Kinackin - Lowering the tone, one word at a time
-
Andy’s Flippant Guide to Northern Lingo
Hello and welcome to this short but informative guide on “Northern Lingo” or verba ab aquilone as the romans would never say. The aim of this text to help ease you around the tricky and treacherous paths and through the lexicographical nightmare that is “The North” This guide is designed for any professional that has,…
-
The Mobile
In my hand I hold a device that even at at the start of my own lifetime fiction writers would not have dared dream of or maybe simply couldn’t conceive a world Where within the palm of one hand The collected, combined knowledge of all mankind Was almost instantly accessible with a single tap. A…
-
Andy’s Flippant Guide to Teams Etiquette
Don’t cold call “Are you free for a quick call?” took me seconds to type. Most people are always in the middle of something, we aren’t just sat there waiting for the next meeting to happen! I’m making a note of all these cold calls and when we get back into the office I’m going…
-
Childhood Shadows: Paw Patrol
Ryder dropped his croissant onto the floor and ran across to the police scanner after it suddenly screeched into life and frantically made notes on the pad he always left on the desk next to it. After a moment the scanner went silent again, and he looked across to the dog eating his discarded breakfast…
-
The Indomitable Snowman
It caused quite a stir in the town the year that the snowman didn’t melt. The year was already a month old, and Christmas a fading memory. Then winter had come late and all at once, and suddenly the place had a dream-like quality. Families dragged themselves down streets on sledges, and schools closed as…
-
Present Day
Nick sat, staring at the dust. The light from the small window made the motes glow as they floated across the prison cell. They reminded him of snowflakes. This made him sadder, which he didn’t think was possible. He thought he had hit rock bottom months ago, after his people tried, and failed, to break…
-
Interview with George Lucas
This was originally written way back in 2015 by myself and the extremely funny Paul Hammond as our attempt at a sketch for Radio 4’s NewsJack sketch show. It is worth noting that at the time George Lucas was getting a bit of a reputation for constant tweaking and rereleasing his back catalogue. INTERVIEWER: I’m here…
-
Andy’s Flippant Guide to Desert Islands
It has happened to most of us, so we all know how it goes. Your family disown you, the life you thought you loved no longer brings you joy the sight of people makes you want to start mowing them down with a machine gun. You need to get away from it all and where…
-
The Need to Complete: Part Two
Previously, people played games and a good time was had by all. You picked the game up, you did what it wanted, you put it down, you got on with your life. Simple. Then along came the achievement. Now, before I get angry letters, I am aware of trophies, hell, I even have a load…
-
The Need to Complete: Part One
I recently rediscovered the joys of Chuckie Egg, which for the young or the forgetful, was a single screen platformer where the goal was to collect eggs, whilst avoiding the hens that wandered aimlessly along the platforms – and bizarrely – up and down the ladders. I stumbled upon it whilst absentmindedly surfing the net.…