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Sally Kindberg and the General Election

Drawn in haste (I was ill so drawing delayed) in the early morning of July 4th, spurred on by the efforts of The Comics Cultural Impact Collective, who encouraged comic strip creators to contact their MP-to-be.  Mine is now PM. … Continue reading

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Sally Kindberg and a glimpse of childhood

A glimpse of childhood, originally part of Stranger, a work-in-progress but quite possibly in another form or even another story.  Struwwelpeter was a big early influence.  And the Grimm Brothers.

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Sally Kindberg at the Fitzrovia Fete 2023

With thanks to all the Fitzrovia Fete visitors, who with my encouragement, pulled faces and/or drew them. This included newsreader and local resident Paddy O’Connell (who opened the Fete), and poet Jimmy Andrex amongst others.  There were musicians, more poets, … Continue reading

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Sally Kindberg, Nottingham Castle and a work in progress again

Nottingham Castle often features in my stories. When a small child, I often had to stay in my grandmother’s house, one of whose cellars had a bricked up door, apparently leading to a network of tunnels honeycombing the nearby castle … Continue reading

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Sally Kindberg and secret letters

Yesterday I went to see ‘Hidden Letters’ a film directed by Violet Du Feng about nushu, a secret calligraphic system invented and used by women in the nineteenth century (and probably even earlier) in rural China to communicate with and … Continue reading

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Sally Kindberg and mysterious handwriting

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’s notes about her childhood in Nottingham

This seems to be a recurring theme (far too often?) in notes for my graphic mystery/memoir. From the age of three I occasionally stayed at my grandmother’s house in Nottingham, periods coinciding with my mother disappearing, then turning up with … Continue reading

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Sally Kindberg at the Eye Clinic

More notebook pages, this time about my latest visit to the eye clinic.  I’ve added the little eye card which I acquired some years ago when briefly visiting a religious cult in Canada. Loved the card but didn’t join as … Continue reading

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Sally Kindberg is at her desk

   

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Sally Kindberg’s work in progress/identity

These are name tapes I had made for my mother when she was in her 90s and living in a nursing home.  Apart from being shocked when she attempted (three or four times) to strangle me – I tried not … Continue reading

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