‘Hey, there’s Garrett from your department, Douglas,’ says Ren. ‘Just in time for your round, Garrett,’ says Douglas. ‘Bugger,’ says Garrett, who goes off, and then comes back with more drinks. ‘How’s that twat of a head of your department … Continue reading →
2002-03 Semester 2 Week 10 Friday ‘Let’s go outside,’ says Ren. ‘Foucault and Gramsci are kind of similar.’ ‘In what way?’ ‘But we just got here,’ says Lily. ‘Well, they both, like, try to explain power relations in terms … Continue reading →
2002-03 Winter break End of January Monday The phone rings in Ren’s office. ‘You’ve really fucked things up now,’ says Miles’ voice. ‘What?’ ‘The department are making me teach Social Psychology.’ ‘Oooh. Nasty. How’s Lucius?’ ‘Gone.’ ‘Gone?’ ‘Completely gone. … Continue reading →
2002-03 Winter break Fourth week of January Thursday Ren is trying to have a sleep-in, but all he’s really doing is moping about Wren. How could he have let such a sensational young woman like that slip through his … Continue reading →
2002-03 Winter break Mid-January Monday Ren is in Robot’s office discussing Lucius. Robot is temporary Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences while the usual Dean is on sabbatical, and as this is the Faculty that Psychology belongs to, Robot … Continue reading →
2002-03 Semester 1 Week 8 Friday Months have gone by and Ken and Halberd have still not finished their analysis of Lucius’s work. Ren spent August in bed with Wren and got nothing done, except for converting takeaways and … Continue reading →
2002-03 Summer break Late July Thursday By the end of July, Ren and Wren have become coosters: worn-out libertines. So they take a few days break from their debauches to give their livers and their sore edea a rest. … Continue reading →
2002-03 Summer break Early July Friday Ren doesn’t come in to work until Friday afternoon. He goes to the departmental office to check his mail. The statue of George is still there, under a layer of clothes. ‘I thought … Continue reading →
2002-03 Summer break Late June Saturday Ren’s brain no longer fits in his skull. It must be monstrously swollen – he can feel it bursting against the side of his skull. If the skull doesn’t break soon and release … Continue reading →
‘Why’s he calling me Blythe again?’ mutters Zack, flustered and confused, to no-one in particular. Walter always calls Zack ‘Blythe’ because there used to be an exactly similar pinguedinous American postgrad in the department before Zack arrived called Blythe Tubshaw, … Continue reading →
2002-03 Summer break Late June Friday Derek watches as the last group of undergraduates, including Wren English, leaves the party. Then he yells across the room, ‘Fugg you, Compdon, you fugging liggspiddle.’ He staggers towards Compton while holding his … Continue reading →
2001-02 Summer break Early June Thursday Compton knocks on Ren’s door. ‘Er… you might want to go to the office right now.’ ‘What is it?’ says Ren. ‘A little present from Murnesia.’ ‘What?’ ‘It’s best if you take a … Continue reading →
2001-02 Semester 2 Week 9 Wednesday (continued) Ren heads towards the side of the stage. He knows there’s a door there at the back behind a curtain, which leads to a toilet and a small, hidden-away office. Even if … Continue reading →
2001-02 Semester 2 Week 9 Wednesday (continued) They go into the Terminal Building and head for Bear Hall, the largest and grandest hall on campus, used only for the finest occasions (and certainly not for student graduations). It had … Continue reading →
2001-02 Semester 2 Week 9 Wednesday ‘Well, they’ve got a lot to protest about,’ says Ren to George. Ren and George are attending a reception being thrown by the University for the visiting Murnesian Head of State. They nervously … Continue reading →
