I don’t know how it happened but a shit load of sugar fell into my ‘plain’ cooked chicken slices. Any sugar in just plain chicken is a shit load, as far as I’m concerned. I’m sure it was an accident; factory error, as I wasn’t after fancy pancy chicken. Just plain, cooked chicken. Sliced. I […]
Category: August 2016
Crippled Fables. Skilbey Blogs
Crippled Fables I A labourer was getting fed up of seeing his farm animals forever bickering so he decided he would teach them a lesson. He told the cat, the dog, the chicken, the rabbit and the duck to gather a bundle of sticks and bring them back to him. Reluctantly, they did what was […]
Oblique Strategy Cards For Writing Inspiration? Skilbey Blogs
Oblique Strategy Cards For Writing Inspiration? Stuck in a rut creatively? Have you exhausted all techniques advised by the great and the good? Or perhaps you’re faced with a dilemma with no clear path to take? Have you tried looking at some Oblique Strategy cards? It could be useful. I say ‘could be’, as I […]
Sunday Dinner at Jim Haynes’s is still going strong. Skilbey Blogs.
Sunday Dinner in Paris? I’ll rewind a little. Something caught my eye just recently. On a notice board in a neighbouring town from where I live. It must have raised an eyebrow or two. A couple was inviting local residents over to their house to enjoy an evening meal with them. They explained that they […]
Harry Potter And The Cursed Child Goes Spectacularly Beyond Binary. Skilbey Blogs.
This is not a spoiler. My youngest and I were fortunate enough to get preview tickets to see The Cursed Child last Wednesday. Part one, 2pm and Part Two, 7pm. A Potter Fest, you could say. A master class in kick-ass theatre and in marrying the fantastic with the real world. Lightning needs to find […]
