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King’s College London appoints new professor (Rousse)

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Dreamaticus

“Congratulations on the new job!” called out one of DB’s neighbours as we walked along his street. He now had no option but to confess that he would be taking up a new post at King’s College London in the … Continue reading →

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Talking seals take to the Scottish streets (Rousse)

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Dreamaticus

The village was packed with seals. They emerged in small packs from the bay, crossed over the single-track road, then wandered around the village, chatting. I noticed that the black furry ones were the most talkative.

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An encounter with the monochrome set (Rousse)

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Dreamaticus

Unused to running late, I was full of apologies when we finally pulled up the gravel drive of the White House in Hartburn. The cyclist was waiting, leaning against the dining room window with his white bike. I learnt later … Continue reading →

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A coping strategy for the strangely blind (Rousse)

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Dreamaticus

I suffered from an extremely rare form of blindness. Although I still had my sight, what I saw was completely different from what everyone else could see. I did all I could to disguise my disability by listening very carefully … Continue reading →

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A hen party goes shopping (Rousse)

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Dreamaticus

From the bus stop on York Place I travelled just two stops. Nearing my destination, the grumpy bus driver scraped the vehicle down an incredibly narrow street and pulled up next to the main of St James Centre. Here I … Continue reading →

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Time-travelling academic gives conflicting advice (Rousse)

Posted on August 24, 2013 by Dreamaticus

I couldn’t work out how I would get to my office across the flooded swamp of campus. The assistant dean appeared to be leading us one way, but just behind us his younger self (plus wife and three children) was … Continue reading →

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The Desert Island Discs theory of mathematics (Rousse)

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Dreamaticus

For once ST seemed just as excited as me that we were meeting in my dreams again. As soon as JC dismissed herself from a three-way conversation about A level maths test results (she scored a mere 40%), I got … Continue reading →

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News for the Broughton Spurtle (Rousse)

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Dreamaticus

Encouraged by the crowd gathered in the street below, a naked man leapt to his death from a top floor window in Melgund Terrace. Later the same day I noticed that Crombies’ butcher’s shop was still open at 8pm at … Continue reading →

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Ronnie Corbett and Helen Mirren to star in Four weddings remake (Rousse)

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Dreamaticus

I pulled myself through the yellow painted railings and dropped to the level below to join the queue for the reception. Our host JT was straight ahead of me, with his colleague and father-in-law GM just behind. The event itself … Continue reading →

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