The reason for the invasion into my artistic lack of routine was, sadly, not to enquire as to what exciting projects I am involved with for an exclusive ‘arts and entertainment’ feature in the publication, but to garner information concerning the fire, which was, I am lead to believe, a heady mix of arson and vandalism on my neighbour’s house. Now, bearing in mind that I don’t know them very well, if at all, and that they have a reputation for weird, if not actually exotic, behaviour, I at first took it as a prank. Attention seeking perchance, as this locality is shot through with peculiar types of all shapes, sizes and inclinations. But I began to suspect that all was not well as my attention was drawn not to her, but to the billowing black smoke from the rear of the property curling up into the night sky. I ducked indoors. Not to collect a sketch pad to capture the scene for posterity or as first hand reference material (you never know when a story will require a healthy, or otherwise, dose of billowing smoke), but to phone the fire brigade, as is one’s neighbourly and civic duty at such times. So, to set matters right, I present for you my version of the news report: East Sussex family go that extra mile to stay healthy! Short, sweet and, almost, to the point. We would like to point out that no actual neighbours were actually burnt in the production of this blog. Ian Gibson writes regularly for Den Of Geek. Check out his last column here.
