Blatant cross promotion. The Squid meets the experiment from Experiment 665. I feel this is as good a time as any to mention that the Squid actually does have a name. He’s called Pen. ...

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…and he’s sharing it with a hippopotamus. I loved this book as a child. It was only when I went back while looking for references to draw the hippo that I realised it was part of a series. Squid comment: What a pleasant fellow. And such delicious cake! Don’t ask ...

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Tiredness, busyness and general lack of inspiration (as well as no buffer) all conspire for another miniquid. In which I learn how to get tangled up in my own knitting. ...

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As I’ve managed to run out of buffer, ideas and time all at once, so I decided to do something I’ve been thinking about for a little while now. Minisquid. In which I talk about the origins and behind the scenes on Squid Ink. This is the earliest squid I ...

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The Squid looks himself up in the dictionary. Squid comment: I decided to try my tentacle at colour art. At the same time, I wondered what was thought of me, so I looked in the obvious place: a dictionary. The dictionary was intriguing; however, colour did not work so well. ...

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Squid comment: Wherein fairies are kidnapped for very poor reasons by someone who doesn’t seem to know how to say “please”. I’m uncertain how the mirrored sunglasses are supposed to work, but they don’t seem to cover my eyes at all… ...

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The Squid and Octopus face off, Harry Potter style. Squid comment: I don’t have much to say about Harry Potter. I enjoyed the first book, when I was younger, but I didn’t like the later books so much. They do make quite good children’s books. ...

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