on May 9, 2022 by Dreamaticus

The move to Spain had been disappointing so far. I hadn’t expected the fruit market to resemble the Bromley Glades shopping centre this much. Jason, however, seemed to love it, joking around with the stall holders and juggling oranges into … Continue reading →

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Short shorts on a fat body (Rousse)

Posted on April 29, 2021 by Dreamaticus

I’d grown so fat that I could only pull my turquoise shorts up as far as my thighs. It was extremely uncomfortable (as well as unsightly) to wander about dressed in this fashion. I needed to go clothes shopping – … Continue reading →

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Teenage criminals target Sainsbury shopping trolleys in Gateshead (Rousse)

Posted on August 2, 2020 by Dreamaticus

Poor Darren had his work cut out on the Customer Services counter at the Gateshead Sainsbury’s megastore. His queue grew longer and longer as I explained the whole sorry tale of  my purchases. I had selected a mix of groceries … Continue reading →

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Private jets and potty mouth swears (Belle)

Posted on May 28, 2019 by Dreamaticus

I turned up at my old workplace to be told I had better hurry up and moderate the meeting that had just started. I wanted to know who was going to be writing up the report and my boss said: … Continue reading →

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Shopping disturbances (Rousse)

Posted on March 9, 2019 by Dreamaticus

VAE and CM telephoned me from a ‘country fare’ style gift shop. VAE leant against a display of pink stilettos as she was speaking to me. She shouted in alarm when the first one on the shelf toppled over and … Continue reading →

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Gym gatecrashers (Rousse)

Posted on January 28, 2019 by Dreamaticus

The personal trainers had removed most of the artefacts that I had brought in to customise my corner of the gym. Now piled up higgledy-piggledy against the wall were the certificates and newspaper cuttings from my 10k races, the stereo … Continue reading →

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Left behind groceries at LIDL (Rousse)

Posted on January 8, 2019 by Dreamaticus

A pile of groceries lay on the floor at the entrance to LIDL: a cabbage, a dozen potatoes, a few sprouts, and six tins of tomatoes. They’d been there for at least two days, but nobody knew the reason why. … Continue reading →

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