Category Archives: Writing

Sally Kindberg and some family photos

Posted on April 11, 2025 by SallyK

A week or so ago I was sent a copy of this photo of me with an older sister (top right) and two cousins.  It was taken in my Nottingham grandmother’s garden I think. She also had a large dressing … Continue reading →

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Lunchtime excursion 1 – tennis soup

Posted on February 24, 2025 by SallyK

There were two types of soup at the tennis club cafe – lime green and bright orange. They tasted the same.  The occasional sound of laughter and lovely plocking of tennis balls outside made up for the dreadful soup.  I … Continue reading →

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Travelling to Mars by boat

Posted on January 27, 2025 by SallyK

As a pre-Christmas treat last year I visited Mars, travelling by boat. After all I’ve worked as a travel writer,and was always interested in space.  But it’s an uneasy interest now, after intentions for space colonialism were made by a … Continue reading →

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Sally Kindberg out and about in north London

Posted on March 17, 2023 by SallyK

Walking home one lunchtime I saw a small cockatoo outside enjoying the mild weather. ‘His name is Nietzsche’, his companion told me.  ‘Does Nietzsche ever speak?’ I asked. His companion said no, but Nietzsche, although silent, nodded his head vigorously.  … Continue reading →

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Sally Kindberg and more notes for Stranger, a graphic work in progress

Posted on March 15, 2023 by SallyK

 Early events were disturbing: gaslighting, mysterious letters, a bit of levitation, the occasional exorcism.  And a missing father.  Later, after happier times, when the person you trust the most says ‘I’m not who you think I am’, you start asking … Continue reading →

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Sally Kindberg and urban wildlife

Posted on January 3, 2023 by SallyK

Elegant giraffe ladies can be seen posing in a tattooist’s window in Camden Town – it doesn’t seem polite to enquire if they are the tattooists themselves. If you happen to be walking through London’s Regents Park nearby, and the … Continue reading →

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Sally Kindberg’s Beadle Sightings in London

Posted on July 13, 2022 by SallyK

Feature in this summer’s cityguide magazine

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Sally Kindberg and mysterious handwriting

Posted on January 28, 2022 by SallyK

This is from STRANGER, my ongoing comic strip mystery memoir, a work in progress.  The frame above refers to the difficulty of writing a letter when told many times in the past that doing so would have dire consequences.  The … Continue reading →

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Sally Kindberg and penguins

Posted on December 14, 2021 by SallyK

Lat weekend I went to the Bloomsbury Jamboree .  How lovely to see people I hadn’t seen for ages, including artist and ceramicist Bex Shaw, who was an Instagram Covid ‘buddy’ last year when we both had the dreaded Covid … Continue reading →

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Sally Kindberg’s podcast ‘The Writer and the City’

Posted on November 17, 2021 by SallyK

Whilst working as a Royal Literary Fund Writing Fellow at City and Guilds Art College, I explored the area around Kennington if I had a free lunch hour.  This short podcast was the result of one such exploration.  At the … Continue reading →

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